Plastics
Partnership for recyclable material processing
| Through a strategic partnership with the company Plato Technology, Vecoplan intends to offer customers comprehensive processing solutions for plastics recycling from a single source in future.
A Circular Future with Plastics
| The EuPC Conference, co-organised at the Blue Point Brussels with Belgian partners Agoria and essenscia PolyMatters, marked two days of discussions, networking, and collaborative efforts towards advancing circularity and overall sustainability within the plastics value chain industry.
PET bottle recycling solution from a single source
| For Indian preform and plastic packaging manufacturer Magpet Polymer, Coperion and Herbold Meckesheim are collaborating technologies in construction of an entire plant for bottle-to-bottle recycling from a single source.
New monitoring tool reviews progress on plastics circularity in Europe
| Plastics production and consumption patterns across Europe remain unsustainable and need to be made more circular to reduce waste, pollution, climate change and other negative impacts on the environment according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing published today.
Converting biodegradable plastic waste into green energy
| The Valplast Project aims to implement an alternative to the current way that biodegradable plastic packaging waste is managed to align it with circular economy principles.
Vecoplan enters into strategic partnership with Pla.to Technology
| Chemical recycling is an important approach in the circular economy.
Neste, Borealis and Covestro aim at closing the loop for automotive industry
| Neste, Borealis and Covestro have signed a project agreement to enable the recycling of discarded tires into high-quality plastics for automotive applications.
Together towards higher sustainability ambitions
| The 12th VinylPlus Sustainability Forum (VSF2024) which took place on 23 May 2024 reaffirmed that by sharing common objectives for innovation, industry transformation, competitiveness and sustainability, policymakers and industry can achieve faster action and positive change at EU and global level.
Ineos Inovyn launches recycling pilot plants
| Across Europe, around 30% of PVC waste is currently mechanically recycled.
Herbold Meckesheim and Coperion at IFAT 2024
| At IFAT, the companies want to present product and process solutions that make the recycling of plastics markedly more efficient and increase the product quality achieved.
OMV and Borealis sign long-term supply agreements with Tomra
| These agreements ensure a consistent supply of sustainable and high-quality raw materials for OMV Group’s recycling operations.
PAAG: Scaling up PET bottle-to-bottle recycling in Türkiye
| PAAG, a member of Bell Holding, installed a Starlinger recoSTAR PET 165 HC iV+ PET bottle-to-bottle recycling line with a production capacity of up to 1,800 kg/h in its Gebze facility in Kocaeli near Istanbul.
Picvisa: Solutions for textile and plastic recycling
| At IFAT, Picvisa wants to show solutions for textile and plastic recycling.
Recycled PET for Coca-Cola’s first 100 % rPET bottles in Indonesia
| The Indonesian plastics recycler Amandina Bumi Nusantara produces the rPET for Coca-Cola, Fanta, Sprite and Sprite Waterlymon bottles on two recoSTAR PET 165 HC iV+ bottle-to-bottle recycling systems from Starlinger.
