South Africa leading the African circular plastics industry
Waste management is currently one of the main challenges faced by the African recycled polymer supply chain. Plastic packaging are the largest fraction of waste after organic.
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SABIC launches recycled automotive grades under Trucircle portfolio of circular solutions
SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, introduced today the company’s first automotive grades containing mechanically recycled content within the company’s Trucircle portfolio of circular solutions and services.
Digitalisation as a tool for sustainability
Sustainability and digitalisation are currently the two defining issues in the packaging and logistics industry. But what happens when these two game-changers are combined?
Heat resistant and fully recyclable: white rPET100 packaging for dairy, hot drinks and ready meals
Made from recycled material and designed for recycling: Starlinger viscotec, a division of the Austrian machinery supplier Starlinger & Co GmbH, has developed a new material to make packaging for dairy and hot-fill products fully recyclable.
Tesco, Jaguar Land Rover & NHS to address plastic and sustainability issues at Interplas
The CPD certified conference programme at Interplas 2021 will present a wide range of industry topics from renowned speakers from within the industry and also from some of the UK’s largest trade buyers of plastic products and materials.
Lindner at Fakuma 2021
Changing from a linear to a circular economy, the quality of the recycled material plays an increasingly important role. Lindner is taking on this challenge and will be presenting a new hot-wash system for recovering PET (polyethylene terephthalate) at Fakuma
Continental enables use of recycled PET bottles in tire production as of 2022
Continental enables the use of reprocessed polyester obtained from recycled plastic bottles in its tire production as of 2022. The new sustainable polyester yarn will be obtained from PET bottles by a mechanical process and will be used in the construction of the tire carcass.
AMI's new report on The Recycling of Flexible Polyolefin Films in Europe 2021
A new report from AMI Consulting presents a comprehensive analysis of the state of play and future outlook for the recycling of flexible polyolefin films in Europe.
Circular economy at industry highlight Fakuma 2021
The 27th Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing extends its invitation to the live trade fair in Friedrichshafen from the 12th through the 16th of October, 2021.
Repsol to expand its industrial complex in Sines to make it one of the most advanced in Europe
Repsol will build two polymer materials plants at its Sines Industrial Complex (Portugal), representing the largest industrial investment in Portugal in the last ten years, at €657 million. The new materials produced are 100% recyclable, like the rest of Repsol's polyolefins.
The Ferrero Group continues to make progress on its 2025 packaging commitment
The Ferrero Group is making further strides in its commitment to making 100% of packaging reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025. As part of this journey, the business has announced new global partnerships with HolyGrail 2.0 and Consumer Goods Forum (CGF).
Feddersen Group at Fakuma 2021
After one year without trade fairs, the companies of the Feddersen Group are finally looking forward to meeting their business partners in person again at Fakuma 2021. They will be coming up with a whole bouquet of new products and services to provide ideas and inspiration for new, future-oriented and sustainable applications.
