MAIRE Secures Major €50 Million Nextchem Contracts
MAIRE has secured approximately €50 million in Nextchem contracts covering urea technology, industrial equipment and plastic upcycling projects worldwide.
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Circular PA6 Breakthrough Could Transform Automotive Recycling
Envalior and SECARA are testing a chemical-recycling route that could turn mixed plastics from end-of-life vehicles into high-purity caprolactam for new automotive PA6. The project targets a key challenge created by the EU’s newly adopted vehicle-circularity rules.
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Major Boost: Pakistan PET Recycling Gains New Capacity
A new high-capacity PET washing line in Karachi highlights Pakistan’s growing investment in bottle-to-bottle recycling and food-grade recycled plastic.
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Chilsung Cider’s Bold Recycled PET Push Gains Momentum
Lotte Chilsung is expanding recycled PET packaging across Chilsung Cider, ICIS, Pepsi and Saero as South Korea tightens packaging rules.
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Powerful Step Forward: Aduro Taps Saipem for Chemical Recycling Plant
Aduro has selected Saipem for early engineering and procurement work on a first-of-a-kind chemical recycling plant at Chemelot in the Netherlands. The planned facility would process about 10,000 tonnes of complex plastic waste annually, but further project stages remain conditional.
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Sumika’s Bold Automotive Plastic Recycling Push in France
Sumika is expanding recycled polypropylene capacity in southern France as Europe introduces binding recycled-plastic targets for new vehicles. The project could help carmakers build more reliable closed-loop supply chains.
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Major Breakthrough: Pakistan PET Recycling Gains 24,000-Tonne Boost
Novatex has added more than 24,000 tonnes of annual bottle-grade recycled PET capacity near Lahore, strengthening Pakistan’s packaging circularity infrastructure.
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Bio-Based Plastics Recycling Breakthrough Gains Momentum in Europe – Polymer Price Trends
A European industrial-scale trial has shown that several bio-based packaging plastics can be separated from mixed household waste. Strong results for rigid items offer a promising route to recycling, although film recovery remains a significant challenge.
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Asahi Recycled Plastic Bottles Mark a Major Win in Australia
Asahi Beverages says every plastic soft drink bottle it produces in Australia now uses 100% recycled PET, replacing virgin plastic in around 350 million bottles annually. Caps and labels are excluded.
