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Recent study confirms recycling relieves the burden on the climate

28 July 2021
Recyclability, Resource Efficiency

Earth Overshoot Day: ALBA Group demands a strengthening of the circular economy instead of the consumption of more resources. We are clearly living beyond our means: according to calculations of…Read more →

Beauty trailblazers are saying goodbye to conventional plastics – sustainable packaging set to become mainstream

27 July 2021
Circular Economy, Headlines

From natural and clean beauty products in your local organic stores to the shiny shelves of premium beauty, a new generation of packaging is taking over. Moisturizer, lip balm, sunscreen,…Read more →

New Danish project will strengthen the recycling of household plastic waste

21 July 2021
Recyclability

Schela Plast, recently acquired by Robinson – the manufacturer specialising in value-added custom packaging – is working on a new project to improve recycling technology to pave the way for more…Read more →

Plastics are Future international seminar consolidates its position with twenty speakers in third edition, this time in hybrid format

15 July 2021
Events

The third edition of the Plastics are Future international seminar, organized by AIMPLAS, will be held on 6-7 October. This edition of the event will feature 20 speakers and will…Read more →

EREMA Group joins Chemical Recycling Europe

14 July 2021
Recyclability

EREMA Group is a member of the Chemical Recycling Europe association as of July 2021. The Austrian plastics recycling machine manufacturer and provider of services related to the recycling process…Read more →

Off-Cuts from Berry Superfos Become Items for Water Purification

8 July 2021
Circular Economy, Recyclability

Plastic off-cuts from packaging manufacturing at Berry Superfos which cannot be reused on site are being turned into a variety of useful items including components that biologically purify water used…Read more →

BASF introduces VALERAS™, a new brand for its plastic additives portfolio that enables customers to achieve their sustainability goals

30 June 2021
Resource Efficiency

BASF has focused the sustainable solutions of its plastic additives’ portfolio under the new global brand VALERAS™. VALERAS bundles the company’s longtime experience, innovative solutions, and regulatory support with the…Read more →

More efficient transit packaging could cut plastic waste says new report

1 June 2021
Resource Efficiency

With the Plastics Tax now less than a year away, businesses are ignoring an important opportunity to reduce plastic consumption, according to Lindum Packaging, the UK’s leading expert on pallet wrapping…Read more →

How Premium coffee brand, Cafe Novell, is kick-starting a coffee revolution

25 May 2021
Bio-based

Coffee is big business in the UK. According to the British Coffee Association, in the UK we drink approximately 95 million cups of coffee per day. Ground coffee and single-serve…Read more →

Voith refurbishment service for the CombiSorter: Extremely robust cast steel allows service life to be multiplied

25 May 2021
Machinery

The Voith CombiSorter reject sorter separates plastics and light rejects continuously and with high efficiency. No further reject pre-thickening is necessary up to a reject consistency of 30%, resulting in…Read more →

BOREALIS RECEIVES EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK LOAN FOR DEVELOPMENT OF CIRCULAR ECONOMY SOLUTIONS FOR PLASTICS

25 September 2020
Circular Economy

EIB grants EUR 250 million in funding for Borealis’ research, development and innovation (RDI) programmeLoan to boost Borealis' research and development efforts in propelling the industry towards plastics circularityBorealis' corporate…Read more →

Circularity Challenge in the Plastic Industry

27 August 2020
Circular Economy, Recyclability, Resource Efficiency

Discover more about Circularise, an open standard for sustainability and transparency in the plastics industry. It will enable the industry to communicate regarding sustainable practices and attach absolute proof to…Read more →