ELIX Polymers joins Styrenics Circular Solutions
Styrenics Circular Solutions (SCS), the joint industry initiative to increase the circularity of styrenic polymers, welcomes ELIX Polymers as a new member.
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Ineos Styrolution and Sirap agree on joint project
Ineos Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, announces today an agreement with Sirap, an international leader in the production of food packaging (particularly of XPS based food containers), to develop packaging solutions based on chemically recycled polystyrene.
Ineos Styrolution collaborates with Indaver Aiming
Ineos Styrolution announces today a collaboration with Indaver nv, a European waste management company with large-scale treatment facilities in the port of Antwerp headquartered in Belgium, driving forward chemical recycling for polystyrene in Europe.
WEEE recycling and its problem: BLACK PLASTIC
Black plastic parts occur increasingly often in daily life and have therefore become a large challenge for recycling and separation technologies.
Breakthrough in chemical recycling of polystyrene
Milestone in the company’s efforts to reduce post-consumer styrenic waste. First production of virgin polystyrene from only depolymerised material.
Over 120 companies to showcase recycling innovation at PRS Europe
New ways to recycle plastics, technologies to improve recycling processes and new applications for recycled plastics are among the many innovations on show at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe 2019, taking place at the RAI Amsterdam on 10 and 11 April 2019.
New closed-loop North American polystyrene recycling consortium
Today ReVital Polymers, Pyrowave and INEOS Styrolution announced a strategic partnership to recycle polystyrene packaging collected in consumer curbside and depot recycling systems.
Trinseo Announces Price Increases for Polystyrene and Copolymers in Europe
Trinseo announced price increases for all polystyrene (PS), ABS and SAN grades effective September 1, 2018, or as existing contract terms allow.
Ineos signs transaction agreement with Total
Ineos Styrolution announced that it signed an acquisition agreement with Total S.A. for two polystyrene (PS) production sites in China.
Trinseo raises prices of PS and copolymers
Trinseo and its affiliate companies in Europe announced today price increases for all polystyrene (PS), ABS and SAN grades.
BASF increases production capacity of Neopor
BASF is increasing its global production capacity for Neopor (expandable polystyrene containing graphite) by a total of 40,000 metric tons per year.
LANXESS expands capacity for Macrolex dyes at Leverkusen
Specialty chemicals company LANXESS will expand the capacity for Macrolex dyes at its Leverkusen site. With an investment volume of more than five million euros, the current production capacity is to be increased by 25 percent.
