Industry News

31. 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

32. LG Sets Goal To Use Half Million Metric Tons Of Recycled Plastic 9/14/2021

    LG Electronics has set a goal to use almost 600,000 metric tons of recycled plastic by 2030 in a concerted effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the value chain

33. KBR Awarded Contract For Plastics Recycling Projects By PKN ORLEN 8/31/2021

    KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today that it has been awarded a feasibility study contract by PKN ORLEN to evaluate plastics recycling projects in Central Europe utilizing KBR's Hydro-PRT℠ technology

34. CGF Plastic Waste Coalition Launches Full Set Of ‘Golden Design Rules’ To Tackle Plastic Waste 8/13/2021

    With a common vision of a world where no plastic waste ends up in nature – land or sea – The Consumer Goods Forum's (CGF) Coalition of Action on Plastic Waste today announces the latest critical step made by Coalition members to transform the industry's relationship with plastic packaging

35. PureCycle Partners With SK Global Chemical To Open Ultra-Pure Recycling Plant In South Korea 8/12/2021

    PureCycle Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCT) announced today a signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) with SK Global Chemical, a technology-driven global chemical company headquartered in South Korea, as a first step to enable the building and operating of a recycling facility in South Korea to transform polypropylene (PP) waste into ultra-pure polypropylene resin (UPRP)

36. HTI Plastics Installs New 420-Ton Injection Molding Press 8/6/2021

    HTI Plastics recently purchased a new 420-Ton Engel injection Molding press with an integrated Engel Viper 20 robot. The versatile press, with capabilities to produce products across a number of applications, will add to HTI's impressive stable of injection molding machines, and keep HTI on the cutting-edge of technology.

37. Olyns Engineers An Elegant And Convenient Solution To Increase Recycling Of Plastics 7/28/2021

    Olyns, a leader in technology-centric recycling solutions, today announced the launch of its new bottle collection machine, designed for high-traffic, indoor locations

38. Polyplastics Develops New Testing Method To Identify Gas Formation During Injection Molding 7/13/2021

    Polyplastics Co., Ltd., a leading global supplier of engineering thermoplastics, has developed a testing method that identifies gas formation during the injection molding process and helps to reduce mold deposits

39. LyondellBasell Announces Acquisition Of Polypacific Polymers Sdn. Bhd. In Malaysia 6/30/2021

    LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB), one of the largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies in the world, today announced it has acquired 100 percent of PolyPacific Polymers Sdn. Bhd. (PPM) in Port Klang, Malaysia

40. S&P Global Platts Further Expands Its Recycled Plastics Assessments Beyond R-PET 6/23/2021

    S&P Global Platts, the leading independent provider of information and benchmark prices for the commodities and energy markets, today launched six new daily price assessments for recycled plastics in the US, Europe and Southeast Asia spot physical markets