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1. QIAGEN Launches QIAwave Portfolio Of Environmentally Friendly Products 1/18/2022

   QIAGEN N.V. today announced its new QIAwave product line by launching three nucleic acid extraction kits that use fewer components and produce less waste than existing ones

2. Eastman To Invest Up To $1B To Accelerate Circular Economy Through Building World’s Largest Molecular Plastics Recycling Facility In France 1/17/2022

   This morning, French President Emmanuel Macron and Eastman Board Chair and CEO Mark Costa will jointly announce Eastman's plan to invest up to $1B in a material-to-material molecular recycling facility in France

3. Loop Industries Announces Selection Of Port-Jérôme, In Normandy, France, As Site For First European Infinite Loop Manufacturing Facility 1/16/2022

   Loop Industries, Inc., a clean technology company, whose mission is to accelerate a circular plastics economy by manufacturing 100% recycled polyethylene terephthalate ("PET") plastic and polyester fiber, today announced the selection of the site for its first European Infinite Loop manufacturing facility

4. WM, Tailwater Capital Announce Joint Venture To Grow Continuus Materials Production Facilities 1/13/2022

   WM Organic Growth, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Waste Management, Inc., and Tailwater Capital LLC announced the closing of a joint venture that provides financial, commercial, and operational support to Continuus Materials to assist the company with scaling production facilities within the waste-to-product industry

5. Neste Successfully Concludes First Series Of Processing Trial Runs At industrial Scale With Liquefied Waste Plastic In Porvoo, Finland 1/12/2022

   Neste has successfully concluded its first series of trial runs processing liquefied waste plastic at its Porvoo refinery in Finland. After kicking the series off with its first-ever industrial scale trial run with liquefied waste plastic in 2020, Neste has conducted additional runs in 2021

6. INEOS And NEXTLOOPP Work Together To Recycle Polypropylene 1/11/2022

   INEOS Olefins & Polymers have today announced it has joined the NEXTLOOPP project, an exciting UK collaboration to create circular food-grade recycled polypropylene from Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) packaging

7. SK geo centric And PureCycle Announce Location Of Asia's First Polypropylene Recycling Plant 1/10/2022

   SK geo centric (SKGC) and PureCycle Technologies, Inc., a U.S. advanced recycling company revolutionizing plastic waste, signed a non-binding head of agreement ("HOA" or "term sheet") to open Asia's first recycled polypropylene (PP) plant in Ulsan, South Korea

8. Sun Chemical Acquires SAPICI To Expand Customer Offerings In Polymers And Lamination Adhesives Market 1/10/2022

   Sun Chemical has acquired SAPICI, a global leading company in high-performance polyurethanes for coatings, flexible packaging, industrial adhesives and more

9. The New ONE*-E All-Electric Injection Molding Machine From LS Mtron Features Fast Speeds, Precise Control 1/7/2022

   The ONE*-E is a new, all-electric injection molding machine from LS Mtron that features a new toggle-link design for fast, best-in-class speeds (1.49 second dry cycle times)

10. Perstorp Increases TMP Production Capacity 12/22/2021

    Perstorp, the world leader in the production of Trimethylolpropane (TMP), has ramped up the capacity to meet growing demand from the European market