Plastics

FRANCE – Global packaging solutions company, Sidel has opened a new unique small-scale PET recycling line in Octeville, France with an aim of achieving a…

SOUTH AFRICA – Austrian plastic packaging and recycling firm ALPLA Group, has merged its five previous facilities in South Africa under one roof, at the…

GERMANY -Netherlands-based chemical company, LyondellBasell has announced a new joint venture, Source One Plastics, to construct a plastic waste sorting and recycling facility in Germany.…

EUROPE – European association representing the paper industry, Cepi has updated its European test method for paper recyclability to ensure all paper packaging is recyclable…

US – RecyClass has certified a recyclable valve developed by Aptar Food + Beverage, a subsidiary of US-based pharmaceutical packaging AptarGroup, as fully recyclable in…

EUROPE – Mura Technology, an advanced plastic recycling specialist, has confirmed an additional strategic investment from Dow to further enable advanced recycling throughout the US…

US – Supplier of barrier packaging services in the crop protection and chemical end markets, IPACKCHEM has acquired a majority stake in TPG Plastics LLC,…

SPAIN – Researchers at the Center for Biological Research (CIB) in Spain have discovered that the saliva of wax worm species contains enzymes that are…

AFRICA – Independent global campaigning network, Greenpeace has slammed Coca-Cola’s COP27 sponsorship, terming the beverage corporation the world’s biggest plastic polluter. Coca-Cola has faced a…

UAE – Abu Dhabi Waste Management Centre (Tadweer) said it has produced more than 1 million tons of products recycled from waste materials collected in…