RESEARCH

Scientists convert carbon emissions from forest industry into PP, PE

VTT

Finnish centre to create stand-alone firm for chemical recycling tech / Plans for industrial-scale plant by 2026

RECYCLING

Alliances needed for packaging waste solutions / Brand owners, technology firms from sector should play active roles / VTT discussion paper

MARINE LITTER

Waste collection on Indian river supported by Finnish companies / EUR 600,000 funding from Huhtamaki

RESEARCH

Finnish project to develop small, mobile factory to remove marine plastic waste / VTT unit to contain plastic-eating microbes / Plan for pilot unit in Baltic Sea in 2021

VTT

Finnish centre develops bio-based, biodegradable and thermoformable material using cellulose fibres / Part of ACel research programme

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

Winners of innovation competition announced at WEF in Davos / MacArthur's programme identifies latest projects to reduce marine litter