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Pyrowave introduces nanopurification technology: A short-loop chemical recycling innovation to remove toxic additives and contaminants in plastics

25 Sep 202322 Sep 2023 Heike Fischer 998 Views 2 min read

On the sideline of the Chemical Recycling Europe Forum 2023, Pyrowave is proud to introduce its nanopurification technology. Applied to plastic waste, this technology operates at the molecular level to remove contaminants from polymers with perfect control on purified resins. It specifically addresses a challenge faced by most plastic waste recyclers

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Coca-Cola Europacific Partners announces second partnership to explore CO₂ upcycling technology

11 Sep 20238 Sep 2023 Gabriele Kosmehl 1200 Views 1 min read

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has announced an investment into cutting-edge carbon conversion research, with the potential to create more sustainable packaging materials. Set to be carried out by researchers at Swansea University, United Kingdom, the project will explore a new way of manufacturing ethylene – one of the key components in

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Chemical PET recycling plant under construction

8 Sep 20238 Sep 2023 Gabriele Kosmehl 2965 Views 1 min read

To strengthen its efforts in the area of sustainability, Köksan PET ve Plastik Ambalaj San. ve Tic. A.Ş., headquartered in Gaziantep, Turkiye, aims to construct the world’s biggest rPET plant based on chemical recycling of post consumed PET waste. It is intended to commence the production of 100% food grade rPET

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Kraft Heinz announces goal to reduce the use of virgin plastic globally by 20 per cent by 2030

30 Aug 202329 Aug 2023 Gabriele Kosmehl 1409 Views 2 min read

The Kraft Heinz Company announces a new goal to reduce the use of virgin plastic in its global packaging portfolio by 20 per cent by 2030. This change is estimated to reduce the use of approximately 100 million pounds of virgin plastic (as compared to 2021 baseline). This goal builds on

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Noble be the material, helpful and good

25 Aug 202325 Aug 2023 Heike Fischer 1298 Views 4 min read

Arts and crafts and plastic – Freely according to the opening words of Goethe’s poem “The Divine,” natural varnish and plastic are also about striving for perfection and the truly useful. Both materials embody this, with both identical and completely different properties. What both materials have in common is that they

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Building a sustainable PET bottle supply chain – The world’s first initiative for Bio-Paraxylene origin “Biomass to PET bottles”

17 Aug 202316 Aug 2023 Heike Fischer 1687 Views 3 min read

Mitsubishi Corporation is pleased to announce that MC, Suntory Holdings Limited and Eneos Corporation have reached an agreement to build a supply chain for sustainable PET bottles derived from biomass *1 such as used cooking oil applying a mass balance approach*2 to allocate bio-based materials. The supply chain is as follows,

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Recycled PET for India’s first 100 % rPET beverage bottle produced by Srichakra Polyplast on Starlinger equipment

7 Aug 20232 Aug 2023 Heike Fischer 1607 Views 2 min read

Coca-Cola India recently launched its new 100 % rPET bottle for water – a significant milestone as it is the first time that a packaging made of 100 % recycled plastic is used for food or beverages in India. The food-grade rPET for the new bottles is produced by Srichakra Polyplast

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Recyclable PET polymer incorporating furandicarboxylic acid successfully processed into preforms

4 Aug 20234 Aug 2023 Gabriele Kosmehl 1514 Views 2 min read

Origin Materials, Inc. and Husky Technologies announced a milestone in the commercialisation of PET incorporating the sustainable chemical FDCA (furandicarboxylic acid) for advanced packaging and other applications. Origin successfully polymerised the bio-based sustainable chemical FDCA into the common recyclable plastic, PET, and Husky moulded the resulting “PET/F” hybrid polymer into preforms

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Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Gr3n and Intecsa Industrial

2 Aug 202331 Jul 2023 Gabriele Kosmehl 1099 Views 2 min read

Gr3n announced the signing of a binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with its shareholder Intecsa Industrial to set up a Joint Venture. Gr3n together with Intecsa Industrial will join forces and build a “First-of-a-Kind” (FOAK) manufacturing facility able to produce 40.000 t of virgin-like PET, commencing EPC phase in Q4-2024 and

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PCR bottles for home care product range

24 Jul 202321 Jul 2023 Gabriele Kosmehl 1171 Views 2 min read

Berry Global has created a range of reusable bottles made entirely out of post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic for leading UK ethical cleaning company The Bio-D Company. The range includes 750ml, 1 litre and 5 litre sizes for a number of Bio-D’s liquid products including Laundry Liquid, Fabric Conditioner, Dishwasher Rinse Aid,

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“Not only do we save time, but we also get clear, reproducible results”

21 Jul 202320 Jul 2023 Heike Fischer 1633 Views 2 min read

The RCS Group is a family-run, medium-sized recycling and waste management company founded in 1985 and based in Werne, Germany. Today, the activities are bundled into three business segments. While RCS Entsorgung GmbH coordinates the transport and disposal of waste for commercial customers, RCS Rohstoffverwertung GmbH sorts PET flakes for the

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