OMV and Alba cooperate on chemical recycling
Austrian energy group OMV and Alba Recycling are planning to build a modern sorting plant for processing mixed plastics.
PED: Plastics production with stable growth
Stronger demand ensured an increase in employment, production and sales for plastics producers in Germany in 2021.
New investor fund for the plastic cycle
The Alliance to End Plastic Waste plans to launch the new Circular Plastic Fund with a private bank to raise $500 million in capital for circular plastic.
Seminar "Plastics recycling in Saxony"
On May 24, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Dresden, the 31st edition of the event series is to be held again at the Leibniz Institute for Polymer Research (IPF).
Better carbon footprint with recycled HDPE
The recycled HDPE from two Spanish plants of the Alpla Group is said to cause up to 88 percent less CO2 equivalents compared to virgin material.
BKV Workshop at the bvse Altkunststofftag
As part of the bvse Altkunststofftag, the BKV will again offer a workshop on June 28, this time on the topic of funding instruments and technologies for more plastics recycling.
Enzyme breaks down PET in record time
A newly developed variant of the enzyme PETase is said to be able to break down plastic into its components within hours.
PlasticsEurope Germany with new chairman
Dr. Ralf Düssel is the new chairman of the board of the association of plastics producers in Germany.
Bübchen relies entirely on recyclates
According to the manufacturer of baby and children's care products, its packaging is made exclusively from recyclates.
International Altkunststofftag 2022 in Neuss
On June 28 and 29, the bvse's International Altkunststofftag will take place in Neuss near Düsseldorf.