EcoCathode Battery Recycling: Altilium Secures UK Patent
Altilium’s first UK patent protects a process that recovers battery-grade cathode materials from used lithium-ion batteries and manufacturing waste.
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Plastic Energy Restructuring: Carlos Monreal Returns as CEO
Plastic Energy has emerged from administration under a new ownership structure, with founder Carlos Monreal returning as CEO. The company will focus on improving its existing chemical-recycling operations and pursuing disciplined growth.
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Catalyst-Free Plastic Recycling Turns Waste Into Useful Acids
Scientists have demonstrated a catalyst-free process that uses water, oxygen and microscopic interfaces to convert several difficult plastic wastes into useful organic acids. The laboratory results are promising, but significant engineering work remains before commercial deployment.
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Epoch Nylon Plant Deal Brings Enzymatic Recycling to Industrial Scale
Epoch Biodesign’s acquisition of a nylon 6,6 facility in Blanes gives the biotechnology company commercial polymerisation capacity and creates a potential route from plastic waste to finished recycled polymer.
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Plastic Waste to Hydrogen: New Process Captures Carbon
Researchers have demonstrated a process that converts mixed PET, polyethylene and polypropylene waste into hydrogen with purity above 90%, while retaining most of the plastic’s carbon in solid or liquid products.
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Engineering Plastics Recycling Needs Multiple Technologies
Engineering plastics are too diverse for a single recycling method. Mechanical processing, solvent separation, depolymerization and thermochemical technologies must work together to recover valuable materials from complex waste.
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PET Bottle Recycling Reaches 17,101 Tonnes in Austria
PET bottle recycling in Austria reached 17,101 tonnes in early 2026 as the sector adapted to deposit-system and market pressures.
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Versalis (ENI) Q2 2026 Loss Narrows as Restructuring Takes Effect
Versalis sharply reduced its second-quarter operating loss as plant closures and restructuring lowered costs. Falling sales and renewed pressure on polyethylene margins, however, show that the recovery remains fragile.
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OCEANZYME Tests Enzymes for Marine Plastic Recycling
OCEANZYME is investigating whether enzymes and marine microorganisms can convert severely degraded ocean plastics into useful raw materials for fisheries, aquaculture and other circular applications.
