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LyondellBasell (LYB) announced it entered into an agreement to acquire full ownership of APK AG in Merseburg, Germany. Enabled by its technology, the acquisition positions LYB to grow and upgrade its circular and low carbon solutions business. Closing of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions. LYB believes APK’s solvent-based
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Launches in Germany in September with a 300-millilitre bottle: zerooo is now producing reusable PET packaging for bathroom and kitchen. Packaging and recycling specialist Alpla and zerooo initiator Sea Me GmbH have developed a standardised solution for cosmetics and care products. From September, the first brands will be presenting shampoo, shower
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Neste is expanding its logistics infrastructure for liquefied recycled raw materials at its refinery in Porvoo, Finland, including materials such as liquefied waste plastic and liquefied rubber tires. This lays the foundation to handling larger amounts of liquefied raw materials to support Neste’s strategic aims to advance chemical recycling and transform
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Cirplus, a leading European platform for recycled plastics procurement, announced its expansion to India in a strategic move to cater to growing demand for recycled plastics in India and the broader Asian markets. With this move, Cirplus aims to focus on increasing the availability and quality of recycled plastics globally as
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After a constant recycling volume of 32,283 tonnes of PET material in 2023, PET to PET Recycling Österreich GmbH recorded 16,071 tonnes of PET beverage bottles that were successfully kept in the resource cycle in the first half of 2024. This corresponds to a decrease of nine per cent compared to
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CCL Label, a leading producer of labels and packaging solutions, has announced the extension of its award-winning low density, floatable polyolefin (PO) shrink sleeve that is a sustainable alternative for existing materials that are detrimental to recycling. “We are proud to share our extended range of floatable shrink sleeves that work
Read moreCarbios, a pioneer in the development and industrialisation of biological technologies to reinvent the life cycle of plastic and textiles, and FCC Environment UK (“FCC”), one of the UK’s leading recycling and waste management companies, have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to jointly study the implementation of a UK-based plant
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Origin Materials, a technology company with a mission to enable the world’s transition to sustainable materials, revealed engineering and design innovations in its manufacturing of tethered PET caps, the first tethered PET caps ever made. “The EU Single-Use Plastic Directive, which came into effect last month, mandates that caps stay connected
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Keykeg and Dufor, the supplier of high-quality polyester for Keykeg and Unikeg PET kegs, have successfully created a circular production loop. Bert Hanssen, Sustainability and R&D Advisor at Keykeg, explains that their collaboration focuses on circular plastic packaging for beer and wine: “About five years ago, we started looking for partners
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The Plastics Recycling Show Middle East & Africa (PRS ME&A) is set to take place at the Dubai World Trade Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from September 10-12, 2024. This three-day exhibition and conference is the only event in the region dedicated exclusively to plastics recycling. PRS ME&A aims to
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The Plastics Recycling World Expo Europe is taking place at the Brussels Expo in Belgium on September 11-12, 2024. Returning for the fourth time, this free-to-attend expo and conference brings together industry leaders and experts from around the globe for two days of learning, inspiration and networking opportunities. The conference for
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