08-10-2019 Plastics Technology Chemical recycling offers major potential for plastic packaging Issues surrounding plastic packaging waste and how we tackle it continue to dominate the headlines. Pressure is growing to find…
06-09-2019 Business Plastics Dow signs up to chemical recycling Chemical giant Dow has struck a deal with the Fuenix Ecogy Group for the supply of pyrolysis oil feedstock, made…
30-08-2019 Plastics Legislation call for chemical recycling Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) has called for a package of measures to ensure that the chemical recycling (CR) of plastics…
09-08-2019 Business Plastics Technology Eastman makes big strides in chemical recycling of plastics US chemical company Eastman has developed two circular production processes. Eastman is building a facility, expected to be completed in…
28-01-2019 Plastics Textiles Chemical recycling breakthrough from Taiwan Taiwan textile supplier Far Eastern New Century has developed an ‘all-in-one’ chemical recycling solution for mixed polyester textiles. ‘During the…
15-11-2018 Plastics Chemical specialist makes light of bulky waste challenge A German chemical company is leading research into obtaining high-value recycled polyols from plastic waste such as mattresses and upholstery….
04-07-2018 Plastics Research Technology California pioneers chemical process for dirty plastics US start-up BioCellection has developed a chemical process to recycle contaminated plastic film. The material is shredded but doesn’t have…
20-06-2018 Business Plastics Chemical recycling of plastics may reach new heights ReNew ELP is constructing its first commercial-scale plastics recycling facility in Wilton, UK, based on its ‘breakthrough’ Catalytic Hydrothermal Reactor…
31-10-2017 Plastics Chemical-based technology has big impact on PET recycling Europe – DEMETO is the name given to a new European project focusing on the chemical recycling of coloured PET…
06-07-2017 Plastics NOVA Chemicals proves recyclable food-grade packaging isn’t impossible United States – NOVA Chemicals Corporation has developed an ‘easily recyclable’ oxygen-barrier film which means companies no longer need to…
02-06-2017 E-scrap Research Bacteria’s impressive biochemical abilities a ‘game-changer’ for electronics recycling Australia – Have you ever heard of nugget-producing bacteria? Chances are, they hold the key to more efficient processing of…
