ExxonMobil plans to expand chemical recycling in the US
The US company is planning to expand its plastic recycling capacity at its Baytown and Beaumont sites in Texas.
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Plastics Europe and BDE welcome adoption of PPWR
Plastics Europe, the association of plastics manufacturers in Europe, and BDE, the German waste management association, are now pushing for rapid implementation.
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Study on EU-wide end-of-waste criteria for plastic waste
The Joint Research Centre (JRC) has developed proposals for EU-wide end-of-waste (EoW) criteria for plastic waste on behalf of the EU Commission.
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Around 24 percent more recycled material in plastic packaging
The IK reports that the use of recycled materials in plastic packaging has increased since 2021. But it could be even more.
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Packaging manufacturer Amcor acquires Berry Global
The Swiss-based company Amcor is acquiring the US packaging giant Berry Global.
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Eurostat: Consumption of thin plastic bags in the EU down by almost 5 billion units
Citizens of the European Union are using fewer and fewer lightweight plastic carrier bags, according to new EU statistics.
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Plastics flow Germany 2023: less fossil-based plastics, increase of recycled plastics
The new study shows declines in the production, conversion and consumption of plastics, while at the same time the amount of recycled plastics has increased.
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PPWR: Final adoption postponed further
The vote on the future EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) is scheduled for the end of November, reports Euwid.
Revalyu Resources expands chemical PET recycling in India
The subsidiary of the German Heraeus Group is investing 100 million dollars in the world's largest chemical recycling plant for PET plastics.
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Evonik reports successful third quarter of 2024
Specialty chemicals group Evonik has earned significantly more in the third quarter of 2024 than in the same period of the previous year.