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Feb 93 min read

Lignin-reinforced PLA Imparts Antioxidant Effect with Controlled Biodegradability

KraussMaffei Extrusion has tied up with a Polish partner to develop a bio-based injection molding compound with enhanced mechanical...

Feb 52 min read

NJ Shopping Bag Ban Boosts Plastics Consumption

On a recent trip back home to Auckland, New Zealand, I was stunned by two things: the complete absence of single-use shopping bags and...

Jan 122 min read

Lummus Invests in Microwave Assisted Pyrolysis Technology

Lummus Technology has announced a major investment in Resynergi to scale production of the latter's modular Continuous Microwave Assisted...

Jan 32 min read

Baby Bottles are Bio-based

LyondellBasell and Pigeon Singapore – a market leader producing high-quality mother and baby care products for Southeast Asia, Middle...

Dec 14, 20231 min read

Gunze "Launches Eco-friendly" PS/PET Composite Shrink Film

Japanese packaging concern Gunze has debuted what's described as a an eco-friendly lightweight shrink film for automatic sleeve...

Nov 21, 20231 min read

R&D Project Targets EVA Recycling

Braskem America, together with footwear brands adidas and Allbirds, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), are teaming up to to...

Nov 21, 20232 min read

LyondellBasell to Build Industrial-scale Advanced Recycling Plant in Germany

LyondellBasell (LYB) has made the final investment decision to build the company's first industrial-scale catalytic advanced recycling...

Nov 14, 20232 min read

Hundreds of Toxic Chemicals in Recycled Plastics?

Delegates, scientists and health and environmental advocates from around the world have traveling to Nairobi, Kenya for this week’s...

Nov 7, 20232 min read

SK Geo Centric Plans Second Pyrolysis Plant

SK Geo Centric is joining forces with Plastic Energy, the UK-based plastic pyrolysis specialist, to construct a waste plastic pyrolysis...

Nov 1, 20232 min read

NGOs: Chemical Recycling is NOT the Answer

A recent report by Plastics Europe paints a scenario where by 2050, making plastics using chemical recycled feedstocks will be a more...

Nov 1, 20232 min read

The Circular Future of Polymer Production in Europe

At the recent Global Plastics Summit that we attended in Bangkok, there were calls from NGOs and governmental bureaucrats to...

Oct 19, 20232 min read

SK chemicals Stores Music on Chemically Recycled PET

Global record producer Sonopress has developed the EcoRecord with “circular recycled PET” Replacing PVC, the “circularly recycled” PET...

Oct 12, 20232 min read

Poultry Feathers Fly in Foams for Hydroponic Crop Systems

AIMPLAS is investigating the development of new foams made with poultry feathers for sustainable hydroponic crop systems within the...

Oct 2, 20232 min read

World’s First Injection Molding Machine for Fiber-based Products Debuts

Pulpac, developer of a process for molding dry fibers derived from pulp into packaging and disposable applications such as hot and cold...

Sep 28, 20232 min read

T-Plas Hosts Inaugural Circularity and Sustainability Seminar

Renowned industry experts convened at T-Plas for the inaugural Circular Economy and Sustainable Challenges for Southeast Asian Markets...

Sep 14, 20232 min read

LG Chem, Eni Consider Biorefinery in South Korea

LG Chem and Eni Sustainable Mobility have announced that they are exploring the possibility to develop and operate a new biorefinery at...

Aug 18, 20232 min read

Verde Bioresin Gears up for Biodegradable Polyethylene Production

Renewables-based biodegradable plastics developer Verde Bioresin is a step closer to NASDAQ listing via a special purpose acquisition...

Aug 16, 20234 min read

T-PLAS to Make Strong Comeback in Bangkok, Thailand This September

Hot topics include Recycling Solutions Zone and Circular Economy Conference T-PLAS, the International Trade Fair for the Plastics and...

Aug 14, 20232 min read

Indonesia Welcomes Indo Pacific Circular Plastics Summit 2023 in October

Mark you calendars for October 26-27, 2023, when the Holiday Inn Jakarta Kemayoran, Indonesia, will welcome the Indo Pacific Circular...

Jul 18, 20232 min read

Utilizing Microalgae in Recycling EV Batteries

With the rise in demand of electric vehicles (EVs), new challenges have emerged, in particular proper disposal of used batteries, which...