sustainability
Star Plastics Sets Carbon Reduction Goals Through 2030
Targets will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 10% compared to 2021.
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Ultralight PET Preform Design
The Factor 101 design created by KHS and Husky uses just 5.89 g of material to hold 591 mL of product — equivalent to a 20-ounce water bottle.
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The Recycling Collaboration That Is Making Circular Film a Reality
Nova Chemicals and Novolex are commissioning a large mechanical recycling facility for film to film.
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DePoly to Launch Demonstration PET Recycling Facility
Polyester recycling technology will produce feedstocks for production of new plastic.
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Plastics Industry Association Announces 2025 Plastic Sustainability Innovation Award Winners
The Plastics Industry Association announced winners of Sustainable Innovation in Design, Sustainable Innovation in Materials, Sustainable Innovation in End-of-Life, Leadership in Sustainability and the People’s Choice Award.
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Circular Plastics From Cyclic Molecules
Macrocycle is pioneering an approach to PET recycling via cyclic oligomers.
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The Middle Way, Dissolution Recycling Technologies Leave the Polymer Intact
Alternative approaches can produce high yield and high purity with reduced energy demand.
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Husky Expands Facilities and Services in India
The company says its expanded presence in India helps clients meet the country’s sustainability mandates — which require 30% recycled plastic content in packaging by 2026 and 60% by 2029.
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No-Dry Twin Screw Extruder Series Can Handle Multiple Resins
Machine can process a variety of virgin, postconsumer, postindustrial resins and flake without first having to crystallize, dry or change screws.
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Calcium Carbonate From Carbon Capture for Brighter Plastics and Greener Steel
CarbonFree is converting steel slag and blast furnace exhaust into an important plastic compounding additive.
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