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Envalior publishes first sustainability report for 2024

Envalior publishes first sustainability report for 2024

Envalior has released its first Sustainability Report, covering January to December 2024 and including a Double Materiality Assessment. The voluntarily prepared report outlines progress and plans across ESG topics, including a 2030 climate transition plan and steps toward ESRS alignment.

P&G expands use of rHDPE in personal care packaging

P&G expands use of rHDPE in personal care packaging

Procter & Gamble presents shampoo bottles for Aussie, Head & Shoulders and Pantene Pro-V made from 100% rHDPE, underscoring material quality and purity. The company highlights value chain collaboration, CosPaTox guidelines and solvent-based purification such as dissolution recycling.

Leonhard Kurz opens solar carport and rPET recycling plant

Leonhard Kurz opens solar carport and rPET recycling plant

Leonhard Kurz has commissioned a 1,244 kWp solar carport and started ramp-up of an in-house facility to recycle transfer-foil carrier into rPET granulate at its Fürth headquarters. The PV system will supply much of the recycling plant’s energy and includes 32 EV charging points.

K 2025: Maximum efficiency in in-line recycling

K 2025: Maximum efficiency in in-line recycling

Wittmann will debut the S-Max primus screenless granulator at K 2025, Hall 15, Booth B22. The low-speed unit for in-line recycling beside injection molding machines will be available from mid-October 2025 in two variants designated 2 and 3.

Central European Plastics Meeting in Budapest

Central European Plastics Meeting in Budapest

The Central European Plastics Meeting will take place in Budapest on 16–18 September. The program includes pre-arranged B2B meetings, a networking event, and five themed conferences with industry representatives as speakers.

Syensqo and cylib hit milestone in EV battery lithium recovery

Syensqo and cylib hit milestone in EV battery lithium recovery

Syensqo and cylib reported pilot-scale production of high-purity lithium hydroxide from end-of-life EV batteries, recovering lithium from mixed chemistries on a single line. The collaboration integrates solvent extraction with hydrometallurgy and targets compliance with EU battery recovery thresholds.

RIGK opens webinar series on PPWR compliance and circularity

RIGK opens webinar series on PPWR compliance and circularity

RIGK will launch the #RIGKWebinarHub with a free online session on 11 September 2025, focusing on how to meet the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. The 90-minute webinar targets packaging value chain stakeholders and will be held in English.

NGR and Leistritz: single-stage recycling and compounding

NGR and Leistritz: single-stage recycling and compounding

Leistritz Extrusionstechnik and Next Generation Recyclingmaschinen will combine preconditioning on a single-screw extruder with twin-screw compounding to produce high-quality regranulate in a single melt. The collaboration addresses PPWR-driven quality requirements and is being demonstrated on a 300–500 kg/h test line in Austria.