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IKV Launches Research Project to Advance Mechanical Recycling of Flexible PE
09/08/2024 - The Institute for Plastics Processing (IKV) in Industry and Craft at RWTH Aachen University (IKV) has initiated the industrial research project “LOOPCYCLING - Advanced mechanical recycling...
IKV launches project to improve LDPE recyclate qualities from household PCR
31/07/2024 - The project involves the entire plastics recycling value chain in order to push the boundaries of mechanical recycling and achieve the best possible recyclate qualities using established industrial...
Recycled polymers for food contact from Versalis and Forever Plast
17/07/2024 - (Picture Linkedin/Versalis) Following the collaboration between Versalis, Eni's...
NOVA Chemicals' Mechanical Recycling Process Receives FDA LNO to Produce rLLDPE
25/06/2024 - NOVA Chemicals Corporation ("NOVA Chemicals")? announced it has received a Letter of Non-Objection (LNO)...
NUREL Receives ISCC Certification for its Mechanical Recycling Process
11/06/2024 - NUREL receives ISCC certification for its mechanical recycling process and the manufacture of polyamides (PA) and...
Agglomerator to support today's chemical recycling
10/07/2024 - Although mechanical recycling is a well-established technology and remains the first choice for plastics recyclers due to its high efficiency, chemical recycling...
Pilot plant for PMMA depolymerisation opened
03/07/2024 - Pilot plant for PMMA depolymerisation openedBy Plasteurope.com staffIn Rho, just outside the Italian city of Milan, Trinseo (Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA;
ACC Statement on CIEL “Plastics Litigation Guide”
26/06/2024 - WASHINGTON (June 26, 2024) — Today the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) released a report on plastics. The following may be attributed to Ross Eisenberg, president of...
Nova receives FDA letter of non-objection for its recycling process at Indiana Facility
25/06/2024 - NOVA Chemicals Corporation announced it has received a Letter of Non Objection (LNO)...
Trinseo Collaborates with Yanfeng to Develop Circular Automotive Interior Materials
22/05/2024 - Yanfeng and Trinseo announced their collaboration in developing circular automotive interior materials. Both...
Continuous mixer for mechanical and chemical recycling
15/05/2024 - (Picture Farrel Pomini) At NPE 2024, Farrel Pomini displayed a...
Plastic Ingenuity launches online series for packaging professionals
06/06/2024 - Plastic Ingenuity has developed a free online course on Thermoform Circularity as part of its new Good Information continuing education series. × ...
Fourth PE line at Canadian site / Mechanical recycling makes headway
24/05/2024 - Fourth PE line at Canadian site / Mechanical recycling makes headwayBy Plasteurope.com staffNova Chemicals (NovaChem, Calgary, Alberta, Canada;
Cooperation with chemical recycler Carbios / Delivery of 15,000 t/y of PET granulate made from food trays
15/03/2024 - Cooperation with chemical recycler Carbios / Delivery of 15,000 t/y of PET granulate made from food traysFrench specialist for chemical recycling Carbios (Saint-Beauzire; 
Jindal Films announces new PP mono-material
15/03/2024 - Jindal Films, a leader in the development and manufacture of specialty BOPP and BOPE films for the flexible packaging and labeling markets, is developing PP mono-material and PE mono-material...
Private equity group acquires shares in Italian recycler / Plans to build chemical recycling plant for PET
01/03/2024 - Private equity group acquires shares in Italian recycler / Plans to build chemical recycling plant for PETItelyum, a portfolio unit of a private capital group, said it has acquired a...
Plastics recycling plant opens near Minneapolis
14/01/2024 - A state-of-the-art facility designed to recycle flexible film, a widely used material that includes...
AI improves sorting of food-grade PP â?? researchers
07/12/2023 - AI improves sorting of food-grade PP â?? researchersA French research project has used artificial intelligence to deliver â??groundbreakingâ? results in the identification of food-grade...