SABIC deepens collaboration with Brückner to encourage circular material use in film manufacturing
Collaboration aims to encourage flexible packaging manufacturers to use Sabic’s Trucircle solutions to create more sustainable products
Circular economy
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AmSty, INEOS Styrolution and Trinseo sign Joint Development Agreement
To accelerate driving the circular economy for styrenics forward, three of the world’s leading polystyrene producers, AmSty, Ineos Styrolution and Trinseo signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) to jointly explore recycling options for polystyrene.
Engel one of the most sustainable companies
In cooperation with TBD Media Group, the Bloomberg media corporation analysed and evaluated the commitment of industrial companies from a wide range of sectors and defined the 50 most sustainable and climate-aware companies worldwide.
Ineos Styrolution publishes 2019 sustainability report
Report outlines commitment and actions to transition to a circular and low-carbon economy.
New Ampacet BIAX4CE portfolio for BOPE film applications
With decades of experience in masterbatches for BOPP film and PE blown film applications, Ampacet has introduced BIAX4CE masterbatch portfolio specifically designed for BOPE film.
Magnum launches tubs made using certified circular polypropylene from Sabic
Magnum, the world’s favorite ice cream brand, has today announced the roll out of more than 7 million ice cream tubs made with certified circular polypropylene from Sabic’s Trucircle initiative that uses feedstock made from recycling used, mixed plastic.
Now Finnish recyclers can return over 100 drink containers in one go
Recyclers in Finland can for the first time ever pour over 100 empty beverage containers into a reverse vending machine in one go, rather than inserting them one by one, following today’s launch in the country of the Tomra R1 by global reverse vending leader Tomra.
Plastics, pandemic and the green recovery
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought with it a wave of consequences for areas such as health, the global economy, the environment, and supply chains.
Siegwerk joins Project STOP to combat plastic pollution in Indonesia
Siegwerk actively supports the creation of sustainable waste management systems in Indonesia to eliminate leakage of plastics into the environment underlining its strong commitment to actively drive the realization of a global circular packaging industry.
KHS and Alpla Group develop returnable PET bottle
“Reduce, reuse, recycle”: for the KHS Group these three pillars of sustainability are a composite part of its corporate philosophy. The manufacturer of filling and packaging technology consistently focuses on resource-saving, recycling-friendly systems and solutions.
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.
