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STADLER Anlagenbau GmbH, the globally active German company specialising in the planning, production, and assembly of turnkey sorting plants, has completed the comprehensive modernisation of the BZB (Bizkaiko Zabor Berziklategia) light packaging sorting plant in Amorebieta-Extano, Bizkaia, Spain. The upgraded facility was officially inaugurated on January 27, 2026, with representatives from
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After a slight decline in production volume in 2024, PET to PET Recycling Österreich GmbH, based in Müllendorf in Burgenland, Austria, can look back on a successful financial year in 2025: 33,675 tonnes of PET material – equivalent to 1.34 billion PET beverage bottles – were successfully kept in the bottle-to-bottle
Read moreIndorama Ventures Public Company Limited has announced the divestment of its indirect subsidiary UCY Polymers CZ s.r.o. in the Czech Republic, following a resolution by the management board of Indorama Netherlands B.V., an indirect subsidiary of the group. According to the company, the transaction involves the sale of Indorama Netherlands B.V.’s
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TOMRA Sorting GmbH, the German legal entity and headquarters of TOMRA Recycling, has been awarded the prestigious Platinum medal from EcoVadis, one of the world’s most trusted and widely used platforms for assessing corporate sustainability performance. With an overall score of 87 out of 100 points, TOMRA Recycling is in the top
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The European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP) is initiating an industry-wide consultation to collect stakeholder feedback on the recently developed Design for Circularity (DfC) guidelines for PET bottles. This consultation marks the next strategic step following the publication of the Circularity Protocol and the Quick Test–AIT.Circularity, reaffirming EPBP’s commitment to supporting the
Read moreThe European Commission has unveiled on December 23 a first set of pilot actions to accelerate Europe’s transition to a circular economy, with a particular focus on the plastics sector. By optimising the recycling of plastics, these measures are intended to further unlock the potential of the Single Market and enhance
Read moreIn November 2025, Boretech officially received a positive Scientific Opinion from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) for its PET recycling process brtCOMBIPET. The evaluation was conducted in accordance with EU Regulation (EU) 2022/1616. With this opinion, Boretech’s process is among the PET mechanical recycling technologies that have been assessed and
Read moreCARBIOS (Euronext Growth Paris: ALCRB) reaffirms its ambition to pursue the Longlaville plant construction project, by rescheduling the timeline with a three-month adjustment. In 2025, CARBIOS signed pre-commercialization contracts covering close to 50% of the production capacity of the future industrial site in Longlaville and is working to secure commitments to
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JEPLAN, Inc., together with its group company PET REFINE TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd., and Asahi Soft Drinks Co., Ltd., report a technological development in chemical recycling that enables the production of recycled PET resin using used PET bottles as the sole feedstock. According to the companies, the process does not rely on
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EREMA has received positive opinions from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) for its VACUREMA and VACUNITE PET recycling technologies under the EU’s stricter Regulation (EU) 1616/2022, the company announced. The approvals confirm that the systems meet the latest food-contact requirements for recycled PET. With regulation 1616/2022, the European Commission introduces
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SK Chemicals aims to achieve Korea’s first vertical integration of recycling by securing in-house access to the feedstock required for recycling. SK Chemicals announced on December 10 that it will establish a joint venture (JV) with Kelinle, a plastics recycling specialist in Shaanxi Province, China, to build a Feedstock Innovation Center
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