Industry News

31. Alterra To License Technology To Freepoint For Its Gulf Coast Advanced Plastics Recycling Facility 2/15/2023

    Today Alterra announces its license arrangement with a subsidiary of Freepoint Eco-Systems Holdings LLC ("Freepoint") for a proposed 192,000 tonnes per annum advanced plastics recycling facility to be sited in the Gulf Coast region

32. Recycled Plastic Collected By Waste Pickers Turned Into 152 Million Buttons - Catalysing Inclusive Circularity 2/6/2023

    In 2020, the philanthropic H&M Foundation launched a first of its kind USD 11 million initiative, Saamuhika Shakti, to address the gaps in the system that keep Bengaluru waste pickers in poverty and exclusion. Now, plastic waste collected by informal waste pickers is becoming a valued resource in the fashion and textile industry.

33. Clariter And TotalEnergies Fluids Announce A World Premiere: The Production Of The First Ultra-Pure Solvents Made From Plastic Waste 1/31/2023

    Clariter, a global cleantech company, and TotalEnergies Fluids, a division of TotalEnergies, have premiered the world's first sustainable ultra-pure solvent made from plastic waste.

34. TAICEND's World-Leading Hydrophilic Polyurethane Foam Technology 1/27/2023

    TAICEND's world-leading Hydrophilic Polyurethane Foam Technology is a patented, exclusive material that has demonstrated high safety and effectiveness in the medical field

35. Nexus Circular Secures $150M To Accelerate Momentum Of Advanced Recycling Solution For Plastics 1/3/2023

    Today, Nexus announced it has agreed to terms for an equity raise of $150 million. Cox Enterprises, focused on building the world's most innovative businesses in cleantech and environmental sustainability, led the round and will become the majority owner

36. Amcor Partners With Licella To Deliver Recycled Content From One Of Australia's First Plastic Advanced Recycling Facilities 12/21/2022

    Amcor (NYSE: AMCR) (ASX:AMC), a global leader in responsible packaging solutions, today announced its Amcor Australia & New Zealand (ANZ) business has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Australian-based technology pioneers, Licella Holdings, to invest in one of Australia's first plastic advanced recycling facilities

37. Oxford Performance Materials Acquires Ketonex High Performance PAEK Patent Portfolio 12/21/2022

    Oxford Performance Materials, Inc. (OPM; https://oxfordpm.com/) - an industry leader in advanced polymer science, coating technologies and 3D-printed biomedical devices – announced today an agreement to acquire the patent portfolio of England’s Ketonex, Ltd., which is comprised of the world’s highest performance PAEK polymer synthesis technology

38. SOLIZE India Partners With Toray Engineering D Solutions Co., Ltd For Injection Molding CAE System 3DTIMON™ 12/20/2022

    SOLIZE India Technologies Private Limited, a group company of Japan-headquartered SOLIZE Corporation, announced a partnership with Toray Engineering D Solutions Co., Ltd to address the Indian market for the latter's 3DTIMON™ 3D Injection Molding CAE System

39. CJ Biomaterials Partners With South Korean Industry-University Research Council To Promote Eco-Friendly Material And Accelerate Adoption Of PHA Technology 12/7/2022

    CJ Biomaterials, a division of South Korea-based CJ CheilJedang and leading producer of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), announced today that it has partnered with the South Korea Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) and the Korea Innovation Foundation (INNOPOLIS) to actively promote the eco-friendly materials industry, including PHA technology

40. D&W Fine Pack Implements 100% Recycled Plastic Products Manufacturing 12/6/2022

    D&W Fine Pack has announced the implementation of a multimillion-dollar investment in sustainability technology at its Fort Wayne, Indiana manufacturing facility