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NESTE
Acquisition of minority stake in US chemical recycling technology firm Alterra / Financial details not disclosed
07.01.2021
NESTE
Milestone industrial scale trial of plastics waste conversion
04.01.2021
POLYKEMI
Realignment of recyclate products / “Rondo” to be launched globally
17.12.2020
IRELAND
Bottle-to-bottle plastic recycling facility in Portlaoise / Launch of electric refuse-collection vehicles
14.12.2020
PACKAGING RECYCLING
UK cuts targets for plastics packaging recycling in 2021 and 2022 / Decision follows Valpak warning that pandemic could bankrupt some recyclers / Coronavirus impact may extend through 2022
08.12.2020
VYNOVA
PVC resins made from mixed plastics waste / Sabic supplies ethylene produced with pyrolysis
25.11.2020
WASTE MANAGEMENT
Move to circular economy creates new opportunities / Investment considerations include feedstock security, market disruptors and price trajectories / Eunomia report
18.11.2020
INDORAMA
Acquisition of Polish PET recycler IMP Polowat complete
05.11.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING
EUR 3.4m grant to develop virgin-quality feedstock from plastics waste / Cooperation with Unilever for packaging design
27.10.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE
PolyCert Europe seeks EU-wide quality compliance rules and alignment of reclaim-use standards for plastics processing
05.10.2020
GERMANY
Lower house approves bill to implement EU waste directive / Packaging group says single-use ban interferes with basic rights of market participants
24.09.2020
LYONDELLBASELL
“MoReTe” pilot unit starts in Italy / Chemical recycling of plastics waste
15.09.2020
MERAXIS / MOL
Alliance to make polyolefin compounds with recyclate / Production in Germany
15.09.2020
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY
Sustainability goals are still high on the agenda / Recycled material remains in demand despite coronavirus crisis / IK flash survey
13.08.2020
LEISTRITZ / RITTEC
Construction of monomer recycling plant for PET waste in Germany
13.08.2020
INDORAMA
Start of PET recycling in Poland / Purchase of IMP Polowat / Ethylene production halted in Louisiana after lightning strike
12.08.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING
Recyclers under pressure on three sides – plunging sales, shortage of base material and low virgin material prices / Production lines shut down till July / Fear of irreparable damage
20.05.2020
MERAXIS
Portfolio expanded with more polymer regrind for film packaging
31.03.2020
UNIPETROL
Chemical feedstock from plastics waste / Pyrolysis pilot plant planned in Czech Republic
19.03.2020
RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES
UK chemical recycling company receives EUR 10m investment from Neste and Mirova
13.03.2020
VERSALIS
Plans to enter chemical recycling / Test plant at Mantua / Former M&G bio-based ethanol unit to restart shortly
25.02.2020
VIRIDOR
Unilever and Klöckner Pentaplast agree to purchase recycled plastics from UK facility
11.02.2020
EQUATE
Production of first batch of 25% chemically recycled PET has started / European market targeted
31.01.2020
TURKEY
Pagev congress on plastics recycling / Panel discussion on waste and infrastructure / “Plast Eurasia” trade fair in Istanbul has more than 52,000 visitors
17.01.2020
RADICI
Polyamide recycler Zeta Polimeri acquired / Reprocessing of fibres and pellets
17.01.2020
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