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RESEARCH Microorganisms that break down plastics at low temperatures / Potential for efficient plastics waste recycling	16.05.2023
RESEARCH Water-based plastics recycling project receives funding / High temperature, pressure to decompose polymers	06.04.2023
RESEARCH Project to increase recyclate content in food packaging / Launch of digital platform Coppa	09.03.2023
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Calculating product carbon footprint / TfS initiative publishes industry guidelines / BASF and Lanxess spotlight progress at K 2022	25.10.2022
RECYCLING US researchers turn CO2 into ethylene / Six tonnes to make one	29.09.2022
VTT Finnish centre to create stand-alone firm for chemical recycling tech / Plans for industrial-scale plant by 2026	23.08.2022
RESEARCH Project seeks to boost recyclate use in appliances / Partners act to exclude hazardous materials from reclaim loop	15.08.2022
AIMPLAS Technology centre expands to house additional operations	29.07.2022
CATALYST TECHNOLOGY Researchers seek to create methanol from CO2 / Aimplas oversees project between Europe, Japan	27.07.2022
RESEARCH Plastics waste treated with potassium salts used to sequester CO2: Rice University report	28.04.2022
BRASKEM JV for bio-based MEG with Japanese wholesaler Sojitz / First plant to start in 2025	28.04.2022
RESEARCH OrangeOil project to boost bioplastics production / Calls for more companies to get involved	27.04.2022
RESEARCH Scientists turn PMMA back into monomer	21.04.2022
RESEARCH Oceanology institute in China develops plastics-degrading fungus	31.03.2022
BIOPLASTICS Tech developments needed to improve cellulose-based PLA economics / Higher fixed costs overshadow corn-based PLA / HWWI study	04.03.2022
NEW MATERIALS “2D” polymer from MIT forms sheets / Material stronger than steel / Properties suited to coatings, composites	16.02.2022
RESEARCH Development of two sugar-based polymers / Qualities said to be like common plastics / Custom mechanical properties, degradation rates reportedly possible	09.02.2022
RESEARCH Recyclate material use in white goods / Feasibility study by Fraunhofer Institute	14.01.2022
RESEARCH Scientists turn biomass-produced plastics back into fertiliser	15.11.2021
RESEARCH European Recotrans project ends, produces new applications / Use of microwaves to obtain recyclable composites for the transport industry	28.10.2021
PLASTICS AND RESEARCH Recycling process uses mechanisms that occur naturally in proteins / Another technology converts waste to carbon nanotubes	20.10.2021
PACKAGING RESEARCH EU Circular FoodPack project: Recycling packaging in a closed cycle for use with direct food contact	16.09.2021
RESEARCH Study identifies “rubbery” layer on PS, other resins / Findings expected to spur development	01.09.2021
RESEARCH Increasing use of recyclate with artificial intelligence / Research project Cyclops from SKZ and Wuppertal Institute to pave the way / Real operation via cirplus platform	17.08.2021
PLASTICS AND HEALTH Joint research project examines microplastics in food and beverages / Incorporation during processing, filling or packaging?	21.07.2021

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