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Dow And Procter & Gamble To Develop A New Proprietary Recycling Technology Targeting Hard-To-Recycle Plastic Waste
3/25/2024
Dow and the Procter & Gamble Company today announced a joint development agreement (JDA) to create a new recycling technology
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New Route To Recyclable Polymers From Plants
3/21/2024
Researchers at Hokkaido University have taken a significant step forward in the drive to make recyclable yet stable plastics from plant materials
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New Method Aims For More Plastic Recycling
3/21/2024
Arnott’s Group, maker of the iconic Tim Tam, is exploring ways to utilise patented research from UNSW to convert solid waste plastic at low energy and without extensive cleaning
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Yeast Uses Plastic Waste Oils To Make High-Value Chemicals
3/20/2024
Polyolefins are a type of plastic that is resistant to breaking down. This makes this plastic—a kind found in everything from grocery bags to car bumpers—hard to recycle. In this study, scientists discovered a potential solution, the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica
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NOVA Chemicals Launches Canadian Centre Of Excellence For Plastics Circularity
3/14/2024
Today, NOVA Chemicals Corporation (“NOVA Chemicals”) announces the launch of its Centre of Excellence for Plastics Circularity (“Centre of Excellence”), a hub for knowledge exchange and technology development for the circular economy of plastics
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Eastman And Food City Unveil New Plastics Recycling Bin In Kingsport
3/7/2024
Eastman, a global specialty materials company, and Food City, a leading regional grocery retailer, today unveiled the first (Eastman Road Food City) of three plastic recycling collection bins that will be located at the retailer’s stores in Kingsport, Tennessee
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Arkema And Hexcel Complete The First Aeronautical Structure Made Of Thermoplastic Composites
3/7/2024
This achievement stems from the strategic partnership between Hexcel and Arkema. The high-performance thermoplastic composite structure was designed and manufactured using HexPly thermoplastic tapes.
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Queen Máxima Of The Netherlands Visits Sabic & Plastic Energy World-First Commercial Advanced Recycling Unit
3/6/2024
SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, welcomed Her Majesty, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, to the SABIC and Plastic Energy advanced recycling unit and the SABIC-owned hydrotreater unit
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SK Chemicals, Hyosung Advanced Materials, And Hankook Tire Commercialize South Korea's First Chemically Recycled PET Tire
3/5/2024
To reduce carbon emissions, the South Korean industrial sector has developed and commercialized the country's first tire using chemically recycled PET
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Chlorophyll Water To Debut New Bottles Made From 100% Recycled Plastic With CleanFlake At Natural Products Expo West
3/4/2024
Chlorophyll Water®, the first-ever bottled water in the United States to pass the strict Clean Label Project certification will launch their new bottles made from 100% recycled plastic (rPET) with CleanFlake label technology in the "Hot Products" section of Natural Products Expo West, March 13 to 15 in North Hall Booth N625