Avantium’s plant-based releaf plastic has received CPBR approval in Japan, confirming its suitability for PET bottle recycling and advancing sustainable packaging solutions.
Recycled resin market – Eastman focuses on capacity expansion while delaying second US recycling plant Eastman, headquartered in Tennessee, is taking a strategic approach to growth in the recycled resin market. The company remains committed to its contractual recycling volume requirements, largely supported by ongoing capacity expansions at its Kingsport methanolysis plant. CEO Mark Costa…
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Italian recyclers have halted the collection of plastic bales as rising energy costs and cheap imports push the country’s recycling sector into an unprecedented crisis
The UK’s plastics sector is facing shrinking reprocessing capacity, rising imports and hidden environmental costs. Strengthening domestic supply is essential to achieving a resilient circular plastics economy.
Carbios moves closer to its first major technology license through a strategic collaboration with Wankai New Materials, advancing enzymatic PET recycling and plans for a large-scale China plant.
Nobel laureate Akira Yoshino visited the University of Toronto, inspiring new research partnerships and industry collaboration aimed at accelerating lithium-ion battery innovation and strengthening clean energy ecosystems.
A new seawater-to-bioplastic technology unveiled at the China Hi-Tech Fair introduces a groundbreaking sustainable manufacturing process that converts captured ocean carbon into fully biodegradable plastics.
SK Chemicals is strengthening its leadership in sustainable materials with major advances in chemical recycling and high-performance copolyester development. The company is scaling new facilities, upgrading Ecozen technology, and expanding global reach as demand rises for recyclable, heat-resistant, and BPA-free plastics.
