First virtual edition of the Plastics Recycling Show Europe
The fourth consecutive Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) goes virtual for the first time, from December 9th to December 11th.
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A Mexican waste management company inagurates Stadler sorting plant
Mexico is one of the world’s ten biggest producers of Municipal Solid Waste on account of its vast size and large population. The country generates around 120,000 tonnes of waste a day, which add up to 44 million tonnes a year.
Ineos Styrolution and Ferrero explore advanced recycling for future packaging solutions
Ineos Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, announces today an agreement with Ferrero, to explore the feasibility of using its advanced recycling concepts such as depolymerisation for future packaging solutions.
BTB PET Recycling further increases capacities
During the Corona Lockdown in spring 2020 German PET recycler BTB PET-Recycling GmbH & Co. KG installed a new preheating unit and another SSP reactor supplied by Starlinger recycling technology.
SABIC expands post-consumer recycled engineering thermoplastics
SABIC announced that its engineering thermoplastics business is expanding its portfolio of Cycoloy and Lexan resins containing high levels of post-consumer recycled material (PCR).
Customized polyester thanks to viscosity build-up in the VacuFil vacuum filter
The BB Engineering VacuFil process enables the reutilization of polyester waste into high-end textile filament and fiber products.
Vecoplan invests millions and enjoys further success - despite Covid-19
Vecoplan is currently running as profitably as in the previous year - and after the first half of the year, revenue was even at the previous year’s level. Reason enough to continue to invest in production modernisation and personnel.
Paccor gives plastic packaging a digital idnetity
Visually imperceptible barcode helps sort all kinds of plastics
Tomra R1 behind the scenes: Developing a revolutionary recycling experience
On 5 November 2019, Tomra Collection Solutions unleashed a recycling innovation that was years in the making: the Tomra R1 reverse vending machine (RVM).
Mars and Huhtamaki join SABIC’s Trucircle initiative
SABIC announced that biaxially oriented polypropylene film based on the company’s certified circular PP from feedstock recycling of used plastics will be introduced in primary pet food brand packaging by Mars, Incorporated, a global leader in confectionery, food, and pet food products.
Orkla and IRPLAST join SABIC’s Trucircle initiative for consumer goods packaging
SABIC announced that Orkla, a diversified Nordic brand owner in business-to-consumer (B2C) commerce with foods, snacks, food care for sport and food ingredients, has launched its first chips packaging using certified renewable polypropylene (PP) polymer from SABIC’s Trucircle portfolio.
Plastics Recycling Show Europe goes Virtual from 9 to 11 December 2020
Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) will now run as a virtual event from 9 to 11 December 2020. Virginijus Sinkevičius, Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries at the European Commission will deliver the opening keynote address.
