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Spin-out Company Aiming To Replace Harmful Plastic Microbeads Receives £1.3M Investment a company set up by University of Bath researchers that aims to replace plastic microbeads with sustainable alternatives, is set to scale up its work…
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New PET-Like Plastic Made Directly From Waste Biomass EPFL scientists have developed a new, PET-like plastic that is easily made from the non-edible parts of plants. The plastic is tough, heat-resistant, and a good barrier to gases like…
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Plastics Industry Association and Vinyl Sustainability Council              Partner on Unique Conference Experience The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) and the Vinyl Sustainability Council announced their plans to collocate two…
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Avantium and Carlsberg have been partners since 2019 as the companies worked together with Paboco® (Paper Bottle Company) and the Paper Bottle Community. Paboco®, Avantium and Carlsberg developed the Fibre Bottle, a barrier solution, and a…
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Sidel moves faster towards meeting international sustainability targets Sidel has pledged to halve its emissions by 2030 and confirmed that all its sites will be 100% green energy-powered by the end of this year. This puts it in line with…
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Showa and Microwave Denko article Showa Denko and Microwave Chemical Co., Ltd. have started joint development of a new microwave-based chemical recycling technology to directly transform used plastic into basic chemical feedstock. The two…
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Avantium forms PEF Textile Community with five leading companies to develop PEF yarn applications Avantium N.V., a leading technology company in renewable chemistry, has formed the PEF Textile Community with the five reputable global…
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Frugalpac sells world’s first paper bottle machine British sustainable packaging company Frugalpac has secured the first customer for its paper bottle machine which makes the Frugal Bottle – the world’s first and only commercially available…
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Nominated for Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2022 in the category of Recycling Machinery Innovation The MRSjump is a new extruder which uses the operating principle of the Gneuss MRS technology however with a vastly expanded…
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KraussMaffei Introduces New, Comprehensive Product Naming System Starting with the new precisionMolding and powerMolding injection molding machines, the new precisionMixhead and the newly named purity recyclingLine (formerly edelweiss),…
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