Plastic Recycling Schneider Electric collaborates with GR3N to tackle plastic recycling challenges September 10, 2024 by plasticsinfomart Schneider Electric, a sustainable company in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has partnered with GR3N, the Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) chemical recycler, to create the first open automation system for the advanced plastic recycling industry. With 50% of global plastic waste ending up in landfills and only 9% recycled, GR3N developed MADE, the Microwave Assisted DEpolymerization solution. This new process breaks down […] Read more »
Breaking News Dow launches bio-attributed elastomers for flooring applications September 10, 2024 by plasticsinfomart Dow has announced the launch of its first bio-attributed material for flooring applications. The elastomer is an addition to Dow’s Engage REN Polyolefin Elastomers (POE) product portfolio introduced in 2022. The flooring innovation will be used to manufacture carpet tile backing to provide dimensional stability and adhesion support for fibres. Dow produces the Engage portfolio of polyolefin […] Read more »
Market News Citroniq raises $12M to move forward with bio-based PP plant in US September 5, 2024 by plasticsinfomart Citroniq, a Houston-based maker of carbon-negative materials, announced it raised $12 million in series A funding. The financing was co-funded by Lummus Technology, which last year announced plans to build four bio-based polypropylene (PP) plants in the United States in partnership with Citroniq. The funding is expected to enable Citroniq to further advance the planning, design, […] Read more »
Plastic Recycling GDB acquires plastics recycling plant in Minnesota September 5, 2024 by plasticsinfomart New Jersey-based GDB International Inc., through its subsidiary GDB Circular (MN) Inc., is reopening the former Myplas USA plastic film recycling plant in Rogers, Minnesota. Myplas USA, the U.S.-subsidiary of South African firm Myplas, opened the 170,000-square-foot facility in late 2023. The original facility was designed to recycle nearly 90 million pounds of end-of-life plastic per year, […] Read more »
Plastics News New Process Vaporizes Plastic Bags and Bottles To Make Recycled Plastics September 3, 2024 by plasticsinfomart A new chemical process can essentially vaporize plastics that dominate the waste stream today and turn them into hydrocarbon building blocks for new plastics. The catalytic process, developed at the University of California, Berkeley, works equally well with the two dominant types of post-consumer plastic waste: polyethylene, the component of most single-use plastic bags; and […] Read more »
Machinery News EcoCortec launches permanent ESD Film powered by Nano-VpCI September 2, 2024 / September 2, 2024 by plasticsinfomart EcoCortec, the European subsidiary of Cortec Corporation, launched EcoSonic VpCI-125 PCR HP Permanent ESD Films and Bags made with a guaranteed 30% post-consumer recycled content of high, consistent quality. The permanent ESD film is powered by Nano-VpCI with a high content of post-consumer recycled plastic. High-performance anti-static, corrosion inhibiting film and bags are aimed for use in the protection of static sensitive […] Read more »
Plastics Industry Unilever joins $21M Circle Alliance to reduce plastic waste September 2, 2024 by plasticsinfomart Consumer goods giant Unilever has partnered with consulting firm EY and the US Agency for International Development to launch the Circle Alliance, a new public–private initiative aimed at tackling plastic pollution. The partners have invested $21 million (€19 million) to support entrepreneurs and small businesses across the plastics value chain to scale solutions for packaging circularity, from […] Read more »
Industry MRFs must be part of any successful recycling programs, panel says September 2, 2024 by plasticsinfomart Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio — Companies across the value chain are working together to expand the value of material recovery facilities (MRFs) in the recycling market. Executives with consumer products giant Procter & Gamble Co., waste processing firm Rumpke Waste & Recycling and materials supplier Eastman Chemical Co. provided recycling updates Aug. 27 at the Advanced […] Read more »
