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MONTELLO Recycler takes EUR 45m loan from Intesa Sanpaolo	29.03.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT PepsiCo and Mondelez agree to cut use of virgin plastics for packaging / As You Sow withdraws shareholder proposals filed with US giants	16.03.2021
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
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT As You Sow files shareholder proposals with 10 consumer goods giants to reduce plastics use / Call for sustained commitments / Urgent new findings from EMF report	25.02.2021
ALPLA EUR 250m to be spent for recycling operations / Expansion and international push	24.02.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING CANADA North American country joins Ellen MacArthur Foundation's global “Plastics Pact” / Commitment towards zero plastic-waste economy by 2025	18.02.2021
CIRCULAR ECONOMY UNEP launches circular economy coalition for Latin America and the Caribbean	15.02.2021
NOVAMONT Construction of FDCA monomer pilot plant for bioplastics / Material is a precursor for PEF	11.01.2021
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Pandemic hits EU 27 sales, output in first nine months / Circular economy can cushion economic blows	08.12.2020
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Second Ellen MacArthur progress report / Accelerated efforts needed to meet 2025 goals / Call for action on recycling, reduction, international cooperation	20.11.2020
MARINE LITTER Nordic officials call for less plastics pollution / Report proposes UN treaty to benefit businesses	28.10.2020
PLASTICS WASTE Study says global brands undershooting plastics reduction goals / Coca-Cola and Unilever reiterate commitment to targets	06.10.2020
LEGO USD 400m sustainability investment includes swapping single-use plastic bags for packaging / H1 sales rise 7% / Toy manufacturer joins Ellen MacArthur Foundation	29.09.2020
ALPLA New HPDE recycling plant in Mexico to open in H2 2021	24.09.2020
PLASTIC PACKAGING Technology constraints drag on growth of mono-material films / Asia-Pacific dominates global market / PP fastest growing polymer / Smithers report	23.09.2020
RECYCLING Major firms join "HolyGrail 2.0" project to evaluate digital watermarks for plastic packaging	18.09.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING USA Alliance to create circular economy / North American platform of Ellen MacArthur's global “Plastics Pact” / 50% recycling rate targeted	31.08.2020
MARINE LITTER Study proposes comprehensive strategy to tackle ocean plastics / Elimination of many single-use and non-recyclable products needed / Actions to curb pollution	17.08.2020
LANXESS Launch of polyamide 6 grades containing recycled glass fibres	23.07.2020
L'OREAL Pledge to use 100% recycled or bio-based plastics / Group consumed 140,000 t of polymers in 2018	21.07.2020
EVIAN Water group launches 100% recycled plastic bottle	17.07.2020
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT NGO report criticises brand owners and retailers for failing to address waste crisis / Study cites lack of corporate leadership	14.07.2020
INEOS Chemical recycling from late 2023 / Pact with Plastic Energy to use “Tacoil” feedstock	29.04.2020
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT NGO Tearfund links climate change with plastics pollution from major consumer brands / Study focused on six developing countries / Coca-Cola worst offender	09.04.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE "European Plastics Pact" launches / Targets include better life cycle management of packaging and disposables / EuPC sees difficulties and refuses to join	09.03.2020