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Carbios is preparing for the global commercialisation of its PET biorecycling technology. The successful operation of the demonstration plant in Clermont-Ferrand, France, and the advanced technical study for the first commercial plant (to be commissioned in 2025) define the technical basis and operating guidelines for plants to be operated under licensing
Read moreGarbo S.r.l. has signed an agreement with Saipem S.p.A. for the industrialisation, development and worldwide marketing of the “Chempet technology” for the chemical recycling of plastics. The agreement also includes the construction of the world’s first industrial plant for the chemical recycling of PET based on this technology in Cerano, Novara,
Read moreKirin Beverage Co. and Toyota Tsusho Corporation signed an ‘Agreement on Horizontal Recycling of PET Bottles’ on 24 March to accelerate bottle-to-bottle horizontal recycling of used PET bottles by collecting and recycling them into PET bottles. Horizontal recycling will start on 1 April 2023. Under the agreement, used PET bottles collected
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South Korean SK Chemicals accelerates its entry into the global market and business expansion with the world’s first chemically recycled BHET (r-BHET) and chemically recycled PET (CR-PET) production system. SK chemicals announced on March 6 that it held a board of directors meeting and signed an asset transfer agreement related to
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Starlinger recycling technology has been shortlisted for the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2023 for their new RecoStar PET art recycling line in the category “Product Technology Innovation of the Year”. In technical development, Starlinger says, the focus of recycling technology has always been on achieving high production efficiency and keeping energy
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Gneuss’ MRS extrusion technology has proven itself as an alternative for the reprocessing of contaminated materials like polyester, polystyrene, polypropylene or polyethylenes. In combination with the Gneuss rotary filtration systems and optimised vacuum technology, customisable recycling lines tailor-made for a specific material can be engineered. Several Letters of Non Objection (LNOs)
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Sorema, as a division of Previero, has a consolidated experience in the Chinese market, where the company has maintained a constant presence even during recent years when travelling was more complex. The company will be present at the fair with its experienced staff to present its new developments in mechanical recycling
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Sukano, global additive and color masterbatch specialist for PET and Tide Ocean SA (#tide), the label of trust for ocean-bound plastics, are teaming up to support a common goal: Re-using ocean-bound socially collected plastic to produce premium raw materials for sustainable products. With this agreement, Sukano becomes a global resin distributor
Read moreSTF Group of Germany and Zimmer America Corp. announce the sale of an STF PET bottle washing plant in the Dominican Republic, the first of its kind in the country. The line will be installed at Cilpen Global Business s.r.l., a major waste and plastic recycler on the island. The line
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Installed plastic recycling capacity has grown by 17% in 2021 in EU27+3, boosted by an estimated €1.75 billion investment1. Despite the recent challenges that the industry has faced2, the commitment of recyclers to drive the transition toward a circular plastic future remains strong. “In recent years, European plastics recyclers have experienced
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T3 (EPZ) Limited, a member of Megh Group, ordered a Starlinger recoSTAR PET bottle-to-bottle recycling line for its new plant in Athi River, Kenya. With this project, T3 aims to contribute to the establishment of a circular economy with a positive impact on both the environment and the society in the
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