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From Microplastics To Macro-Impact: KTU Expert Explains Plastic Recycling Challenges
“Microplastic particles are currently found almost everywhere – in water, food, fish, and even breast milk,” says Artūras Torkelis, a PhD student at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU). He emphasises that proper waste management is essential for reducing these risks.
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Reduce, Reuse, Irradiate: IAEA Supports Partnerships In Asia And The Pacific To Recycle Plastic Waste
As accumulating plastic waste continues to threaten human health and life under water, experts and decision-makers in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines have sought innovative, upstream solutions to reduce plastic waste and are now benefitting from IAEA support through the NUclear TEChnology for Controlling Plastic Pollution (NUTEC Plastics) initiative.
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Refinity, Innventure's Newest Company, Acquires Exclusive Rights To Novel Technology For Advanced Recycling Of Mixed Plastic Waste From VTT Technical Research Centre Of Finland
Refinity, the newest company launched by Innventure, Inc. (NASDAQ: INV), announced today the global licensing of rights from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland for its proprietary fluidized bed advanced plastic waste conversion technology.
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LSU Researchers Create Low-Cost Method To Recycle Plastic
LSU researchers have created a new, low-cost way to break down plastic, a potential that could save billions of dollars and eliminate billions of tons of plastic pollution.
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Italian Startup 3dnextech Enhances 3D Printing And Reshapes Plastics Manufacturing At CES 2025
3dnextech is leveraging its unique technology to reshape the plastics manufacturing process. By enabling the production of high-performance and functional plastic components using 3D printing, the company offers a more efficient and sustainable production model, including the potential for digitalized logistics.
INDUSTRY NEWS
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Cedo Acquires Plasta Group12/17/2024
Following its acquisition last summer of Vinatic, one of the leading flexible plastic recyclers in Vietnam, Cedo, a leader in sustainable FMCG private label solutions, is proud to announce another milestone in its strategic journey with the acquisition of Plasta Group, one of Europe’s largest polyethylene recyclers, producers, and suppliers of sustainable plastic products.
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Revolution Sustainable Solutions, LLC Announces Acquisition Of Island Plastics, LLC To Expand Sustainable Materials Offering12/12/2024
Revolution Sustainable Solutions, LLC ("Revolution"), a leader in sustainable materials and recycling solutions, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Island Plastics, LLC ("Island Plastics"), a premier producer of 100% post-consumer recycled ("PCR") linear low-density and low-density polyethylene ("LLDPE/LDPE") film grade resin.
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Cyclyx To Invest In Second Cyclyx Circularity Center11/26/2024
Cyclyx International, LLC., a post-use plastic-to-feedstock innovator and joint venture among Agilyx, ExxonMobil, and LyondellBasell has reached a final investment decision for a second Cyclyx Circularity Center (CCC2).
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ExxonMobil To Expand Advanced Recycling Capacity11/21/2024
ExxonMobil plans to invest more than $200M to expand its advanced recycling operations at its sites in Baytown and Beaumont, Texas.
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revalyu Resources Successfully Commissions Second Plant Of World's Largest Chemical PET-Plastic Recycling Site11/14/2024
revalyu Resources, a leading chemical PET recycling company with a global presence, has commissioned its second technology-leading PET recycling plant at its site in Nashik, India to further bolster its production capacity and meet growing customer demands.
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Citroniq Chemicals, LLC Selects Nebraska For World's Largest Decarbonized Plastics Production Facility11/4/2024
Citroniq Chemicals, an innovator in biochemical manufacturing, has selected Falls City's Mid-America Rail Campus to be one of its state-of-the-art bio-based production mega-sites.