The packaging and recycling specialist acquires Texplast and the joint venture PET Recycling Team Wolfen. The ALPLA Group has become one of the largest PET recycling companies in Germany. With the acquisition of the recycling company Texplast from the FROMM Group and all of its shares in the joint venture PET Recycling Team Wolfen, the […]
The major collaboration will co-fund investigations into how flexible packaging can be designed for sorting and recycling as well as boosting circular economy applications. CEFLEX has announced a major collaboration with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to co-fund investigations into how flexible packaging can be best designed to be sorted and recycled. An extensive testing […]
Sweden’s leading chemistry group Perstorp, and partner companies Fortum and Uniper, today submitted an EUR 97 million application to the EU Innovation Fund for Project Air. This unique project aims to build a production facility for sustainable methanol in Stenungssund, Sweden, which could reduce global CO2 emissions by 400,000 tonnes, equivalent to approximately 1% of […]
A great number of hygienic shields, commonly known as sneeze guards, is being used in industrial and trade facilities, as well as in the catering trade and restaurant business. Now the disposal of these highly transparent plates, which may consist of very different plastic material, is becoming an issue. Krall Kunststoff-Recycling has foresightedly prepared for […]
Digital transformation and sustainability goals keep being prioritised on the Downstream market. These subjects, and many more are going to be discussed at the Petrochemical and Refining Congress: Europe 2022 on May 30- June 1, 2022. Enhancing the plant’s efficiency to increase the asset utilization, technology’s adaptation to the present market requirements, and predictions to […]
With the acquisition of TIG Automation, the LM-GROUP has further extended its market position. The Meppen-based LM Holding GmbH & Co. KG (LM-GROUP) takes control of TIG Automation GmbH, headquartered in Hamburg, with retroactive effect dating to 01.01.2022. With the 100% takeover, the LM-GROUP has gained a strong partner in the field of automation technology. […]
Based in Giza, Egypt, one of the biggest PET bottle-to-bottle recycler in MENA region is expanding and upgrading its existing plant with another Starlinger PET recycling system and an additional solid-state-polycondensation (SSP) reactor. The new recycling system, a recoSTAR PET 215 HC iV+ including a viscoSTAR 350 SSP reactor, reaches an output of 2700 kg/h […]
The Kraft Heinz Co., the third-largest food and beverage company in North America, has agreed to set a goal to reduce total virgin plastic use following the filing of a shareholder proposal and engagement with As You Sow. The proposal asked Kraft Heinz to report on how the company would reduce plastic packaging, including planned reduction strategies or […]
Greenglass will start the construction of the second post-consumer glass waste facility in Romania, increasing its production capacity to 260,000 tons / year. The total processing capacity of the company will cover the collection target that Romania has to meet for glass packaging waste, including the quantity to be collected from the Deposit – Return […]
To assist with material decontamination of the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) material processed at Enva’s plastic recycling and recovery facility in Lincolnshire, UK. Enva employed the services of Impact Air Systems to provide a material separation solution that would remove contamination, improve current capacity, and enable operations to continue to grow. Enva recycles […]
