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Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL) a global sustainable chemical producer, and Carbios (Euronext Growth Paris: ALCRB), a biotech company developing and industrialising biological solutions to reinvent the life cycle of plastic and textiles, announced the signing of a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to form a Joint Venture for the
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Greek renewable energy company Terna Energy, part of the Gek Terna Group, is a leading player in clean energy production and the largest investor in Renewable Energy Sources in Greece. It further consolidates its role in sustainable development and circular economy through its integrated waste management projects. For this area of
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The Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) 2023 exhibition and conference held recently in Amsterdam, the Netherlands attracted a record number of visitors and exhibitors from across Europe and more than 80 different countries internationally. With over 320 exhibiting companies and over 75 conference speakers in two theatres, the show saw a
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LanzaTech Global, Inc. (Nasdaq: LNZA), a carbon capture and transformation (“CCT”) company that converts waste carbon into materials such as sustainable fuels, fabrics, packaging, and other products that people use in their daily lives, and Plastipak Packaging, Inc. (“Plastipak”), well-known in the design, manufacture, and recycling of plastic containers, announce they
Read morelastic pollution could reduce by 80 per cent by 2040 if countries and companies make deep policy and market shifts using existing technologies, according to a new report by UN Environment Programme (Unep). The report is released ahead of a second round of negotiations in Paris on a global agreement to
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PET Baltija, one of the largest PET recyclers in Northern Europe and part of Eco Baltia, the largest waste management and recycling group in the Baltics, announced the investment of over €10 million as part of the development of a new PET recycling plant in Olaine, Latvia. This joint project is
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Manfred Hackl, CEO of Erema Group GmbH, was recently awarded the accolade Plastics Recycling Ambassador of the Year at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe. The award is given in honour of personalities who are particularly committed to plastics recycling. Manfred Hackl has been with Erema since 1995 and, prior to joining
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Sabic, a global leader in the chemical industry, launched LNP Elcrin WF0051iQ compound featuring thin-wall, non-brominated/non-chlorinated flame retardance (FR). It is the newest addition to the company’s family of sustainable iQ resins and it is well suited for electrical applications. The new grade is intended to increase Sabic’s diversion of post-consumer
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On May 1st, the City of Kansas City, Missouri began delivery of 162,000 recycling carts that sets the wheels in motion to transition the city to cart-based recycling collection which provides increased capacity for more recyclable materials, rolling carts for easy maneuvering, and a streamlined collections process. The project, which advances
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The Erema Group GmbH closed the 2022/2023 financial year in March with around EUR 355 million in overall turnover. “With demand for recycled plastics remaining high, the past financial year brought many challenges that we needed to handle,” says Manfred Hackl, CEO of Erema. The challenges included persistent delays in the
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FIJI Water, an artesian water from the Fiji Islands, is transitioning its 500 ml and 330 ml bottles to 100% recycled plastic (rPET), excluding caps and labels, in the UK and EU markets starting in Spring 2023. This move is claimed to be a significant step towards reducing plastic waste and
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