Plastics Recycling News

“Many of this year’s shortlisted entries showcase innovations in plastics recycling that, just eight years ago, would have been considered unattainable,” said Ton Emans, Plastics Recyclers Europe’s President. “This demonstrates just how far the industry has progressed since the inception of these awards and underscores the critical value that plastic recycling plays for the future … Continue reading Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2025 winners announced

Benvic Recycling will showcase its most recent PVC recycling innovations at PRSE. The subsidiary of France-based compounder Benvic Group has upgraded its processes with cutting-edge sorting, homogenisation, and regeneration equipment. These improvements allow the company to produce secondary raw materials that comply with legacy additive regulations while meeting stringent application-specific testing requirements. Initially focusing on … Continue reading Benvic to drive forward PVC recycling at PRSE

Plastics technology licensor Axens and plastics recycling company SOREMA have announced a partnership to provide integrated solutions for the chemical and mechanical recycling of plastic waste. The companies aim to provide their clients with integrated and optimized solutions to maximize the yield and revenues from the waste feedstock to the recycled plastic. Axens is offering a suite of commercial … Continue reading Axens and SOREMA partner on integrated plastic recycling solutions

Recyclekaro, which is into e-waste management and lithium-ion battery recycling, said it has increased its total e-waste recycling capacity to 24,000 tonnes annually at its facility in Palghar, near Mumbai. While e-waste recycling capacity has been increased from 7,500 tonnes to 24,000 tonnes per year, battery recycling capacity has grown from 4,200 tonnes to 10,000 … Continue reading Recyclekaro expands e-waste recycling capacity by over threefold

Standard recyclate demand remained well below normal levels at the beginning of the new year, even though converters started to replenish their stocks. Recyclers also had plenty of stock in their warehouses, meaning that implementation of price increases to improve margin at a time of low demand, was unlikely. Furthermore, recyclers faced growing competition from … Continue reading Recycled polymers: Seasonal demand upturn drives prices upward

The Global Impact Coalition, a CEO-led initiative to help the chemical industry transition to net-zero, has launched a pilot project in Germany and the Netherlands to recycle plastics from end-of-life vehicles (ELVs). Industry giants BASF, Sabic, Covestro, Clariant, LyondellBasell, Mitsubishi Chemical Group, and Solvay, founding members of the coalition, are joining forces with dismantlers, shredding … Continue reading Industry giants launch automotive plastics recycling project

Polyplastics plans to launch a 40% glass-reinforced grade of Durafide recycled polyphenylene sulfide (rG-PPS) by December 2025 as part of its mechanical recycling business. The company said it will develop optimal formulations that will play a role in helping to achieve 100% circularity of engineering plastics by expanding the use of mechanically recycled materials in … Continue reading Polyplastics to Launch 40% Glass-Filled Recycled PPS

The European Commission has approved a €500 million French scheme to support plastics chemical recycling. The French state aid scheme will cover up to 40% of eligible costs for chemical recycling projects targeting plastic waste including trays, films, non-beverage bottles, and textile materials with a certain amount of polyester content. The French government will offer … Continue reading Chemical recycling gets €500 million boost with EU-approved French state aid

VTT has announced the licensing of its mixed plastic recycling technology, Olefy, to US-based company Refinity, which develops and commercialises new waste recovery technologies. VTT has sold a global license of its chemical recycling technology for mixed plastic waste to Refinity, a new subsidiary of Innventure Inc. Refinity says it intends to use the technology … Continue reading VTT’s plastic recycling technology licensed to US-based Refinity

The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) says it has published its third “solution model” playbook titled “Capturing Value Through Basic Mechanical Recycling of Mixed Plastic Waste.” The Singapore-based group says its new publication “offers a comprehensive approach to reintroducing mixed plastic [scrap] streams back into the value chain, focusing on practical recycling models that … Continue reading AEPW releases new mechanical recycling ‘playbook’

The Taiwan Ministry of Environment announced discounted recycling and disposal fees for plastic containers using recycled material or adhering to green design standards. Under Article 16 of Taiwan’s Waste Disposal Act, manufacturers and importers of plastic containers must pay fees based on the type, weight, and recyclability of their products. This Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) … Continue reading Taiwan introduces discounted EPR rates for recycled plastic containers

NextChem, chemical company Röhm, acrylic and polycarbonate sheet and film maker Polyvantis, and PMMA recycler Pekutherm have formed an alliance to advance PMMA recycling in Europe. PMMA, also known as acrylic glass, has excellent optical and physical properties. It is used for glazing applications in, for example, caravans, facades, furniture, and vehicle tail lights, but … Continue reading New alliance for PMMA recycling in Europe