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ALBIS Distribution of plastics with lower carbon footprint from SK Chemicals, BASF	17.03.2023
CIRCULAR ECONOMY PET/polyester recycling must scale up to meet demand / Chemical recycling can complement mechanical methods, reuse to boost circularity – Systemiq report	10.03.2023
PET RECYCLING FRANCE Loop Industries plans second French plant to chemically reclaim PET / Cooperation with Suez and SK / Huge market potential	22.02.2023
NEXTCHEM UAE plant to reprocess, upcycle polymers / MoU with Suez for waste-to-chemicals projects	14.11.2022
VEOLIA French waste manager to sell Suez UK ops for over EUR 2 bn / Divestment required to meet merger terms	26.08.2022
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
VEOLIA EU Commission approves takeover of Suez, subject to conditions / Plastics recycling not a key point of contention	23.12.2021
LOOP INDUSTRIES First commercial production of rPET bottle / Evian water bottle from 2022 / JV with SK Geo Centric / First plant in South Korea	12.10.2021
PACKAGING RECYCLING Watermark trial for packaging in Copenhagen / First products in 2022	16.09.2021
LYONDELLBASELL CEO Patel announces retirement / Exit possibly linked to deadly accident	27.08.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING UK Veolia survey finds majority of UK companies unaware of proposed packaging tax	27.08.2021
EVENTS “Plastics Recycling Show Europe” returns to the Netherlands	07.07.2021
BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY Digital platforms to improve traceability of materials / Mitsui develops blockchain-based resource platform for plastics / Industry collaborations to promote recycling	20.05.2021
LYONDELLBASELL Grades added to “Circulen” brand / Work with Samsonite uses reclaim for luggage	30.04.2021
VEOLIA French waste giant merges with compatriot competitor Suez / New company to have annual revenue of EUR 37 bn / EU approves sale of Suez recycling activities to Schwarz Group	29.04.2021
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Ceflex commissions packaging waste study in Europe / First-of-a-kind analysis to define and accelerate shift towards a circular economy	23.03.2021
PREZERO First products made with reclaimed packaging waste / Belgian sorting operations underway / Integration of Swedish operations from Suez	26.02.2021
LYONDELLBASELL / SUEZ Acquisition of Belgium's Tivaco boosts recycle production capacity	16.12.2020
SUEZ Hostile takeover fight against Veolia / Cites 'unacceptable conditions' of deal	11.11.2020
LOOP INDUSTRIES First PET recycling plant in Europe with partner Suez / Invista polymerisation technology licenced	28.10.2020
PREZERO Swedish market entry via exclusivity agreement with Suez	30.09.2020
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
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Formation of European alliance for a "Green Recovery" after Covid-19 crisis	20.04.2020
LYONDELLBASELL New catalysis-based chemical recycling scheme / Pilot plant at Ferrara / First samples of Samsonite suitcases made with recycled plastics at “K 2019”	21.10.2019
SUEZ New recycling facility for plastics waste in Germany / Joint venture with ELM Recycling	10.10.2019