46 Billion Bottles Recycled Signals Powerful Shift Toward Circular Textile Innovation
UNIFI celebrates sustainability leaders driving circular textiles, recycling billions of bottles and transforming waste into high-performance fibers.
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Nylon 6 and Nylon 6.6 market in Europe 2026: Prices, Demand, and Competition from Asia
The global Nylon 6 and Nylon 6.6 market in 2026 shows diverging regional dynamics, with Europe facing strong competition from Southeast Asia amid higher energy costs. This analysis covers latest prices, demand across textiles, automotive and engineering plastics, and the outlook for polyamides in a shifting global landscape
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Automotive Supply Chains Face Disruption 5 Ways Fibre Packaging Solves Issues
A new fibre-based automotive chassis packaging solution is transforming logistics by replacing metal containers with lighter, recyclable alternatives that improve efficiency and resilience.
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Selenis Portalegre capacity expansion Selenis Accelerates Sustainable Growth with Major Capacity Expansion at Portalegre to Double Specialty Polyester Output by 2027 Amid Rising European Demand 03-03-202
Selenis will double capacity at its Portalegre site by 2027, investing in continuous polymerisation technology to expand bio-attributed and recycled polyesters for Europe’s regulated markets.
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circular economy | Plastics & Polymers | Recycling Industry | Sustainability Policy | U.S. Manufacturing | Uncategorised
U.S. Recycled PET Market in Crisis as Imports Surge, Prices Collapse, and Domestic Reclaimers Shut Down at a Critical Industry Turning Point 17-02-2026
The U.S. recycled PET market faces collapsing bale prices, rising imports, plant closures, and weakening recycling rates, raising urgent questions about domestic circularity and policy reform.
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APR Unveils Groundbreaking PET Caps Guidance to Strengthen Recycling Standards and Accelerate Mono-Material Packaging Innovation Across the Global Plastics Industry 13-02-2026
APR releases proactive PET caps guidance, aligning recyclers and packaging producers to protect RPET quality, support mono-material design, and strengthen long-term recyclability standards.
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The Trump administration plans to revoke the EPA’s carbon dioxide health risk finding, a move that could dismantle the legal foundation of U.S. climate change policy and greenhouse gas regulations. 11-02-2026
Trump moves to revoke the EPA carbon dioxide health risk finding, threatening climate change policy and greenhouse gas regulations across the United States energy sector.
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HydroDyn Recycling Restructuring Signals Severe Pressure Across Europe’s Plastic Recycling Sector 09-02-2026
HydroDyn Recycling GmbH has initiated restructuring proceedings amid market pressure. Backed by NEXT GENERATION GROUP, the move aims to secure long-term continuity in plastic recycling.
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Dow restructuring plan – Dow Cost Cutting and AI Driven Restructuring Signals Deep Chemical Industry Pressure as Transform to Outperform Plan Triggers Job Losses and Margin Reset 30-01-2026
Dow has launched a major restructuring plan centered on automation and artificial intelligence, cutting thousands of jobs to restore margins amid weak demand and falling revenues.
