Recycled Plastics Italy: First Consumption Decline Signals Pressure on the Supply Chain
Italy’s recycled plastics market is showing its first consumption decline in years, as weak demand, cheaper virgin polymers and imports pressure recyclers.
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Recyclable biobased polymers outperform common plastics
Researchers in Japan have developed recyclable biobased polymers from non-edible renewable materials that show tensile properties beyond common polyolefins.
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Sulzer and Vitol’s WPU Advance Chemical Recycling in Rotterdam
Sulzer will supply PyroCon technology for Vitol’s WPU chemical recycling plant in Rotterdam, designed to process 80,000 tonnes of plastic waste yearly.
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Circulose Textile Recycling Gains Brand Momentum Before Sweden Restart
Circulose has added Eileen Fisher, Marimekko, Samsøe Samsøe and King Louie as partners, strengthening demand for textile-to-textile recycling before its Sweden production restart.
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High-Quality Plastic Recycling: Site Zero Shows Europe’s Circular Future
Site Zero in Sweden shows how high-quality plastic recycling can strengthen Europe’s raw material security, reduce fossil dependence and support PPWR targets.
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LDPE Recycling Europe: GreenDot Expands Capacity With Anviplas Spain
GreenDot’s acquisition of Anviplas Spain strengthens LDPE recycling Europe by expanding film recycling capacity and securing local recyclate supply.
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Chemical Textile Recycling: Can Denovia Turn Waste Into Value?
Denovia’s depolymerization technology highlights how chemical textile recycling could turn contaminated polyester waste into valuable reusable monomers.
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EU Flexible Packaging Recycling Gap: Why 2.5 Million Tonnes of Recyclate Could Decide 2030 Targets
The EU faces a major flexible packaging recycling gap as CEFLEX warns that 2.5 million tonnes of post-consumer recyclate may be needed by 2030. The challenge is no longer only recycling more, but building reliable markets that can use recycled material at scale.
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SynPet Antwerp Recycling Plant Gains Permit for €300M Plastic Waste Project
SynPet Technologies has cleared a key permit hurdle for its planned €300 million plastic recycling facility at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges. The project could process 250,000 tonnes of mixed plastic waste annually and turn it into circular feedstock for Europe’s petrochemical industry.
