Recycled Materials

sustainability

Covestro Compounding Facility Certified Circular for Polycarbonate

The Covestro compounding facility achieved ISCC certification and will offer Makrolon RE grades.

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Recycled PPC Gives Second Life to Fishing Nets as Injection Molding Grade Resin

LyondellBasel introduces plastic mechanically recycled from end-of-life marine gear.

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Demonstration Facility Will Chemically Depolymerize PMMA for Recycling

Trinseo has scheduled the commissioning of chemical recycling operations at its Rho, Italy, facility for the first quarter of 2024.

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sustainability

Report on ALPLA Group Plants Affirms Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Benefits of PET, HDPE Recycling

Life cycle analysis of production at four plants in Mexico and Germany was conducted by C7-consult.

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Construction

EV Chargers Made From Renewable PC

SABIC is enabling Charge Amps to manufacture electric vehicle (EV) chargers with a housing made from certified renewable PC, a first for the industry.  

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SK Geo Centric Breaks Ground on Ulsan Recycling Facility

The $1.4 billion facility is expected to be capable of processing 320,000 metric tons of waste plastic per year.

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Dow, Circusil Collaborating on Silicone Recycling Facility

Dow and Circusil announced plans to construct a silicone recycling facility in Kentucky.

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polyolefins

PureCycle Begins Making Commercial Shipments of Postindustrial PP

Polypropylene resin shipments to Formerra and Milliken are first from flagship facility in Ohio.

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Recycling

Mura Technology Teesside Plant Opens

New facility will use supercritical water in processing plastic into hydrocarbons.

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sustainability

Food Grade PCR LLDPE Resin From Mechanically Recycled Stretch Film

Revolution announced that the FDA has issued a letter of no objection for its method of producing linear low density polyethylene from recycled stretch film.

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Plastics Size Reduction