Industry News

1. Danimer Scientific And Total Corbion PLA Collaborate To Support Sustainable Alternatives To Traditional Plastic Products 11/9/2021

   Danimer Scientific, Inc. (“Danimer”), and Total Corbion PLA, both leading bioplastics companies focused on the development and production of biodegradable materials, today announced that they have entered into a long-term collaborative arrangement for the supply of Luminy PLA, a biobased polymer used to manufacture compostable products

2. Honeywell Introduces Revolutionary Plastics Recycling Technology To Drive A Circular Plastics Economy 11/2/2021

   Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) today announced the commercialization of a revolutionary process that expands the types of plastics that can be recycled and can produce feedstock used to make recycled plastics with a lower carbon footprint

3. Emerson To Provide Advanced Automation Technologies For Revolutionary Plastics Recycling Plant 11/1/2021

   ReNew ELP, a UK-based advanced recycling company, has selected Emerson (NYSE:EMR) as its digital automation partner for its new plastics recycling plant in Teesside, North East England

4. Plastic Recycling: Plastic Energy, Freepoint Eco-Systems And TotalEnergies Partner On Advanced Recycling Project In The U.S. 10/26/2021

   Plastic Energy Ltd., Freepoint Eco-Systems LLC and TotalEnergies (NYSE: TTE) have announced a strategic partnership in the U.S. Under this agreement, Plastic Energy and Freepoint Eco-Systems plan to build an advanced recycling plant in Texas, which will transform end-of-life plastic waste into a recycled feedstock called TACOIL using Plastic Energy's patented technology

5. Sybridge Technologies Completes Acquisition Of Pyramid Mold And Tool 10/18/2021

   SyBridge Technologies ("SyBridge), a global industrial technology company, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Pyramid Mold and Tool ("Pyramid"). This transaction further expands SyBridge's customer base and footprint in the life sciences end-markets

6. ExxonMobil To Build Its First Large-Scale Plastic Waste Advanced Recycling Facility 10/11/2021

   ExxonMobil plans to build its first, large-scale plastic waste advanced recycling facility in Baytown, Texas, and is expected to start operations by year-end 2022. By recycling plastic waste back into raw materials that can be used to make plastic and other valuable products, the technology could help address the challenge of plastic waste in the environment

7. Kraton Collaborates With Plastship To Unlock PCR Value Enhancement For European Plastic Recycling 10/4/2021

   Kraton Corporation (NYSE: KRA), a leading global sustainable producer of specialty polymers and high-value biobased products derived from pine wood pulping co-products, is proud to partner with Plastship by offering CirKular+™ performance enhancement and compatibilization additives on  Plastship Additives Selector platform.

8. Tide Rock Holdings Acquires Pikes Peak Plastics Co. To Grow Plastics Portfolio 10/4/2021
9. Jacobs Hits Milestones For NatureWorks New Biopolymer Plant 9/29/2021

   Jacobs (NYSE:J) has completed front-end engineering design for a new biopolymer production plant in Thailand for NatureWorks, the largest supplier of polylactic acid (PLA), a low-carbon bioplastic derived from renewable, agricultural resources

10. Danimer Scientific And Chevron Phillips Chemical Collaborate To Develop Technology For Lower-Cost Biodegradable Polymer Manufacturing 9/22/2021

    Danimer Scientific, Inc. (“Danimer” or the “Company”), a leading next generation bioplastics company focused on the development and production of biodegradable materials, today announced it is collaborating with Chevron Phillips Chemical (“CPChem”) to explore a loop slurry reactor design for the manufacture of Rinnovo