Avantium N.V., a leading technology provider in renewable chemistry, has been granted Critical Guidance Recognition from the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR). The APR Critical Guidance Protocol is one of the most universally accepted measures for assessing recyclability in plastic packaging design. Avantium earned the recognition for the use of PEF,
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TotalEnergies announces the commercial launch of a new high-density polyethylene (HDPE) resin for tethered cap applications, allowing to reduce material usage, enhance recovery and improve recycling. The new HDPE 20HD07 resin is claimed to offer enhanced mechanical and organoleptic properties, enabling identical technical cap performances with less material than market reference,
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LanzaTech Global, Inc. (Nasdaq: LNZA), a carbon capture and transformation (“CCT”) company that converts waste carbon into materials such as sustainable fuels, fabrics, packaging, and other products that people use in their daily lives, and Plastipak Packaging, Inc. (“Plastipak”), well-known in the design, manufacture, and recycling of plastic containers, announce they
Read morelastic pollution could reduce by 80 per cent by 2040 if countries and companies make deep policy and market shifts using existing technologies, according to a new report by UN Environment Programme (Unep). The report is released ahead of a second round of negotiations in Paris on a global agreement to
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PET Baltija, one of the largest PET recyclers in Northern Europe and part of Eco Baltia, the largest waste management and recycling group in the Baltics, announced the investment of over €10 million as part of the development of a new PET recycling plant in Olaine, Latvia. This joint project is
Read moreAvient Corporation announced the launch of ColorMatrix Ultimate UV390R, a new ultraviolet (UV) light-absorbing additive technology for both virgin and recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) resin. Part of the Ultimate portfolio, ColorMatrix Ultimate UV390R is especially useful with high levels of rPET, offering UV protection that allows less than 10% UV light
Read moreAlpek S.A.B. de C.V., headquartered in San Pedro Garza García, Greater Monterrey, Mexico, is one of the largest PET and PTA producers in the Americas and is the sole producer of polypropylene and caprolactam in Mexico. The company’s two business segments are: Polyester (including PTA, PET, rPET and polyester fibres) and Plastics & Chemicals (PP, expandable styrenics, and other speciality and industrial chemicals).
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FIJI Water, an artesian water from the Fiji Islands, is transitioning its 500 ml and 330 ml bottles to 100% recycled plastic (rPET), excluding caps and labels, in the UK and EU markets starting in Spring 2023. This move is claimed to be a significant step towards reducing plastic waste and
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Ampacet, a global leader in masterbatched, captures the look and feel of the naturally weathered shards of discarded glass polished by the ocean and prized by beachcombers around the world with its new SeaGlass Collection. Ampacet says that the SeaGlass Collection’s carefully curated palette includes the softened blush of Quiet Coral,
Read moreThe European Commission has initiated an anti-dumping proceeding concerning PET-related imports originating in the People’s Republic of China. The notice of initiation was published on 30 March 2023. The complaint was lodged on February 14, 2023 by PET Europe. The product subject to this investigation is PET having a viscosity of
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South Korean SK Chemicals accelerates its entry into the global market and business expansion with the world’s first chemically recycled BHET (r-BHET) and chemically recycled PET (CR-PET) production system. SK chemicals announced on March 6 that it held a board of directors meeting and signed an asset transfer agreement related to
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