Polyblend’s Bold €4M Push for Recycled Plastic Compounds
Polyblend will invest €4 million to expand recycled plastic compound production in Germany, targeting 15,000 tonnes of annual capacity by late 2027.
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UK Plastic Packaging Tax: Critical Warning as Revenue Falls
UK Plastic Packaging Tax revenue fell to £250 million as taxable packaging volumes declined, but the figures raise fresh questions about recycled-content growth.
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EU Clears Landmark Caiba Nosoplas PET Merger
The European Commission has cleared the Caiba-Nosoplas combination, creating an integrated Spanish producer of PET packaging and recycled resin.
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Major €75m RCS Recycling Plant Breaks Ground in Germany
RCS Group has broken ground on a €75 million plastics recycling site in Werne, Germany. The planned facility is designed to process about 100,000 tonnes of HDPE, PS and PET each year while supporting new food-grade recycling pathways and regional jobs.
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Oil Prices and the Iran War: Why Brent Is Near $95
Brent is trading near $95 a barrel and WTI near $90 after renewed U.S.–Iran fighting and attacks around the Strait of Hormuz revived fears of supply disruption. Here is what is moving the market, what could send prices higher or lower, and what consumers and businesses should watch next.
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News and industry information
Altilium’s first UK patent protects a recycling process designed to turn used EV battery material into battery-grade cathode products for new cells.
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Sukano PEF Agreement Signals a Powerful Commercial Step
Sukano has reserved access to future supplies of Avantium’s plant-based releaf polymer, moving the companies’ PEF collaboration closer to possible commercial deployment.
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PLA Recycling Breakthrough Proves a Closed Loop Is Possible
PLA Recycling Breakthrough Proves a Closed Loop Is Possible ReBioCycle has demonstrated a complete route for recovering PLA from mixed plastic waste and converting it into new PLA with properties comparable to virgin material. The pilot-scale result moves the technology beyond laboratory testing, although further scale-up and commercial validation are still required. What ReBioCycle demonstrated…
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PPWR PET Packaging: Critical Changes Producers Must Act On
PPWR now applies across the EU. Discover the recycled-content, recyclability and documentation priorities facing PET packaging suppliers worldwide.
