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31. Aquapak Polymers Ltd Seeks US Laundry Bag Manufacturers 1/6/2020

    Aquapak Polymers Ltd is seeking US manufacturers who want to add an eco, non-toxic and marine-safe alternative to their range of laundry bags.

32. IDTechEx Discusses New Methods Of Recycling Polymers 1/6/2020

    Recycling waste plastics is essential to creating a circular economy. Current recycling methods are hampered by issues such as societal perceptions of recycling, to economic barriers and technological; however, over the past few years the number of technical innovations to improve polymer recycling have substantially increased.

33. Shenzhen LivePoint Mould Upgrades Its Advanced Mould Making Software System 12/30/2019

    Experienced mold making and plastic injection manufacturing company Shenzhen LivePoint Mould has today modified its professional mold management software systems.

34. Companies Join Forces To Help Tackle Plastic Waste With BP’s Enhanced Recycling Technology 12/19/2019

    Leading companies operating across the polyester packaging value chain – including businesses involved in the manufacture, use, collection and recycling of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic packaging – today announced they have formed a new consortium that aims to help to address the problem of plastic waste by accelerating the commercialisation of BP Infinia enhanced recycling technology.

35. Green Dreams: Agilyx And GE Enter Agreement To Advance The Circular Economy For Plastics 12/11/2019

    Imagine a world where plastic materials would never go to waste. Agilyx Corporation ("Agilyx"), the leader in chemical recycling of post-use plastics back into plastics chemicals and low carbon fuels, today announced a dynamic collaboration in artificial intelligence (AI) technology with the General Electric Company through its Licensing business unit that would bring the world closer than ever to making this green dream possible

36. NTU Singapore Scientists Convert Plastics Into Useful Chemicals Using Sunlight 12/11/2019

    Chemists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have discovered a method that could turn plastic waste into valuable chemicals by using sunlight

37. Citeo, Total, Recycling Technologies, Mars And Nestlé Join Forces To Develop Chemical Recycling Of Plastics In France 12/10/2019

    As part of Citeo’s call for projects to promote eco-design and recycling and recovery projects for plastic and paper in France, leading international energy company Total, plastic recycling technology provider Recycling Technologies, and global brands Nestlé and Mars today joined forces to develop an innovative industrial chemical recycling industry in France

38. INEOS Styrolution And Agilyx Advance Polystyrene Chemical Recycling Plant In Channahon, Illinois 12/9/2019

    INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, and Agilyx, the leader in converting post-consumer plastics to low-carbon fuels, chemicals, and plastics, announced today they are advancing the development of a polystyrene (PS) chemical recycling facility in Channahon, Illinois

39. CARBIOS Announces That It Has Received € 1.4M From ADEME After Successfully Validating The First Stage Of The CE-PET Research Project 12/3/2019

    CARBIOS, a pioneer in the development of bioindustrial solutions dedicated to the life cycle of plastic and textile polymers, announces that it has successfully validated the first key step of the CE-PET project and having received in this respect in 2019 a total amount of 1.4 million euros from the Future Investment Program (PIA) operated by ADEME (Agence de l 'Environment and Energy Management)

40. Enzyme Discovery Could Keep Tonnes Of Polyester From Landfill 11/27/2019

    Professor Robert Speight and Dr Laura Navone found that a commercial enzyme dissolves wool fibres from polyester and wool mix fabrics, without damaging the polyester strands