Plastics

The new polystyrene material is based on 20%-30% post-consumer recycled content (PCR).

As from 1 September 2020, Chinese customs authorities have been tightening the enforcement of the existing regulations regarding imports of recycled plastics pellets.

AMI Consulting has published its brand-new report on the global Chemical Recycling industry.

Loop Industries and Suez have announced plans to build the first Infinite Loop recycling facility in Europe.

A new Food Contact Module for plastics recycling processes of the EuCertPlast Certification drives further harmonisation of the plastics recycling industry.

Toyochem Co., Ltd., a member company of the Toyo Ink Group, has developed a new pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) with a high bio-based content for use in packaging, labels and tapes.

EPPA calls for national food agencies to review policy options and publish hygiene-guidance.

Axens, IFPEN and JEPLAN have recently signed a joint development and commercialization agreement in order to develop, demonstrate and commercialize an innovative PET monomer recycling process for all types of waste PET-based materials, including bottles, films, trays or textile (polyester).

AIM, the European Brands Association, has launched HolyGrail 2.0 with Mondi and other partners across the value chain to prove the viability of digital watermarking for sorting waste at scale.

Swiss trading group Meraxis and the integrated Central and Eastern European oil, gas and petrochemical company MOL Group are entering into a strategic partnership.

The findings of an independent laboratory testing of ‘GreenleafTM 2nd Generation’ technology show that it is fully compatible with the recycling stream of HDPE containers as it does not pose any recyclability issues.