Spain: Large-scale polyolefin recycling plant starts operations
The new plant of plastics recycler GCR is to process over 130,000 tons of waste per year.
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Dow in Germany under new management
Ute Spring will take over as President of Dow Germany, Austria and Switzerland (D/A/CH) from April.
Renolit is merging its Worms and Frankenthal sites
According to the plastics processor, it is investing around 130 million euros in the location project.
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Plastyx: Joint Venture between Agilyx and Monreal
The newly established Plastyx Ltd. is to source and supply feedstock for chemical recycling.
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Eurostat: Exports of plastic waste up 13 per cent
According to Eurostat, significantly more used plastics were again exported from European Union countries to non-EU countries.
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Insulation boards with recycled content for residential modernisation
As part of a pilot project conducted by BASF together with partners, EPS insulation boards with recycled content were used.
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Versalis opens new plastic recycling plant in Italy
Eni's chemicals arm has announced the opening of a new plant for the production of plastics in Porto Marghera.
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End of the road for styrene plant from Covestro and LyondellBasell
The Maasvlakte site in the Netherlands, which is run as a joint venture, is to be closed permanently.
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ZSVR: System requirement for permanent carrier bags confirmed in first instance
According to the ZSVR, the Cologne Administrative Court has rejected an appeal against the classification as packaging in the first instance.
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Austria's first polyolefin processing plant in operation
On 13 March 2025, the processing plant in Pöchlarn was opened.
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