The first ultra-pure solvents made from plastic waste
Clariter, a global cleantech company, and TotalEnergies Fluids, a division of TotalEnergies, have premiered the world’s first sustainable ultra-pure solvent made from plastic waste.
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From the sea into the tunnel
KraussMaffei customer Oldroyd uses 100% sea plastics for its products. 300,000 to 400,000 of the spacers are required for one tunnel alone. For these quantities it pays off ecologically to use recycled materials.
Alpla: Start of production at PET Recycling Team Targu Mures
The Alpla Group, together with its joint venture partners Ecohelp and UPT, has opened its first PET recycling plant in Romania after a construction time of nine months and investment of around 7.5 million euros.
Plastics Europe and EuPC launch European Operation Clean Sweep certification scheme
Plastics Europe, the association of plastics manufacturers in Europe, and EuPC, the association of European Plastics Converters, announce today the launch of the Operation Clean Sweep (OCS) harmonised European certification scheme.
Berry, Coca-Cola collaborate to implement tethered caps in EU markets
Berry’s new tethered closure on Coca-Cola bottles makes the closure less likely to be littered
SABIC reaffirms commitment to the circular carbon economy
SABIC has reaffirmed commitment to accelerating the circular carbon economy by unveiling a target of one million metric tons of Trucircle solutions by 2030.
Ecoplast site becomes the first ISCC Plus-certified polyolefin mechanical recycler in Austria
Borealis demonstrates commitment to the highest sustainability standards with ISCC Plus certification for Ecoplast site
Stadler shares its vision of the recycling industry and strategic priorities
Stadler begins the new year ready to address the fast-growing demands of the recycling industry, which is evolving at an accelerating pace. The company’s strategic objectives for 2023 remain focused on anticipating the changing needs, developing solutions to address new requirements as they arise, consistently delivering added value for its customers.
Quick-change mixed waste processing
Santa Barbara County’s Resource Center efficiently sorts both MSW and single stream using the same circuit with Tomra Autosort units to successfully reduce landfilling
Plastics Recycling Show Europe expands into second hall
The Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE), the pan-European exhibition and conference dedicated to plastics recycling, expanding into two halls for the first time. Visitor registration for the free-to-attend event is now open.
Vecoplan presents a cleaning process for plastics recycling
Cleanikum, Vecoplan’s demonstration and test facility, enables customers to run cleaning trials with film waste and thin-walled hard plastics made of polyolefins.
Stadler designs and installs state-of-the-art light packaging sorting plant for Tbm
Stadler has designed the facility to automatically sort light plastic packaging and Limex, an environmentally friendly, limestone based material developed and produced by Tbm
