Environment

  • 29 October 2024

    Recession hits the EU’s plastics recycling industry

    The downward trend in the European plastics recycling market is alarming, Plastics Recyclers Europe warns, the association of European plastics recyclers, in a recent press release. The increasing lack of demand for recyclates produced in Europe, the reduced investments in domestic recycling, and the...
  • 10 October 2024

    The platinum medal of EcoVadis to Lati

    Lati Industria Termoplastici has been awarded the platinum medal by EcoVadis, the company's highest award for sustainability, placing it in the top 1% of the world's best companies in the plastics sector. Since 2014, Lati has been measuring and continuously improving its sustainability performance according to...
  • 09 October 2024

    A new producer of renewable polyolefins in Belgium

    AP Moller Holding has launched Vioneo, a new venture dedicated to transforming plastics production. It will manufacture fossil-free plastic resins and significantly reduce the carbon footprint associated with plastics production. Vioneo has designed a production method utilising an innovative and proven technology to...
  • 02 October 2024

    Arburg's fourth Sustainability Report

    In the fourth edition of the Sustainability Report, Arburg provides a wealth of interesting facts and figures about it, its values and its successful sustainability activities in 2023. This year, the Lossburg-based company is also publishing a sustainability report in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards fo...
  • 18 September 2024

    Tackling the end-of-life challenges of durable goods

    LyondellBasell is investing in a new closed-loop preparation centre in Lich, Germany, for transforming plastic waste into high-quality feedstock for high-performance materials, supporting the circular economy and contributing to industry sustainability goals. The closed-loop preparation centre supports...
  • 04 September 2024

    Three-way agreement for a circular ELT supply chain

    Bridgestone EMEA, Grupo BB&G and Versalis announced the signing of an agreement aimed at establishing a closed-loop ecosystem to transform end-of-life tyres (ELT) into new tyres. The agreement will bring together the innovation, experience and technological skills of all three companies...
  • 03 July 2024

    Trinseo opens next-gen depolymerization facility in Italy

    Trinseo announced the opening of its polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) depolymerization facility in Rho, Italy. The pilot facility represents a significant step forward in the company’s commitment to sustainability, as the next-generation recycling technology helps...
  • 03 July 2024

    The eight winners of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2024

    Announced on 20 June at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe in Amsterdam, the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2024 represent examples of the best advances in the circular use of plastics and their recycling technologies. For the first time in the seven-year history of the awards, the jury has...
  • 12 June 2024

    For the first time two co-chairs at the helm of EUBP

    European Bioplastics (EUBP), the association representing the interests of the bioplastics industry in Europe, has elected a new Board during its General Assembly on 4 June. For the next two years, the EUBP leadership team will be headed by Co-Chairs Mariagiovanna Vetere (Natureworks) and Franz Kraus (Novamont), and...
  • 04 June 2024

    Investment in innovative recycling technology

    By participating as a strategic partner in the company BioBTX, Covestro is enabling the construction of the world’s first innovative demonstration plant for the BioBTX ICCP-Technology in the Netherlands. The technology makes it possible to produce chemicals such as benzene, toluene and xylene from organic and mixed plastic waste...
  • 29 May 2024

    SUP Directive: European Commission opens infringement case against Italy

    An infringement case has been opened by the European Commission against Italy for the "exceptions" introduced into the transposition of Directive 2019/904 on single-use plastics, the so-called SUP Directive. The European Commission sent a letter of formal notice to the Italian Government...
  • 29 May 2024

    EU recyclable raw materials: exports grow, imports decline

    According to figures of Eurostat, the EU statistical office, in 2023 exports of recyclable raw materials from the EU to non-EU countries amounted to 39.3 million tonnes. Export volume in recyclable raw materials has been on an upward trend since 2004, increasing by 74% (+16.7 million tonnes). Meanwhile...
  • 27 March 2024

    Eastman starts molecular recycling in the US

    Eastman announced it has achieved on-spec initial production and is generating revenue from its new molecular recycling facility in Kingsport, Tennessee. The company expects to ramp up production of the new facility over the coming months and enable growth across a wide range of markets. Achieving this...
  • 20 March 2024

    Where is and where is the circular economy of plastics going in Europe

    Plastics Europe published its biennial “The Circular Economy for Plastics: A European Analysis” report. Its data provides an overview of European plastics production, conversion, consumption, and waste management, and includes an analysis of plastics production from non-fossil sources, and recycling technologies...
  • 20 March 2024

    ISCC Plus certification for Domo Chemicals PA 6

    In a landmark achievement for sustainable manufacturing, Domo Chemicals, a global leader in engineered materials, has earned the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) Plus certification. Covering Domo’s sites in Leuna (Germany), Gorzow (Poland), and Arco (Italy), this...
  • 20 March 2024

    Forecast of growth for recycling of packaging in Italy in 2024

    According to Conai (the Italian packaging consortium) initial forecasts, the year that has just begun will see an increase in the percentage of recycled packaging placed on the market, exceeding the 70% required by Europe by 2030. “After a difficult 2023, we can look to the future with more optimism. But...
  • 06 March 2024

    German plastics industry demands a fair and neutral PPWR from the EU

    GKV, German association of the plastics converters, IK, German association for plastics packaging and films, and VDMA, plastics and rubber machinery association, sent a joint message to decision-makers in the final phase of the European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). If the...
  • 21 February 2024

    The RadiciGroup’s roadmap to a sustainable future

    An ambitious project, designed to enhance RadiciGroup's transparency and commitment to develop a responsible business along its entire value chain from an economic, social and environmental perspective and focus on the ever more widespread and stringent sustainability regulatory requirements. These...
  • 21 February 2024

    Greenwashing: first limitations for environmental claims from the EU

    After the European Parliament gave the green light to a directive against greenwashing and misleading commercial information by companies on 18 January, the Internal Market and Environment committees recently adopted their position on the rules on how firms can validate their environmental marketing claims...