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Nov 272 min read

There's More to Aluminum Recycling than You May Think

We'd guess that aluminum used in beverage cans would differ from that used in automotive and aerospace applications but iut turns out...

Sep 112 min read

Braskem Opens Renewable Innovation Center in U.S.

Braskem, the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas, as well as a market leader and pioneer producer of biopolymers on an...

Aug 221 min read

Mitsubishi Chemical Investigates End-of-life-tire Conversion to Carbon Black

The Mitsubishi Chemical Group (MCG) has launched a study chemically recycle of end-of-life tires (ELTs) by utilizing the coke ovens at...

Aug 222 min read

Carbon Emissions Converted to Plastics

eFuels leader Infinium and Borealis, a leading supplier of advanced and sustainable plastic solutions, have entered into an agreement to...

Aug 132 min read

LG Chem Adds Eco-friendliness to Flame-Retardant Plastics

Korea’s LG Chem has revealed that its PFAS*-free flame-retardant polycarbonate/acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (PC/ABS) material...

Jun 281 min read

Trinseo Opens Next-Gen Depolymerization Facility in Italy

Trinseo has opened a polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) depolymerization facility in Rho, Italy. The pilot facility represents a significant...

Jun 261 min read

SCG, Toyo to Jointly Develop Chemical Recycling Technology

SCG Chemicals affiliate Circular Plas and Japan's Toyo Engineering are collaborating to expand capacity and business opportunities for...

Jun 221 min read

Vynova Announces PVC Recycling R&D Program

Vynova has announced a research & development program to further advance PVC recycling and help the PVC value chain accelerate towards...

May 173 min read

Dow SCGC Sign MOU for Circular Plastics

First in the Asia Pacific market to seek a holistic value chain solution for circular plastic. 200,000 tonnes/year of plastic waste will...

May 32 min read

Project Using AI to Develop Sustainable Materials

Officially launched on May 2nd, the four-year FAVIA (Adaptative Formulation Through Artificial Intelligence) project aims to predict and...

Mar 72 min read

ASEAN Circular Plastics Summit Slated for Malaysia in June

Apex Events is convening the ASEAN Circular Plastics Summit 2024 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on June 27–28. The organizer recently unveiled...

Feb 231 min read

MLT Analytics at APIC 2024 Korea

MLT Analytics will be attending the Asia Petrochemical Industry Conference (APIC 2024) in Seoul, Korea this coming May 30th and 31st. We...

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...

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 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 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...

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 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...