Volvic Recycled Bottles Mark a Bold Shift—but Questions Remain
Volvic is moving its French bottle range to recycled PET, cutting virgin plastic use while renewed scrutiny highlights the limits of recycling claims.
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Breakthrough Recycled Polyester Resin LOI Boosts ELITe
ELITe’s planned Gujarat facility has gained a prospective customer for up to 15,000 MT of recycled polyester resin annually under a non-binding LOI.
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Breakthrough Black Plastic Sorting Enters Real-World Trials
Sesotec is testing an MWIR-based system designed to identify and separate carbon-black plastics earlier in the recycling process.
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Stoney Clear Bottles Mark a Powerful Recycling Shift
Stoney clear bottles are replacing the brand’s familiar brown PET packaging in South Africa, starting with the 2.25-litre format.
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BioBTX’s Bold Renewable Aromatics Plant Turns Plastic Waste Into Opportunity
BioBTX is advancing its PETRA plant in Delfzijl, where mixed plastic waste will be converted into renewable benzene, toluene and xylenes.
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Velvet PET Masterbatch Brings an HDPE Feel to PET Bottles – Polymer Price Trends
Lifocolor will showcase Velvet PET at Fakuma 2026, combining an HDPE-like tactile finish with PET processing, alongside NIR-detectable colors and recycling-oriented masterbatches.
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EREMA Group Revenue Falls, but Recycling Specialist Stays Profitable
EREMA Group remained profitable in the 2025/26 financial year despite a 28% revenue decline, delayed investments and persistent pressure across the plastics recycling industry.
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Chemical Recycling Costs: Stark EU Warning, but a Vital Role Remains
A new JRC assessment finds that chemical recycling remains significantly more expensive than virgin-plastic production. Yet regulation, hard-to-recycle waste and demand for high-quality recycled material could still create a viable European market.
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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.
