In collaboration with Promix Solutions, Borealis has developed recyclable, lightweight packaging using Borcycle M materials with post-consumer recycled (PCR) content. The EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) sets ambitious targets: by 2030, all packaging must be 100% recyclable. Additionally, non-PET packaging in contact-sensitive applications must include at least 10% recycled content, while other plastic packaging must contain 35%. Promix's Microcell technology is a physical...

Bosch has demonstrated how recycled plastics ban be reused in technical applications through the application of plastic from old devices in the housing of its UniversalImpact 800 impact drill. This special Closed-Loop Edition features an impressive 78% recycled housing material. The technical plastics in these devices – special plastics with properties, such as being especially durable or resistant – are currently mostly incinerated rather than recycled. These plastics are often stronger...

The Solress project officially kicked off in September in Valencia, Spain, marking a major step toward the development of safer, sustainable, and high-performance bio-based solvents for European industries. Funded by the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) with a contribution of €7 million under a total budget of €9.1 million, the project will run for 48 months under the coordination of AIMPLAS, Plastics Technology Centre. Solress aims to develop an integrated biorefinery...