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Plastics Processing Equipment Supplier Engel Celebrates Opening of Swiss Tech CentreINEOS launches new advanced recycled plastic production productCMG Granulators unveils new line for high-capacity plastic recyclingNew report reveals Europe is leading the charge in plastic waste managementIPL, Schoeller Allibert Merger Builds Global Sustainable Plastic Packaging PowerhousePlastics Processing Equipment Supplier Engel Celebrates Opening of Swiss Tech CentreINEOS launches new advanced recycled plastic production productCMG Granulators unveils new line for high-capacity plastic recyclingNew report reveals Europe is leading the charge in plastic waste managementIPL, Schoeller Allibert Merger Builds Global Sustainable Plastic Packaging Powerhouse

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AEPW releases new mechanical recycling ‘playbook’

January 13, 2025 by plasticsinfomart

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 […]

Plastics Industry

Vioneo picks Honeywell’s methanol-to-olefin technology for Antwerp plant

January 13, 2025 by plasticsinfomart

Vioneo is moving forward with its plans to build a 300,000 tonnes/year polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) plant using green methanol as feedstock in the Port of Antwerp, Belgium. The company was established in September 2024 as a subsidiary of A.P. Moller Holding, the investment group of Danish shipping and logistics company Mærsk. Vioneo announced […]

DIEFFENBACHER joins the IPAI Community

January 8, 2025 by plasticsinfomart

Initiated by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labor and Tourism of Baden-Württemberg, the IPAI aims to create an innovation-friendly ecosystem that strengthens collaboration between research, AI development and established partners. With a clear focus on raising public awareness and providing educational opportunities, the IPAI supports startups, SMEs, companies and the public sector in developing and […]

Plastic Recycling

Taiwan introduces discounted EPR rates for recycled plastic containers

January 8, 2025 / January 8, 2025 by plasticsinfomart

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) […]

New alliance for PMMA recycling in Europe

January 8, 2025 / January 8, 2025 by plasticsinfomart

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 […]

Chemical recycler Blue Cycle goes bankrupt in the Netherlands

January 3, 2025 by plasticsinfomart

Blue Cycle, a chemical recycler based in the Netherlands, announced its bankruptcy at the end of 2024. The company opened in 2019 and started operating a pilot plant in Heerenveen in early 2023. It had a capacity to recycled around 20,000 tonnes of plastic waste into pyrolysis oil per year. In the last days of […]

Plastic Packaging

New network offers take-back and recycling of all PMMA waste

December 30, 2024 by plasticsinfomart

An often repeated mantra in the plastics industry is the need for strong partnerships and collaborations to move towards a sustainable, circular future. Now, Röhm, together with several partners, is putting this into action by establishing a Europe-wide alliance for the recycling of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). The participating companies are Pekutherm, Nextchem, the sustainable technology […]

Plastic Recycling

BASF collaborates to study mechanical plastic recycling

December 30, 2024 by plasticsinfomart

BASF has partnered with Endress+Hauser, TechnoCompound and the Universities of Bayreuth and Jena in Germany to study improving mechanical recycling of plastics. The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is funding two-thirds of the 2.2 million-euros ($2.29 million) project, with the project partners providing one-third of the financing. The SpecReK project aims combine […]