StGB NRW on packaging tax: local authorities should wait and see
The association of municipalities recommends waiting for the Federal Constitutional Court's decision on the municipal packaging tax.
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LyondellBasell builds pyrolysis plant near Cologne
The chemicals group plans to start building a large-scale plant for the chemical recycling of plastic waste in Wesseling.
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RIGK takes over recycler Hannawald Plastik GmbH
RIGK - the take-back system for industrial and commercial plastics - announces the takeover of the Bingen-based company.
TotalEnergies: HDPE bottle with 50 per cent recycled content
TotalEnergies is now filling premium lubricants in bottles made from 50 per cent recycled polyethylene.
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BKV Symposium "Future Circular Plastics"
At the BKV Symposium on November 8, 2023, new findings from recent BKV studies and projects were presented and discussed with further representatives in exciting panel sessions.
Evonik expands its commitment to the circular economy
The Essen-based specialty chemicals company Evonik has launched a new program. The goal: to increase sales by one billion euros from 2023 with circular products and technologies.
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Coca-Cola recycles in Romania
The licensed bottler of the Coca-Cola Company, Coca-Cola HBC, has opened its own PET recycling plant in Ploiesti, Romania.
More packaging waste and more recycling
According to figures from the European statistics authority Eurostat for 2021, both the per capita volume of packaging waste and recycling have increased compared to 2020.
First plant for hydrothermal recycling from Mura
Mura has commissioned a plant in the UK that uses a chemical recycling process developed in-house.
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BASF: Losses in Q3 2023 and forecast downwards
ELike many other companies in the chemical industry, BASF is lowering its forecast for the year as a whole even further.