Food packaging with chemically recycled plastic
A chemically recycled polyamide from BASF is to be used in packaging for food products from Stepac.
VCI: Production decline for polymers in 2022
In the fourth quarter of 2022, the VCI recorded a decline of 26.1 percent for polymers. The association also expects a difficult situation in 2023.
Plastics Europe Germany expands management
Carolina Hupfer and Dr Alexander Kronimus are now part of the management board of the association of plastics producers, Plastics Europe Deutschland has announced.
Position paper on mass balancing
VCI and PED have presented a position paper on the measurement of recycled content in plastic products.
Joint project for recycling end-of-life vehicles
Audi's "MaterialLoop" cooperation project aims to improve the recycling of end-of-life vehicles, Euwid reports.
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Coffee packaging made of monomaterial
Dallmayr Coffee Group is switching its packaging to a recyclable film made from just one plastic.
BMUV: Key points for a circular economy strategy
The first key points for a national circular economy strategy were presented at the Circular Economy Days in Münster, Euwid reports.
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IK calls for sustainable measures for recyclate use
The Association of Packaging Manufacturers believes that the recyclate use quotas planned by the EU Commission are hardly achievable.
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OMV announces large-scale chemical recycling plant
The large-scale plant for processing 200,000 tons of plastic waste annually is to be built at the Schwechat site.
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Lego and LyondellBasell invest in APK
Together with other partners, LyondellBasell and Lego are investing around 130 million euros in the recycling company APK.