Sustainability & Recycling

Mondi’s mono-material retort pouches evidence effective sorting during recycling Mondi partnered with the National Test Centre Circular Plastics (NTCP) in the Netherlands to prove effective sorting of its plastic packaging during the…

Perstorp introduces the world’s first 2-Ethylhexanol partly based on renewables Leading specialty chemicals innovator Perstorp introduces 2-Ethylhexanol based on 25% renewable raw material according to a traceable mass balance concept. 2-EH…

Perstorp Group, a leading sustainability-driven global specialty chemicals company, today said that it is to be acquired by PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG). PCG announced today that it has signed a Securities Purchase Agreement on 14…

New multi-year license and supply agreement builds on successful joint development of biobased coatings for paper and board products using sustainable biopolymer BAINBRIDGE, Ga., May 3, 2022 – Danimer Scientific, Inc. (NYSE: DNMR) and…

Industry interviews in the lead-up to the K 2022 trade fair "We need renewable raw materials" Interview with Dr. Markus Steilemann, CEO of Covestro AG Mr. Steilemann, your company has made it its goal to completely replace crude oil as a…

Covestro and Interseroh to jointly establish value-adding cycles Materials manufacturer Covestro and the environmental service provider Interseroh, a company of ALBA Group, intend to cooperate in the field of innovative recycling of plastic…

First Products Granted Recyclass Recycled Plastics Certification RecyClass Recycled Plastics Traceability Certification was granted to first products covering both flexible and rigid, as well as food and non-food applications. The…

A complete value chain from forest to renewable fuel Pyrocell is a company jointly owned by Setra and Preem. Setra has the raw material, the sawdust, while Preem has refineries and petrol stations. In Pyrocell's pyrolysis oil plant, which…

Changing the World One Wave at a Time Ecowave Green Trust is registered Trust was initiated after the founder’s experience in SWM for period of 6 years and working with the physically challenged & mentally challenged people. Ecowave…

Cargill to acquire Arkema’s epoxides business As demand for bio-based industrial solutions continues to grow, Cargill has entered into an agreement to acquire Arkema’s epoxides business which includes a facility located in Blooming Prairie,…

Breaking new ground in Turkey’s textile industry The Starlinger recoSTAR universal 165 H-VAC iV+, which is part of Korteks’ 10 million dollars investment in a new polymer recycling facility, took up operation in May 2021. It has a…

EPL Limited Partners With Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited For Creation Of First-Ever Recyclable Toothpaste Tubes EPL Limited (formerly Known as Essel Propack Limited), the world’s largest specialty packaging company, today announced that…