Advanced Recycling

INSIGHTS

T-Plas Hosts Inaugural Circularity and Sustainability Seminar

Renowned industry experts convened at T-Plas for the inaugural Circular Economy and Sustainable Challenges for Southeast Asian Markets...

Lummus, RWDC to Accelerate and Scale PHA Production

Technology licensor Lummus Technology, and biopolymer material solutions developer RWDC Industries have signed what’s called a binding...

Indonesia Welcomes Indo Pacific Circular Plastics Summit 2023 in October

Mark you calendars for October 26-27, 2023, when the Holiday Inn Jakarta Kemayoran, Indonesia, will welcome the Indo Pacific Circular...

Mitsui Chemicals' Carbon Neutral Vision for Osaka

Methane is currently used to fuel crackers that pyrolyze naphtha at temperatures in the region of 850°C. Under Mitsui Chemicals' vision,...

Microwaves Depolymerize Polyamide in Energy-efficient Chemical Recycling Process

Asahi Kasei and Microwave Chemical launched a joint demonstration project in April 2023 with the objective of commercializing a chemical...

Unpacking the Complexity of Designing Paper Packaging

The headline cited verbatim here is from a blog posting by leading global electronic manufacturing services (EMS) provider Jabil authored...

The Leaders and Laggards in the Quest to Reach a Circular Economy

As the world continues to grapple with its plastic waste crisis, BloombergNEF’s annual Circular Economy Ranking reveals the companies...

Citroniq Chemicals, Mitsui Plastics Consider Carbon Negative Polypropylene Supply Agreement

Citroniq Chemicals, a world-scale producer of carbon-negative materials, and Mitsui Plastics, Inc. (MPI), a wholly owned subsidiary of...

Braskem Taps Nexus Circular for Chemically-recycled Feedstocks

Nexus Circular and Braskem have signed a 10-year definitive commercial agreement for the supply of circular feedstocks from a new...

Global Bioplastics Production to Exceed 2.2m Tonnes This Year

After a stagnation in overall plastics production in 2020, mainly due to challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, there is now a new...

The challenge of raising recycling rates in the U.S.

It took me a little while to get my head around this McKinsey graphic but what it is saying is that typically in the U.S. post-use...

ExxonMobil, Petronas Explore Advanced Recycling Options in Malaysia

Petronas Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG), the petrochemical arm of Petronas, and ExxonMobil have signed a memorandum of understanding to...

Dow, Mura Technology to Construct Europe's Largest Advanced Recycling Facility in Germany

· Facility expected to be the largest of its kind to date in Europe, and the first of its kind in Germany · Part of a goal for...

EU Innovation Fund Bankrolls Neste Advanced Recycling Project in Porvoo

Neste has received a positive grant decision for up to €135 million from the EU Innovation Fund for the its project to establish chemical...

Enzymatic Depolymerization in PET/PVDC Barrier Film

Solvay and Carbios have demonstrated that multi-layer PET films coated with Diofan® PVDC high-barrier polymer are fully compatible for...