Product Carbon Footprints: Chemical industry agrees on standard
The chemical industry has agreed on a global standard for calculating its product carbon footprints (PCFs).
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Polymers on sanctions list
The European Union has imposed a ban on imports from Russia of a range of plastics.
Expert recommendations for Circular EconomyPlus
Moderated by PlasticsEurope Deutschland, leading experts have drawn up recommendations for action for the German government's National Circular Economy Strategy.
K 2022: Special show "Plastics shape the future"
The program of the special show in Hall 6 focuses on achieving a climate-neutral plastics industry.
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Euromap: Plastics machinery industry well positioned despite crisis
The European association of plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers expects a positive development and at K 2022 good results.
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Recycling of rigid PUR foams
KraussMaffei, Rampf, Remondis and BASF are developing a chemical recycling process for rigid PUR foams from refrigerators.
Recycling of EPS from the yellow bag
According to IK, a pilot project has shown that recycling EPS from the yellow bag pays off both ecologically and economically.
Packaging: Consumption down slightly due to Corona
The Federal Environment Agency has published figures for the year 2020 on the generation and recycling of packaging waste.
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Google with guide to circularity for plastics
The Internet company has published the report "Closing the plastics circularity gap" together with the firm Afara.
Markus Steilemann is new VCI president
Covestro CEO Steilemann replaces Christian Kullmann at the helm of the German Chemical Industry Association.