28-03-2024 Plastics recycling PET disparities creating ‘potholes’ The average recycled content of plastic bottles produced in the EU has reached 24%. This means more work is still…
14-12-2023 Business Plastics recycling Napcor reports ‘healthy’ demand for rPET The recycling rate for polyethylene (PET) in North America was 37.8% in 2022, according to the National Association for PET…
03-11-2023 Business Plastics recycling Circular claims for PET bottles ‘mislead consumers’ Claims by leading brands and plastics manufacturers that PET beverage bottles are either ‘100% recyclable’ or ‘100% recycled’ are likely…
18-10-2023 Business Plastics recycling Thailand gets first 100% recycled PET bottles Austria’s Alpla Group and PTT Global Chemical in Thailand have launched a joint venture called Envicco to introduce food-grade recycled…
10-08-2023 Plastics recycling Ramp-up for Brazil’s PET recycling Major global PET bottle recycler Indorama Ventures has completed expansion of its recycling facility in Brazil. Located in Juiz de…
11-07-2023 Plastics recycling Alpla backs Polish rPET drive Packaging specialist Alpla is expanding its recycling plant at Radomsko in Poland to become one of the largest recycled (rPET)…
16-06-2023 Plastics recycling Recyclers say PET imports are growing threat to EU industry A significant increase in imports of PET plastics is threatening the competitiveness of the EU’s industry, according to European recyclers….
17-03-2023 Business Plastics recycling Italian partners drive PET chemical recycling Saipem and Garbo have signed an agreement to develop the chemical recycling of PET, with a focus on treating PET-based…
11-02-2023 Business Non-Ferrous metals recycling Competitive and sunny forecast for aluminium recyclers The global aluminium recycling market was worth US$ 9.5 billion (EUR 8.8 billion) in 2021 and is projected to witness…
08-02-2023 Business Plastics recycling Direct Pack boosts PET recycling in Phoenix Packaging producer Direct Pack has recovered around 7 300 tonnes of recycled PET plastic in partnership with the municipality of…
15-07-2022 Business Plastics recycling Multi-billion appetite for automotive plastics Plastics are used in an increasing amount in modern products and vehicles are no exception. Analysts at Market Research Future…