Exploring Chemical Recycling when no better recycling alternative available. EuRIC, the European Recycling Industries’ Confederation has issued a roadmap for boosting waste recycling and fostering a clear regulatory framework. The paper reflects EuRIC’s unwavering commitment to advancing sustainability within the recycling industry, with a particular focus on exploring the areas of chemical recycling and mass […]
Last week, the Parliament approved the ITRE committee’s report on Critical Raw Materials (CRMs), a guide for forthcoming trialogue negotiations with the Council. While EuRIC acknowledges and applauds the report’s focus on circularity, concerns arise over biased proposals lacking scientific evidence and causing further, unnecessary bureaucracy. EuRIC’s position remains steadfast: to mitigate the risks associated […]
Morchem is among the latest companies to receive a RecyClass Recyclability Approval, following independent, standardised testing. The laminating adhesive ‘Morchem PL 2727 AR + CF-740 R’ was found to be fully compatible when used up to 4 wt% of the PE film, following the state-of-the-art recycling process for natural flexible PE in Europe. The trials […]
Teknor Apex is committed to building on its legacy of many decades of compounding expertise and environmental awareness, by establishing itself as a market leader in scalable and sustainable materials solutions. Responding to market demands for sustainable compounds, the company is relaunching its Terraloy® brand in a dedicated effort to build up a portfolio of […]
Independent laboratory testing shows that Fedrigoni’s ‘PP White with water-based acrylic emulsion adhesive’ and ‘PE White with UV-Cured acrylic adhesive’ technologies are compatible, respectively, with the rigid, coloured PP and HDPE recycling streams in Europe. In both cases, the labels were tested unprinted on bottles without caps. For the PP-based technology, the adhesive represents 1% […]
Experienced industry professional Donald K. Wiseman has taken on the CEO role. Teknor Apex has a long and rich history of serving customers in finding unique and complex product solutions within the plastics industry. For the past 51 years, Jonathan Fain has led the organization to develop long-term partnerships with the company’s suppliers and customers […]
INEOS Styrolution launches new U.S. produced, NAS® ECO grade of bioattributed polymers for the Americas region. INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, announced the introduction of their U.S., domestically produced NAS ECO grade of sustainable polymers. The new grade contains bio-based renewable materials and is now available in the Americas. The addition of NAS […]
Scandinavian Enviro Systems and Siemens has signed a MOU, memorandum of understanding, regarding a collaboration in support of the European expansion plan that Enviro announced earlier this year together with Antin Infrastructure Partners. Through the collaboration, Enviro gets access to Siemens’ extensive experience in automation and digitalization for efficient industrial production. The MOU was signed […]
The European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) welcomes the ITRE committee’s adoption of the Report on Critical Raw Materials, which reflects the recycling industry’s concerns and recommendations. The adopted report addresses critical issues, such as the preservation of definition of large companies, ensuring transparency in assessing strategic raw materials and prioritising projects related to material recovery, […]
According to US-based manufacturer Maguire, growing demand for the use of post-consumer content, surcharges on virgin resign, and global legislative policy proposals and adoptions are being enforced around the globe. “These new challenges have plastics processors looking for economical solutions to incorporate additional materials, more diverse materials and changing material content in their final product,” […]