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Borealis Introduces Glass-Fiber Reinforced PP With 65% PCR For Demanding Automotive Applications
6/20/2024
Borealis is pleased to introduce Borcycle GD3600SY, a glass-fiber reinforced polypropylene (PP) compound with 65% post-consumer recycled (PCR) polymer content
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Dow Advances Its Mechanical Recycling Offering By Agreeing To Acquire Circulus, A North American Polyethylene Recycler
6/20/2024
Today, Dow (NYSE: DOW) announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Circulus, a leading recycler of plastic waste into post-consumer resin (PCR). This transaction includes two facilities, one in Ardmore, Oklahoma, and another in Arab, Alabama, with a total capacity of 50,000 metric tons per year.
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Researchers Invent One Hundred Percent Biodegradable 'Barley Plastic'
6/18/2024
Plastic a biofriendly new material made from barley starch blended with fibre from sugarbeet waste sees the light of day at the University of Copenhagen – a strong material that turns into compost should it end up in nature
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Univation Technologies Announces Launch Of The UNIGILITY™ Tubular High Pressure PE Process Technology As A Licensed Platform For Production Of LDPE And EVA resins
6/16/2024
Univation Technologies, LLC announces the launch of its latest licensed technology platform – a tubular high pressure PE process enabling production of both low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymer resins which is offered under the brand name UNIGILITY™ Tubular High Pressure PE Process Technology
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Chattanooga Recycling Start-Up Kicks-Off Plastics Recycling Program In The USVI
6/11/2024
OPT USA, Inc. announces an initiative to create a recycling infrastructure for plastics #1 PET, #2 HDPE, and #5 PP in the Caribbean Islands starting in St. Thomas, USVI
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Deflecto™ Turning Ocean Bound Recycled Plastic Into Durable Chair Mats
6/7/2024
Deflecto® LLC, a leading innovator in eco-friendly office solutions, is thrilled to announce the launch of the OceanMat Chair Mat
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Borealis To Establish Recyclate-Based Polyolefins Compounding Line In Belgium
6/5/2024
Borealis is pleased to announce the installation of a semi-commercial demonstration recyclate-based polyolefins (rPO) compounding line in Beringen, Belgium
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Pyrolysis For High-Quality Recycled Plastics
6/3/2024
Plastics made of polycarbonate are sought-after materials in industrial applications thanks to their versatility and high quality.
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SK Chemicals' Breakthrough Circular Recycling Technology Gains Recognition In Europe
5/29/2024
European industries recognize SK chemicals' groundbreaking circular recycling technology. SK chemicals (CEO Ahn Jae-hyun) announced on the 29th that it participated as a presenter at the Plastic Industry & Environment Congress 2024, held in Douai, France from the 22nd to the 23rd.
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UTA Chemist Developing Method To Recycle More Plastics
5/22/2024
Despite consumer efforts to sort and separate recyclables, most plastic bottles still end up in the landfill. Standard recycling methods to sort, shred and remake plastics are limited to just type-1 and type-2 plastics—basically only soda bottles, water bottles and milk jugs