Infinite Loop Europe selects BASF’s Schwarzheide site in Germany to build its first large-scale European PET recycling facility, targeting 70,000 tonnes per year by 2030.
An investigation reveals that much of Europe’s so-called recycled plastic is still 95% petroleum-based. Here is how greenwashing practices are reshaping the circular economy debate.
The U.S. recycled PET market faces collapsing bale prices, rising imports, plant closures, and weakening recycling rates, raising urgent questions about domestic circularity and policy reform.
Nigeria is deploying waste tyres filled with gravel to stabilize erosion-prone roads, improving drainage, protecting irrigation access routes, and advancing circular economy infrastructure solutions.
Automotive industry – Full price table (09/02/2026 →16/02/2026) Product / market — prices for 09/02/2026 and 16/02/2026 ITEM 09/02/2026 16/02/2026 +/− Bottle grade PET chips domestic market 6,250 yuan/ton 6,250 yuan/ton – Chinese bottle-grade PET chips FOB export price 835 $/ton 840 $/ton +5 LDPE CFR Est China 1,020 $/ton 1,015 $/ton -5 PET Semidull…
Reju selects Lacq for its first industrial-scale circular textile recycling hub in France, converting post-consumer polyester into regenerated raw materials and boosting green jobs.
The U.S. Plastics Pact introduces a national framework to strengthen flexible packaging recycling, focusing on design standards, collection systems and end market development.
ExxonMobil’s third advanced recycling unit in Baytown strengthens its position as a global leader in advanced recycling capacity by 2026, scaling plastic waste conversion and circular economy solutions.
Argos Packaging introduces two next-generation sustainable packaging films made from seaweed and recycled ocean plastic, aligning innovation, EU compliance, and circular economy goals.
