sustainability

Medical

Foster Adds Solvay's PEEK & PAEK to its Arsenal

Polyketone-based polymers play a major role in highly-engineered, reusable medical device applications.

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Packaging

Indorama to Buy Alabama PET Recycler

Company expands its multiple footprint in recycling to the U.S. 

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sustainability

Why Blow Molders Are Switching to EPET

High clarity, easy incorporation of handles, and recycling resin code No. 1 are the principal drivers for converting to EPET resins for extrusion blow molding.

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Packaging

Plastic Bottle Recycling Declined in 2017

The five-year compounded annual growth rate for plastic bottle recycling was 0.1 percent.

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Postconsumer

BASF Develops Pilot Products Made From Chemically Recycled Plastics

As a next step, BASF plans to make the first products from the ChemCycling project commercially available.

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sustainability

Coca-Cola Invests in PET Recycling Initiatives

Coca-Cola announced two investments to speed the development and deployment of breakthrough enhanced recycling technologies that will convert recycled plastic into food-grade PET for use in the company’s beverage bottles.

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polyolefins

Sustainable Packaging Offered by Cannabis Packaging Company

STO Responsible uses PP formulation that facilitates oxygen-driven biodegradation.

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Postconsumer

Nestlé Waters Aims to Achieve 25 Percent Recycled Plastic in its Packaging by 2021

The company says its latest milestone puts it on track to nearly quadruple its use of recycled materials in less than three years. 

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sustainability

Newcomer Nyltec Polymers Offers Novel Recycled PET/Nylon Resin

NyLester is positioned as a cost-efficient, environmentally-friendly alternative to nylon 6.

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sustainability

Sabic Signs MOU with Plastic Energy for Supply of Recycled Feedstock

Sabic to implement an investment project for the chemical recycling of challenging mixed plastic waste back to the original polymer.

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