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PENNON GROUP: New plastics recycling facility to be fueled with non-recyclable plastics waste
14/06/2019
UK-based Pennon Group has announced a project to power its new GBP 65m plastics recycling plant using electricity produced from plastics waste. The company says this move will create a true circular economy energy park at its site in ...PLASTIC FANTASTIC: Swimming the Garbage Patch Redux?
14/06/2019
There are special commemoration or activist, if you will calendars for those who celebrate holidays as they fall. If youd looked at one on 8 June, youd have seen it was World Ocean Day. But even without a calendar you couldnt ...PLASTICS WASTE: FEAD issues criteria for European Commission study on reinforcing packaging requirements / Product design, market issues and technology key areas of focus
14/06/2019
The European Federation for Waste Management and Environmental Services has prepared a list of the main criteria that it believes the European Commission should take into account in reinforcing the essential requirements for packaging ...BIOFIBRE: Bioplastics compounder acquires WPC and sheet producer Naftex
13/06/2019
Natural fibre and bioplastics compounder Biofibre, a subsidiary of machinery manufacturer LWB-Steinl, has acquired 80% of wood plastic composite producer Naftex. The companies did not provide any information on the purchase price. ...SABIC: Compounded resins from chemically recycled PET bottles launched / Higher-value PBT materials with enhanced properties
13/06/2019
Chemicals group Sabic has introduced its LNP Elcrin iQ portfolio of PBT compounded resins derived from rPET. The company uses a chemical processing technology that delivers benefits such as good chemical resistance, colourability, high ...SINGLE-USE PLASTICS: Canadian government proposes SUP ban from 2021 / Based on European model
13/06/2019
Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau has announced that his government will ban single-use plastics by as early as 2021. Although the government has yet to decide exactly which products will be banned, it will likely include items such ...SUEZ: Recycling plant in Thailand for 30,000 t/y of PE film scrap
12/06/2019
French waste management group Suez is building a recycling plant in Thailands Bang Phli district, near Bangkok, to convert 30,000 t/y of locally collected PE film waste into high-quality secondary materials for the plastics processing ...BODO MÖLLER CHEMIE: German distributor plans to advance its business with solutions for e-cars
12/06/2019
Speciality chemicals distributor Bodo Möller Chemie has launched its Future Automobile Solutions initiative. With this move, the company is demonstrating the extent of its portfolio beyond adhesives its main driver in addition to ...EVONIK: Agreement with Evolve to develop thermoplastics for 3D printing / Aim to broaden range of materials for Evolve's STEP process / Initial focus on PA and PEBA
12/06/2019
Evonik and additive manufacturer Evolve Additive Solutions have entered into an agreement to work together on formulating Evoniks thermoplastics for use in Evolves selective thermoplastic electrophotographic process. The US ...HP: Investment in plastics washing line in Haiti to tackle marine litter / Recycled waste used in ink cartridges
11/06/2019
US technology firm HP has announced plans to invest USD 2 bn in a new plastics washing line in Haiti that will allow the company to produce cleaner, higher quality recycled plastics locally for use in its products. The washing line, ...