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Fig. top: Perfect chemical conversion of PET waste bottles to raw chemicals (DMT). (a) PET bottle waste collected from the public station, (b) before reaction with methanol (30.0 g scale) in the presence of iron catalyst, (c) analytically pure product DMT collected by filtration (yield >99.9 %). © Kotohiro Nomura Professor
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The latest 2024 annual report published by Plastics Recyclers Europe reveals the largest capacity contraction ever recorded in the sector. Preliminary 2025 data indicate a 50% increase in recycling facility closures, resulting in the loss of nearly one million tonnes of European recycling capacity over just three years. “Now is the
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SIPA S.p.A. has been awarded the prestigious Sustainability Awards 2025 in the ‘Machinery’ category for its XFORM RENEW direct flake-to-preform technology. The award was officially presented at the ceremony held on November 11 in Utrecht during the Sustainability Summit. This recognition is claimed to highlight a significant step forward in the
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After a decade of concerted effort, leading companies have bent the curve on virgin plastics in packaging. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s new 2030 Plastics Agenda for Business provides the blueprint to build on this progress in eliminating plastic waste and pollution in the years ahead. Over the past ten years, more
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Reinhard Schneider won EY Entrepreneur of the Year and Audience Award “Shape the Future with Confidence” was the motto for the 29th EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards ceremony at which Werner & Mertz owner Reinhard Schneider was named winner in the Sustainability category. The owner-managed, visionary company was honored
Read moreCARBIOS and Wankai New Materials, a listed subsidiary of Zhink Group, have signed an agreement outlining the key principles of a collaboration to deploy CARBIOS’ PET enzymatic recycling technology in Asia. This step follows a Letter of Intent signed on June 24, 2024. Under the terms of this agreement, CARBIOS and
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A new chapter for circular plastics in Europe begins with the official opening of Områ, Norway’s new national facility for sorting all types of plastic packaging waste – including plastic that previously had no other option than to go to incineration. Jointly owned by TOMRA (65%) and Plastretur (35%), the state-of-the-art
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Husky Technologies is exhibiting at Gulfood Manufacturing 2025 in Dubai (Hall 2, Stand B2-4) its solutions for the food and beverage industry that combine sustainability, safety, and affordability.To demonstrate this capability at Gulfood Manufacturing Husky is showcasing its range of technologies, solutions, and services that enable: “In the Middle East, where
Read moreIt has long been evident for the IMD GROUP that it needs a strong foothold in North America in order to strengthen its global presence and remain a well-positioned partner worldwide in vision inspection, handling & automation and digital printing of closures and other plastic packaging. For MMC, conversely, it was
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Avantium N.V. announced that its plant-based plastic PEF (polyethylene furanoate), branded as releaf, has received official approval for recycling within the Japanese PET bottle stream by the Council for PET Bottle Recycling (CPBR). Avantium earned the approval for the use of releaf, produced with Avantium’s YXY Technology, in a multilayer PET bottle. This approval represents an important condition for the adoption of PEF in Japan’s beverage
Read moreCompoSecure, Inc., a leader in metal payment cards, security, and authentication solutions, today announced its financial and operating results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025. Concurrently, CompoSecure announced a business combination with Husky Technologies Limited (“Husky”), a market leading manufacturer of engineered equipment and aftermarket services, in a transaction
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