STYRENICS RECYCLING

SCS improves meat-tray recyclability with change of colour / Versalis launches post-consumer rPS for food-contact

STYRENICS RECYCLING

Mechanical reclaim of XPS food trays successful in test / SCS develops circular design guideline

EU PACKAGING

Trade groups warn on erosion of single market under proposed packaging regulation / Fragmentation could deter potential investors

VERSALIS / FLO

First rPS vending cup to be launched this year / Partners validate supply chain

PACKAGING

Trade associations criticise EU packaging waste proposal / Targets said to lack scientific support / Call for guidelines based on ecological impacts

STYRENICS RECYCLING

SCS project closes loop on XPS food trays / Ireland includes XPS products in household waste collection / Canadian Polystyvert joins recycling initiative

STYRENICS CIRCULAR SOLUTIONS

Eumeps joins recycling group / Suggestions for better EU policymaking

POLYREC

European plastics reporting scheme adds members

FLEXIBLE PACKAGING

Ceflex commissions packaging waste study in Europe / First-of-a-kind analysis to define and accelerate shift towards a circular economy

STYRENICS CIRCULAR SOLUTIONS

Application to EFSA for rPS as food contact material / Successful trials

ELIX POLYMERS

Circular economy operations consolidated under new brand

STYRENICS CIRCULAR SOLUTIONS

Collaboration with PRE to offer reciprocal membership / Move aims to advance take-up of recycled PS

REPSOL

Collaboration on circular materials with Elix Polymers / Supply of recycled styrene

STYRENICS RECYCLING

Ineos Styrolution and Trinseo spearhead new sustainability project / Pilot plant for feedstock recycling in France

STYRENICS RECYCLING

Technology pact with Canada's Pyrowave / Elix joins the initiative

INEOS STYROLUTION / SIRAP

Partnership on chemical recycling of PS / First samples expected this year

STYRENICS CIRCULAR SOLUTIONS

Panel discussion at "K 2019" brings several points of view together / Challenge of finding input feedstock for chemical recycling

INEOS STYROLUTION

Several collaborations on European chemical recycling projects for PS / Partners include Indaver, Müller, Trinseo and Agilyx / Commercial-scale plant in the pipeline

EPS

PIE extends price reporting to include grey EPS / Slight growth expected for the EPS segment as a whole / Consolidation in the European processing sector / Impulses for recycling

STYRENICS CIRCULAR SOLUTIONS

Signing of incorporation agreement for styrenics recycling initiative / Inclusion of new members to unlock circular potential

EU PLASTICS STRATEGY

Launch of multi-stakeholder alliance to boost recycling efforts in Europe / Need to match recyclate supply with demand and enhance quality