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BOREALIS
Plastics giant buys minority stake in UK's Bockatech
17.12.2021
LOGISTICS
Major congestion at European ports / Antwerp and Rotterdam particularly affected / China shuts down port facilities again, cutting supply chains / Freight rates trend inconsistently
16.12.2021
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL
Trial with Agilyx said to prove viability of PMMA pyrolysis / Results “encouraging”
14.12.2021
BRIGHTMARK
MoU with BP for plastics recycling facilities in Europe / Partnership in US reclaim sites
14.12.2021
PLASTICS WASTE
EU proposes tighter shipment rules / Recyclate trade could become easier within trading bloc
13.12.2021
PACKAGING AND SUSTAINABILITY
76% end-users want to recycle more: Amcor survey / “Brands should make it clearer how to recycle packaging”
13.12.2021
BP
German chemical recycling plant under consideration
09.12.2021
MITSUI CHEMICALS
Project uses microwaves to chemically recycle plastics / Scale-up to be studied following verification
09.12.2021
FIBRERIGHT
Recycling facility opened in Wales / Ambitious expansion plans
09.12.2021
EREMA
Flakes from post-consumer PET bottles turned into food-grade sheets / Line created with Italy's Amut
09.12.2021
LOGISTICS
China forges mega logistics group / Shipping companies set to earn USD 100 bn this year / Container prices take a breather
08.12.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Study on risks and rewards for investors in plastics / Pressure from regulators and consumers offers reuse and refill opportunities / Risk in chemical recycling technologies
08.12.2021
MEDICAL PLASTICS
Report assails European hospital purchasing, waste practices / Calls for lower consumption
06.12.2021
LOGISTICS
Supply chains rattled by Omicron variant: freight rates rise considerably / Shipping companies in need of crew / Lack of truck drivers aggravated by Sputnik stigma
02.12.2021
ASAHI KASEI
Plans to produce sustainable S-SBR / Shell to supply butadiene made from plastics waste, biomass
01.12.2021
KAUFLAND / LIDL
Parent company Schwarz Group ups recycling target / 10% recyclate currently used in own-brand plastic packaging across all countries
01.12.2021
PETROCHEMICALS
Repsol, Versalis join “Cracker of the future” consortium / Focus on electric steam cracking / Technology partnership with Siemens, Technip
30.11.2021
INEOS STYROLUTION
Approval for chemical recycling pilot plant for PS / Planning complete, location selected
30.11.2021
RECYCLING
RecyClass greenlights packaging products by Leonhard Kurz and Hoffmann Neopac
30.11.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Virgin plastics use may have peaked for brands, retailers: EMF / Top consumer goods firms show more recycled content in packaging / Global Commitment 2021 Progress Report
29.11.2021
WASTE MANAGEMENT USA
Environmental Protection Agency's strategy to improve municipal solid waste recycling / Plastics provisions in US infrastructure law
26.11.2021
RECYCLING UK
Recoup calls for greater collection and reclaim efforts
26.11.2021
RESEARCH
Spanish tech centre to study circular economy for composites / Focus on turbine, aeronautic components
26.11.2021
PACKAGING AND E-COMMERCE
Online retail giant Amazon to reduce plastic packaging in Germany / French postal service selects reusable plastic bags
26.11.2021
LOGISTICS
Rhine river's low water levels continue / Container freight rates stagnate across the board
25.11.2021
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