MITSUI CHEMICALS

Japanese cracker to use feedstock made from plastic waste

GR3N

Swiss tech developer plans chemical recycling plant for PET / JV with Spain's Intecsa / Reclaim to include bottles, packaging, textiles

CANON

Japanese tech giant launches process to detect black plastic while recycling

NEXAM CHEMICAL

Swedish additives manufacturer secures patent for Reactive Recycling technology

MOL

Chemical reclaim facilities slated for Hungary, Slovakia / Lummus to supply pyrolysis tech

CALVET AGROFOURNITURES

French plant reclaims contaminated agricultural film / Plans include three more facilities built with Adivalor

NOVA CHEMICALS

Study to build 66,000 t/y pyrolysis-driven recycling facility in Canada / Partnership with Plastic Energy

ALBA / INTERZERO

Recycling plant to be built in Indonesia / Production capacity of 36,000 t/y rPET

QUANTAFUEL

Waste management company Viridor acquires majority stake / Terje Eiken tapped as CEO

DEPOLY

BASF, Beiersdorf invest in Swiss polyester recycling start-up / Hydrolysis process to convert PET waste

TYRE RECYCLING

Suez and Pyrum sign deal to develop new UK pyrolysis plant

POLYSTYVERT

Canadian PS recycling facility begins operations / Site includes ABS pilot plant

REMONDIS

German waste services firm erects EUR 12 mn plastics sorting plant / Unit recognises six colours, multi-layers packs

PLASTIC BANK

CEO wants plastics waste rated as a ‘resource' in UN treaty / Shift could change behaviour / Groups stop equivalent of 4 bn bottles from reaching ocean

POLYSTYRENELOOP

Plant for industrial EPS recycling now in regular operation / Initial capacity of 3,000 t/y

LOBBE

German film recycler FVH ceases operations / High costs, weak demand make reclaim business unprofitable

VEOLIA

PET recycling plant in Germany on the brink of closure / Lack of sales security impairs profitability

PET BALTIJA

Latvian recycler spends millions on new rPET processing plant / Capacity expansion for food-grade pellets

NEXTCHEM

Italian group buys 51% stake in plastics recycler MyRemono

POLIFILM

German film manufacturer expands reclaim activities / Target recyclate quota of 30%