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CHEMICAL RECYCLING Two major French PET reclaim projects announced / Eastman to invest up to USD 1 bn / Loop Industries plans 70,000 t/y line in Normandy	21.01.2022
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Coca-Cola, PepsiCo remain top plastics polluters / Break Free From Plastic brand audit report	16.11.2021
PACKAGING RECYCLING Watermark trial for packaging in Copenhagen / First products in 2022	16.09.2021
SABIC Strong rebound in Q2 / Good strides for sales, earnings / Improvement expected in 2021	27.08.2021
EASTMAN Procter & Gamble to use “Renew” recycled materials / Reclaim plant under construction	11.08.2021
PURECYCLE US recycler to build PP reclaim plant in state of Georgia / Initial capacity set at almost 59,000 t/y	06.08.2021
RECYCLASS Tests show problems in manufacturing blown film using PP components / Laundry pouch pack and tubes get approval	24.06.2021
FACE MASK RECYCLING Pilot project by Sabic, P&G, Fraunhofer for closed-loop recycling of single-use masks	23.06.2021
RECYCLASS Publication of guidance for transparent communication on plastic products' circularity	10.06.2021
GEORG UTZ Delivery of 100,000 reusable “GS1 Smart Box” transport containers / Distribution by pooling partner IPP	10.06.2021
RECYCLASS More certification bodies join packaging recycling initiative	09.04.2021
PROCTER & GAMBLE Consumer goods group introduces refill system for shampoo / Implementation of sustainability goals earlier than planned	19.03.2021
PACKAGING AND SUSTAINABILITY Brand owners lead the way in renewable packaging / Giants McDonalds and Amazon have a long way to go / Smaller firms offer innovative alternative solutions	10.03.2021
LOGOPLASTE Portuguese packaging supplier has new majority shareholder / Further acquisitions planned	02.03.2021
WERNER & MERTZ Some 5,000 t of recyclate for packaging / Top selling “Frosch” brand grows faster than market / Cleaning material supplier seeks better sorting with dual systems	08.02.2021
BOREALIS German pilot plant for mechanical recycling / Project for post-consumer recyclates with Tomra	22.01.2021
PURECYCLE Acquisition of PP recycler underway / Plans for European plant / Global capacity of 550,000 t/y seen by 2025	24.11.2020
PLASTICS WASTE Study says global brands undershooting plastics reduction goals / Coca-Cola and Unilever reiterate commitment to targets	06.10.2020
RECYCLING Major firms join "HolyGrail 2.0" project to evaluate digital watermarks for plastic packaging	18.09.2020
ALLIANCE TO END PLASTIC WASTE Progress in 2020 / 14 projects worldwirde underway with plans to double in 12 months / Goal for zero plastics waste in more than 100 at-risk cities	11.09.2020
USA California group sues 10 companies including Coca-Cola, Danone, PepsiCo and Nestlé over plastics pollution	12.03.2020
PROCTER & GAMBLE Consumer goods group plans to save over 300,000 t of virgin plastics per year by 2030 / Up to 50% recyclate used in detergent bottles so far	01.11.2019
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Early progress being made to eliminate problem packaging / Accelerated efforts needed to reach 2025 targets / Ellen MacArthur Foundation and UNEP progress report	31.10.2019
USA Greenpeace accuses consumer good companies of false promises on plastics pollution / Call for investment in refill and reuse systems / SC Johnson quits Plastics Industry Association	11.10.2019
APTAR Partnerships with PureCycle Technologies and Loop e-commerce platform / Deal with Nippon Closures for tethered bottle caps / H1 sales up 5% on strong pharma demand	12.09.2019