SIG announces launch of tethered caps for carton packs
SIG announced today that tethered caps will be launched for its beverage cartons in Europe in the second half of 2021, well ahead of the July 2024 deadline set by EU regulations.
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Euractiv.pl: The place for plastics in a zero-emission economy
Recycling of plastic packaging must improve in the EU. Still, the real problem is not plastics themselves, but their appropriate use and waste management. This is the conclusion from the discussion at the webinar organized by EURACTIV Poland titled “A New Paradigm for Plastics and Their Role in the EU’s Zero-Emission Economy Plans”.
Clariant joins the EU Circular Plastics Alliance
Clariant, a focused, sustainable and innovative specialty chemical company, today announced it has officially joined the EU Circular Plastics Alliance.
Positive feedback for Project AIR for sustainable methanol production from EU Innovation Fund
Specialty chemicals innovator Perstorp is planning large-scale production of sustainable methanol from captured carbon dioxide and other residue streams. This could contribute substantially towards a climate-neutral industry.
Navigating the latest changes in waste legislation
Tom Eng, Senior Vice President and Head of Tomra Recycling, provides an overview of some of the recent changes in European and international waste legislation and highlights the implications of these changes for waste operators.
New Managing Director for KraussMaffei Italy
Tiziano Caprara starts as new Managing Director of KraussMaffei Italy
OCS becomes an intrinsic part of PlasticsEurope’s DNA
PlasticsEurope launched its Operation Clean Sweep (OCS) annual Progress Report taking stock of the advancements made by our members together with the value chain towards ending pellet loss in any environment.
STADLER celebrates the production of the 1000th ballistic separator
STADLER has reached an impressive milestone with the production of its 1,000th ballistic separator. The machine was purchased by Vaersa, a company providing waste management and remediation activities in the Valencia region, in Spain.
Reifenhäuser joins cross-value chain initiative for smart packaging recycling in the EU
Plastic extrusion technology specialist Reifenhäuser has joined the cross-value chain initiative Digital Watermarks. The project – also known in the industry as HolyGrail 2.0 – was presented to the public today.
A new way of tracing engineered nanomaterials
An innovative labelling technique could help researchers better understand the potential safety risks of engineered nanomaterials.
EuPC: plastic tax is a danger for the EU single market & recovery
With its latest agreement on the new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and coronavirus recovery fund, the European Council has also approved the implementation of the so-called plastic tax as of the 1st of January 2021.
The proposed tax should motivate to actions towards the Circular Economy
The last meeting of the European Council ended with decisions that will have major implications for the plastics processing industry, writes Tomasz Mikulski, of ML Polyolefins.
