Circular Economy
Circular Economy
Plastic Energy’s LCA Shows Its TAC™ Process Cuts CO₂ by Up to 78%
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New research has found recycling plastics, using Plastic Energy’s proprietary technology,...
Harper successfully commissions two carbon fiber lines in China
25/11/2024 -
Source | Harper InternationalHarper International (Buffalo, N.Y., U.S.) has successfully...
New findings show recycling using Plastic Energy’s technology could provide up to 89% emission savings
30/01/2025 -
Plastic Energy’s chemical recycling plant in Seville, Spain © PLASTIC ENERGY™
Plastic Energy publishes new LCA
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New research has found recycling plastics, using Plastic Energy’s (London, UK) proprietary technology, currently saves up to 78 % CO2 eq. compared to incineration with energy recovery.These...
Launch of Demonstration Test for CO2 Capture from Chemical Recovery Boilers at Paper Mills in Japan
12/12/2024 -
The demonstration test is for commercial application of the CO2 capture technology at Hokuetsu Corporation’s paper millsIt is aimed at chemical...
Leclanché Statement Regarding the EU Commission Delegated Act Draft: Establishing a Method to Calculate and Verify the Efficiency of Battery Recycling and Material Recovery - Leclanché
04/12/2024 -
Wed Dec 4 YVERDON-LES-BAINS, Switzerland & WILLSTÄTT, Germany, 4th December 2024 Leclanché welcomes the recent...
Opening speech by Commissioner Simson at a side event on Ukraine's recovery towards a green, sustainable and resilient energy system on the margins of COP29
15/11/2024 -
European Commission Speech Baku, 15 Nov 2024 Dear German, Ladies and Gentlemen, and fellow Ukraine supporters, Let me start by recognising the extraordinary courage of the Ukrainian people.Next week...
Researchers Achieve 100% Breakdown of PFAS, Promising Sustainable Fluorine Recovery
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Researchers at Ritsumeikan University achieved a 100% breakdown of perfluorooctanesulfonate (a type of PFAS) in just eight hours and an 81% breakdown of Nafion (a fluoropolymer) in 24 hours. This...
GREENPLAST 2025 - Registration opening - Amaplast
11/06/2024 -
Registrations officially open for the second edition of GREENPLAST - the exhibition-convention dedicated to materials, technologies and transformation processes for plastics and rubber, with focus...
Hitachi & ASCO to supply CO2 liquefaction plant for innovative Swiss energy project
31/05/2024 -
CO2 Energie AG, a subsidiary of Swiss energy company “Regionalwerke Baden” and “Recycling Energie AG” has joined forces with Hitachi Zosen Inova and ASCO Carbon...
Can-Eng commissions mesh belt furnace overseas
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Can-Eng Furnaces, Niagara, Ontario, has commissioned a continuous mesh belt heat-treat system for the production of high-quality automotive fasteners in Italy.This project in the Piedmont...
AIMPLAS To Give Second Life To Plant Waste Through Bio-Based Adhesives
09/02/2024 -
Key Highlights:The FUSTARISE Project maintains sustainable solutions for managing lignocellulosic waste from agriculture and forestry by repurposing it into bio-based...
DOE announces phase one prize winners to boost recycling for a circular wind energy economy
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The $5.1 million, two-phase competition funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law helps develop a cost-effective and...
Compostable capsules most sustainable option for single serve coffee units
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Wageningen University & Research has assessed the environmental impacts and circularity of different materials for single serve coffee capsules, when subjected to various end-of-life...
Commission approves €5.7 billion Italian State aid scheme under the Recovery and Resilience Facility to support renewable energy communities and self-consumers
21/11/2023 -
European Commission Press release Brussels, 22 Nov 2023 The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €5.7 billion Italian scheme made available in part through the Recovery and...
CAFIPLA project develops innovative biomass pretreatment process for the bioeconomy
06/11/2023 -
The use of biomass for the bioeconomy has so far focused primarily on sugar- or starch-based raw materials, which are associated with high environmental costs in terms of land use and...
Teijin undergoes new steps in its journey to sustainability after the COVID-19 pandemic
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Shukei “Daniel” Inui, Teijin Group Corporate Officer, General Manager, Carbon Fibers Business Unit, Teijin Limited details herein strategic axes followed by the group to...
Suez and Pyrum sign deal to develop new UK pyrolysis plant
27/06/2023 -
Suez and Pyrum sign deal to develop new UK pyrolysis plantGerman pyrolysis specialist Pyrum Innovations (Dillingen; www.pyrum.net) has teamed...
New report urges packaging producers to act quickly on sustainability
27/06/2023 -
While the focus of the plastic packaging sector remains strongly directed at sustainability, recycling rates have not kept pace with ambitions, according to a new report from Rabobank, a Dutch...