TotalEnergies takes 100% ownership of the Grandpuits plastics recycling plant, accelerating advanced chemical recycling to turn complex plastic waste into circular feedstocks.
A landmark Forum Rezyklat study reveals a massive 454,000-tonne capacity shortfall in European PET tray recycling as mandatory EU PPWR targets loom large.
A UN roadmap explains how reuse, better recycling and safer alternatives could reduce plastic pollution by 80% by 2040.
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.
Baler is strengthening PET bottle collection across its 13 barangays with new collection bins and a baling machine provided through its partnership with CCEAP.
BioBTX is advancing its PETRA plant in Delfzijl, where mixed plastic waste will be converted into renewable benzene, toluene and xylenes.
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.
Plastic Energy has emerged from administration under a new ownership structure, with founder Carlos Monreal returning as CEO. The company will focus on improving its existing chemical-recycling operations and pursuing disciplined growth.
Researchers have demonstrated a process that converts mixed PET, polyethylene and polypropylene waste into hydrogen with purity above 90%, while retaining most of the plastic’s carbon in solid or liquid products.
