18-12-2020 Plastics Research New polymer formula could revive millions of old wheelie bins UK recycler Bright Green Plastics (BGP), which reprocesses over 40 000 tonnes of plastic scrap every year, has developed a…
16-04-2019 Business Plastics Depolymerisation process ‘important step forward’ DuPont Teijin Films is the latest plastics manufacturer to announce developments in the innovative world of chemical recycling. The joint…
25-01-2019 Business Plastics Interface Polymers pioneers game-changer for plastic scrap UK firm Interface Polymers has developed Polarfin, a technology that it says can revolutionise the recycling industry. The process modifies the surface…
09-01-2019 Business Plastics UAE expands its polymers conversion ‘ecosystem’ The Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi has launched Kizad Polymers Park. The new site will form an ‘integral’ part of…
05-12-2018 Business Plastics Circular Polymers recycles plastic liner into high-grade pellets California-based company Circular Polymers has launched a recycling solution for PET release liner in close collaboration with labels and packaging…
24-10-2018 Business Plastics Research Lab investment offers potential for more recycled polymer grades An expansion of testing and the development of more recycled polymer grades has been made possible by new investment in…
29-05-2018 Plastics Research Bringing 3D printing back to polymer level Thermosetting photopolymers represent almost 50% of the worldwide 3D printing market. Once the material has been used to create a…
02-05-2018 Plastics Austrian-American link-up for polymer recycling project United States – US firm Green Line Polymers (GLP) has installed what it claims to be the largest recycling line…
16-03-2018 Plastics Digging for high-quality polymers in the e-scrap mine United States – Scientists at the US Illinois Sustainability Technology Center claim they are the first group to have found…
11-09-2017 Plastics Imerys gains Regain Polymers United Kingdom – Mineral-based specialty solutions provider Imerys has completed the acquisition of UK plastics recycler Regain Polymers and will…
16-08-2017 Plastics Closed Loop Fund invests US$ 3 million in ‘high value’ polymers recycling United States – Clean tech company GreenMantra Technologies will receive an investment of around US$ 3 million from Closed Loop…