Boretech and the Egyptian Chinese Company have agreed to develop a 4,000 kg/h PET tray washing line in Egypt, targeting cleaner recycled flakes and closed-loop tray-to-tray production.
US regulators are reconsidering how pyrolysis plants should be classified as new technologies intensify the debate over chemical plastic recycling.
Avery Dennison’s AD CleanFlake RFID tags have gained RecyClass approval, supporting PET bottle recycling and connected packaging across Europe.
South Korea is funding advanced textile and tyre recycling systems designed to recover higher-quality materials, reduce low-value waste uses and prepare manufacturers for emerging European ecodesign rules.
YKK, Epson and Yuima Nakazato have developed an experimental EXCELLA zipper whose nonwoven tape contains fibres recovered from discarded textiles.
Syntetica has raised $30 million to industrialize a recycling process designed to recover high-quality nylon from complex and blended textile waste.
Endolys has secured planning approval for a £125 million plastic film recycling plant in Darlington, with the project expected to create up to 120 skilled jobs.
Aliplast has agreed to acquire 70% of Kronos Polymer Polska, adding polyethylene recycling capacity and strengthening Hera Group’s presence in Poland.
JX Metals’ lithium recycling process recovers more than 90% of the lithium in used EV batteries while reducing chemical use and carbon emissions.
