Current Headlines
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SDSU Researcher Turning Switchgrass Into Bioplastics
12/5/2023
Plastic, made in the traditional petroleum-based method, has served its purpose. The near-perfect packaging material has been instrumental in transforming the world's food supply and can be found in nearly every sector of daily life.
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Borealis To Acquire Integra Plastics AD, An Advanced Mechanical Recycling Player Based In Bulgaria
11/29/2023
Borealis announces that it has signed an agreement for the acquisition of Integra Plastics AD, a Bulgarian advanced mechanical recycling player. Closing of this transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals.
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Braskem Announces REMADE Institute Grant Award For Advanced Manufacturing Of Sustainable And Recyclable Multilayer Plastic Films
11/20/2023
Braskem ("Company"), the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas and leading producer of biopolymers in the world, today announced its polymer recycling technology research partnership has been awarded a $671,000 Research, Demonstration, and Development (RD&D) grant from the Reducing Embodied Energy and Decreasing Emissions (REMADE) Institute, a public-private partnership established by the United States Department of Energy (DOE)
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LyondellBasell To Build Industrial-Scale Advanced Recycling Plant In Germany
11/20/2023
LyondellBasell (LYB) today announced it has made the final investment decision to build the company's first industrial-scale catalytic advanced recycling demonstration plant at its Wesseling, Germany, site
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Covestro Expands Access To Circular Polycarbonate Portfolio In The U.S
11/15/2023
Covestro’s Newark, Ohio, polycarbonate compounding facility has achieved ISCC (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification) PLUS certification, increasing availability of the company’s mass balanced polycarbonate products in the U.S
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SK Geo Centric Breaks Ground On The World’s First Plastics Recycling Cluster
11/15/2023
SK Geo Centric breaks ground on the world’s first integrated waste plastic recycling complex in Ulsan, opening a new chapter for South Korea’s circular economy
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Garmin Unveils The Descent G1 Solar - Ocean Edition Dive Computer, Its First-Ever Product Made With Recycled Ocean-Bound Plastics
11/14/2023
Garmin (NYSE: GRMN) today announced the Descent™ G1 Solar – Ocean Edition, a rugged watch-style dive computer with features for both underwater and topside adventures
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Capture Or Reuse CO2 As A Chemical Source For The Production Of Sustainable Plastics
11/13/2023
A scientific team led by chemists at the University of Liège has developed a new polyurethane production technique using CO2 to create new types of easily recyclable plastics
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Republic Services And Blue Polymers Break Ground On Innovative Plastics Recycling Complex In Indianapolis
11/9/2023
Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) and Blue Polymers, LLC today broke ground in Indianapolis on the nation's first innovative plastics recycling complex that will house a Republic Services Polymer Center and Blue Polymers advanced polymer production facility to advance plastics circularity and supply recycled materials for use in sustainable packaging and other applications. Both facilities are expected to open in late 2024
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Amcor And NOVA Chemicals Announce Agreement To Source Mechanically Recycled Polyethylene
11/8/2023
Amcor (NYSE: AMCR, ASX:AMC), a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions, today announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with leading sustainable polyethylene producer NOVA Chemicals Corporation ("NOVA Chemicals") for the purchase of mechanically recycled polyethylene resin (rPE) for use in flexible packaging films.