Presona AB to be Acquired by Inducore

Internationally active Swedish manufacturer of balers Presona AB will be integrated into the System Solutions business area of Inducore AB. The transaction was closed in June 2025. The Sweden-based Inducore Group already includes several specialized operational businesses that provide system solutions, products, components, logistics solutions, and contract manufacturing. presona.se (Published in GLOBAL RECYCLING Magazine 3/2025, […]

Strong Turnout, Diverse Products and Seamless Organisation Praised as Eco Expo Asia 2025 Celebrates 20 Years of Success

The 20th edition of Eco Expo Asia was successfully held from 28 to 31 October 2025 at AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong. Jointly organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd, and co-organised by the Environment and Ecology Bureau of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), this […]

Research Project: Recycling of Multilayer Plastic Materials

The RECIPLUS project applies technologies such as physicochemical delamination, a combination of mechanical separation techniques, and enzymatic recycling. Spain-based technological center Aimplas is addressing the issue of plastic waste, as multilayer plastic materials present a major challenge at the end of their life cycle due to the complexity of separating and processing their different components. […]

The Global Recycled Ocean Plastics Market

American market research and advisory company Custom Market Insights (CMI) has published a new research report regarding the recycled ocean plastic market. According to the latest research study, the global recycled ocean plastics market was valued at approximately 82 billion US-Dollar in 2024 and is expected to reach 1.93 billion US-Dollar in 2025, CMI gave […]

A Business Combination for Critical Minerals

As underlined, the proposed business combination would create a public company that aligns with the U.S. Mineral Independence Strategy. Volato Group, Inc., a technology-driven private aviation company, and M2i Global, Inc., a company specializing in the development and execution of a complete global value supply chain for critical minerals, intend to combine businesses. According to […]

A Plea for Investment in Recycling

Dan Felton, President and CEO of the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), testified in July before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce (E&C) Subcommittee on Environment during a hearing about recycling innovation and economic growth. “Flexible packaging is one of the most sustainable packaging types, as it reduces water and energy consumption, […]

Driving Business towards a Circular Economy

Thai plastic product manufacturer Royce Universal Co., Ltd. can recycle around 15,000 tons of post-consumer PET per year, turning it into food-contact material for packaging applications. “We do not think plastic scrap is waste. We consider it as our resource,” explained Touchawatt Techamongkoljit, CEO of Royce Universal Co. Ltd. “Our goal is to recycle as […]

Mattress Recycling: Worldwide but not Everywhere

According to numbers of Verified Market Reports, the global mattress recycling service market was valued at 1.2 billion US-Dollar in 2024 and is projected to reach 2.5 billion US-Dollar by 2033. The increasing demand for sustainable disposal methods and recycling initiatives is expected to drive an annual growth rate of 4.8 percent from 2022 to […]

Germany: A new Center for Circular Production of Next Batteries and Fuel Cells

On August 18, 2025, the symbolic starting signal was given at the Technical University of Braunschweig for the “Centre for Circular Production of Next Batteries and Fuel Cells” (CPC). Completion is scheduled for the end of 2027. The new research building, estimated to cost around 73 million Euro, is being funded by the state and […]

The Global Waste Recycling Services Market

ResearchAndMarkets.com, a leading source for international market research reports and market data, offers a new report titled “Waste Recycling Services Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Product (Paper & Paperboard, Metals, Plastics, Glass, Food, Bulbs, Batteries & Electronics, Yard Trimmings), By Application (Municipal, Industrial), By Region, And Segment Forecasts, 2025 – 2033”. As […]

The Recycled Polyolefin Market is Set to Grow

According to Canada- and India-based market research company Towards Chem and Materials, a sister firm of Precedence Research, the glo­bal recycled polyolefin market size is estimated at 66.67 billion US-Dollar in 2025. By 2034, the market is expected to hit around 144.2 billion US-Dollar, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.95 percent […]

UK Wastepolitics in Times of Change

“Of the 26 million tons of waste produced in the UK, 12 million tons are recycled, and 14 million tons are sent to landfill sites. This gives us an average recycling rate of 45 percent”, waste management company Recycling Bins.Co.UK states on its homepage. But recycling in the UK is a much more complicated, difficult […]

Aduro Joins Plastics Associations to Support Industry Collaboration

Canada-based Aduro Clean Technologies Inc. has announced its membership in both the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) and the Polystyrene Recycling Alliance (PSRA), a collaborative initiative of PLASTICS focused on advancing polystyrene recycling solutions. As underlined by the Canadian clean technological company, the PSRA brings together stakeholders from across the polystyrene value chain. The alliance would […]

One more Step to Scale Polyester Recycling

The German-based company matterr has announced a strategic partnership with family-owned international fashion group Bestseller, headquartered in Denmark. matterr has developed a depolymerization process that breaks down polyester (PET) into its original building blocks – terephthalic acid (TPA) and monoethylene glycol (MEG). “Chemically identical to virgin materials, they can be directly reused in existing textile […]

Agilyx to Acquire Shares in GreenDot Global

In July 2025, Norway-based Agilyx ASA informed that it entered into a binding and fully financed agreement to acquire 44 percent of GreenDot Global S.à r.l. This transformative investment would significantly strengthen the company’s presence in the European market, creating “a global platform for sourcing and supplying feedstock to the advanced recycling industry”, Agilyx described […]