BOREALIS

German pilot plant for mechanical recycling / Project for post-consumer recyclates with Tomra

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

Second Ellen MacArthur progress report / Accelerated efforts needed to meet 2025 goals / Call for action on recycling, reduction, international cooperation

BOREALIS

Launch of new polyolefin products using renewable feedstock / Collaboration with Menshen on new packaging closures made from polyolefin-based waste streams

RECYCLING

Major firms join "HolyGrail 2.0" project to evaluate digital watermarks for plastic packaging

3D PRINTING

Oechsler, HP and BASF in new alliances / Focus on parts production

HENKEL

ABS resin developed with Nexa3D / "Smart patch" for Covid-19 patients to be trialled in Belgium

INEOS

Forties pipeline shutdown delayed again / Hand sanitiser output increased

BOREALIS

Launch of renewable PP / Collaboration with Neste and Henkel

EXXONMOBIL

Design of new products with recycled polyethylene content / Collaborations with several industry partners

BOREALIS

Expansion of “STOP” initiative against marine litter with Borouge and Nova / New partnership with AEPW / Bio-propane from Neste / Pellets with a high recyclate content and mono-materials added to portfolio

DSM

Shruti Singhal will be DSM's next president of engineering plastics

ALDI

Cotton swabs made of plastic to be replaced in Germany / Plastic packaging in UK to be reduced / Cooperation with Plastic Bank in the Philippines

HENKEL / ALPLA

Partnership to construct new bottle production operation in US

HENKEL

Software for assessing packaging recyclability / German drugstore adopts tool as standard for suppliers

PLASTICS RECYCLING GERMANY

Environmental group accuses Henkel of consumer fraud / Definitions of post-industrial and post-consumer recyclate disputed

POLYONE

Infrared sortable black masterbatches for packaging

HENKEL

Transport packaging with more than 50% recycled polyethylene for dishwasher tabs

HENKEL

Lightweighting potential of hybrid automotive body parts / “Teroson” structural epoxy foam

HENKEL

Acquisition of 3D printing firm Molecule

HENKEL / AMPACET

Recyclable black plastic bottles / Award-winning carbon black-free masterbatch

HENKEL

Detergent and cosmetics packaging made entirely of recyclate / “Social Plastic” rPET in collaboration with Plastic Bank

APK

Imminent start-up of commercial solvent-based recycling facility in Germany / Multi-layer polymer films

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

Global alliance of 29 companies aims to help manage plastics waste / Commitments totalling over USD 1 bn

EVENTS

"Plastics Recycling Show Europe" 2019 to take place in Amsterdam in April

MOL

Hungarian petchem company partners with German recycling specialist APK / New technology for central European market