TekniPlex Healthcare Introduces PET Blister Film with Recycled Content

TekniPlex Healthcare has partnered with Alpek Polyester to introduce the world’s first pharmaceutical-grade polyethylene terephthalate (PET) blister film containing significant recycled content. Fully Recyclable in the Polyester Recycling Stream Suitable for a wide array of primary packaging applications, 30% of the PET blister film is manufactured using post-consumer recycled (PCR) monomers. When combined with TekniPlex’s polyester lidding, […]

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Researchers Develop Bio-based Polymers with Inherent Biodegradation Capabilities

In the project ULTRADREAM (funded by TKI-AF), Wageningen Food & Biobased Research (WFBR) is supporting the development of the circular economy by using agricultural side streams and residues for developing novel modified bio-based, renewable polymers, with inherent biodegradation capabilities at their end-of-life. Increasing Biodegradability Using UV-light The WFBR approach is to test the possibilities of

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kp Develops Packaging Using Plastic Waste Collected from the Mediterranean Coasts

kp (Klöckner Pentaplast) partners with the Keep Sea Blue organization to close the loop on plastic waste through the use of Recycled Coastal Plastics®, a certified post-consumer recycled raw material recovered from within 10 km of the coastline in the Mediterranean basin. Preventing Plastic Waste from Ending up in Marine Environments In 2023, kp used

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New Chemical Recycling Process for Cyclic Styrene-based Vinyl Polymers

Chemical recycling of widely used vinyl polymers (VPs) is one of the key technologies required for realizing a sustainable society. In this regard, a team of researchers from Shinshu University have recently reported a new chemical process that facilitates the depolymerization of cyclic styrene-based VPs, resulting in the recovery of a monomer precursor. This highly

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Eagle Technology AS and G4 Consortium Partner for Global Plastic Recycling Innovation

Eagle Technology AS, a Norwegian provider of sustainable systems and solutions, announces its partnership with the G4 consortium. The G4 is comprised of four companies, across two continents and ten countries, and has joined forces with Eagle Technology to disrupt the recycling business for plastic waste. Delivering Pyrolysis Machines Strategically Placed Across Europe The recently

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Kao Partners with SCGC and Dow to Develop Packaging Designed for Recyclability

Kao Industrial (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (Kao) has partnered with two global packaging experts, SCG Chemicals (SCGC) and Dow Thailand Group (Dow), to develop packaging designed for recyclability. The partnership aims to provide consumers with more sustainable packaging options, with a focus on high-quality packaging that has a lower carbon footprint and is recyclable. The three companies signed a

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RIL Becomes First in India to Chemically Recycle Waste into ISCC+ Certified Polymers

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has become the first Indian company to chemically recycle plastic waste-based pyrolysis oil into International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC)-Plus certified circular Polymers. This new innovation is a testimony to RIL’s commitment in reducing plastic waste and supporting circular economy in India. RIL shipped its first batch of ISCC-Plus certified circular polymers, named CircuRepol™

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Researchers Develop New Catalyst that Completely Breaks Down Nylon-6 within Minutes

Northwestern University chemists have developed a new catalyst that quickly, cleanly and completely breaks down nylon-6 in a matter of minutes — without generating harmful byproducts. The process does not require toxic solvents, expensive materials or extreme conditions, making it practical for everyday applications. Not only could this new catalyst play an important role in

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Researchers Develop a Way of Using PE Waste as a Feedstock for Valuable Chemicals

An international team of experts undertaking fundamental research has developed a way of using polyethylene waste (PE) as a feedstock and converted it into valuable chemicals, via light-driven photocatalysis. Photocatalysis to Upcycle PE Waste into Ethylene and Propionic Acid The University of Adelaide’s professor Shizhang Qiao, chair of Nanotechnology, and director, Center for Materials in Energy and

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New Method to Make Thermosets Easily Recyclable without Significant Property Loss

A team of UK scientists has got a step closer to making several different types of plastic much easier to recycle, using a method that could be applied to a whole range of difficult-to-recycle polymers, including rubbers, gels and adhesives. Introducing Degradable Bonds into Thermoset Polymers Thermoplastics and thermosets are two types of plastics that

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Sulzer Launches Licensed Technology to Manufacture PCL, a Biodegradable Polyester

Sulzer is launching a new end-to-end licensed technology – CAPSUL™ – for the continuous manufacturing of polycaprolactone (PCL), a biodegradable polyester often used in the packaging, textile, agricultural and horticultural industries. Includes All Purification and Polymerization Steps The CAPSUL™ solution enables optimal process performance for production of premier quality PCL grades at competitive rates. It

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Inhance Technologies Disputes EPA’s Claim on PFAS Use

Inhance Technologies will pursue all legal options in response to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) December 1st orders directing it to cease fluorination of high-density polyethylene plastic containers and fuel systems, to protect its customers, suppliers and employees and to ensure the continued operations of this environmentally critical technology. Fluorinated barrier packaging is critical in protecting

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INEOS Styrolution’s Sustainable SMMA Adopted for New Single Use Autoinjectors

Eco-inject, an innovative UK based solution provider for the healthcare industry, announced that they have selected INEOS Styrolution’s sustainable NAS® ECO material for a new generation of single use autoinjectors. Made Using Renewable Feedstock Based on a Mass Balance Process The new Eco-inject solution has been specifically designed to meet the needs of a growing healthcare market, combining

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SABIC’s Renewable PP Adopted for Use in Ready-to-Eat Rice Packaging Bowls

SABIC has announced that a food-contact grade of its TRUCIRCLE™ portfolio of certified renewable polypropylene (PP) resins is used in the production of Hetbahn ‘햇반’ instant white rice packaging bowls by CJ CheilJedang, a South Korea-based global food company. The rigid bowls are the first of their kind using certified renewable PP in a ready-to-eat-rice packaging in Asia

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University of Sheffield Raises £2 Million for the Development of Low-energy Bioplastics

Northern Gritstone, the investment business focused on university spinouts and science and technology-enabled businesses in the North of England, has announced a £2 million Series A investment into the bioplastics developer Floreon Technology Limited (‘Floreon’), a spinout technology from the University of Sheffield. Based in Hull, Floreon was founded by the entrepreneur Shaun Chatterton in

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