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Leading North American recycler, Rumpke Waste & Recycling (Cincinnati, OH, USA) and molecular recycling pioneer Eastman (Kingsport, TN, USA), recently announced a partnership to help address the global plastic waste crisis.

CJ Biomaterials (Woburn, MA, USA), a division of South Korea-based CJ CheilJedang and a primary producer of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolymers, recently announced that it has developed a new PHA-based polybag that has properties similar to traditional polybags made with petroleum-based plastic material.

The management and treatment of lignocellulosic waste, i.e. plant waste from agriculture and forestry, is a major issue due to the large volume generated in the agri-food, wood and furniture sectors.

In its continuing pursuit to develop packaging materials that meet the sustainability goals of its customers, global packaging solutions provider SEE (Charlotte, NC, USA) has developed the first biobased, industrial compostable tray for protein packaging that has been successfully tested to meet the demands of existing food processing equipment.

Scientists at King’s College London, UK, have developed an innovative solution for recycling single-use bioplastics commonly used in disposable items such as coffee cups and food containers.

Straws are one of the most common plastic waste products found on coastlines.

CJ Biomaterials (Woburn, MA, USA), a division of South Korea-based CJ CheilJedang and a primary producer of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolymers, announced yesterday that its semi-crystalline PHA (scPHA) biopolymer branded PHACT™ S1000P is now included in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Inventory of Effective Food Contact Substances (FCS) with the Assigned Food Contact Notification (FCN) 2330.

Specialty chemicals innovator Perstorp ( Malmö, Sweden) has launched Pevalen™ Pro 100, marking a new era in PVC plasticizing technology.

UBQ Materials (Tel Aviv, Israel), climate tech developer of advanced materials made from waste, recently announced its Sustainability Product Portfolio.

Lingrove (San Rafael, California), a pioneer in composite materials that uses patented technology to transform fast-growing plants into surfaces and panels for the built environment and beyond, recently announced an oversubscribed Series B round of funding led by Lewis & Clark AgriFood and Diamond Edge Ventures, with participation from Bunge Ventures and SOSV.

The world’s leading biopolymer manufacturer Braskem (São Paulo, Brazil) and bioplastics specialist FKuR (Willich, Germany) are expanding their distribution agreement to include further products from the I’m green™ biobased portfolio.

Lummus Technology (Houston, TX, USA), a global provider of process technologies and value-driven energy solutions, announced a major investment in Resynergi (Rohnert Park, CA USA), a pioneering leader in plastic recycling technology, to scale production of Resynergi’s modular Continuous Microwave Assisted Pyrolysis (CMAP) technology.

TotalEnergies Corbion (Gorinchem, Netherlands) has just published the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for recycled Luminy® PLA, titled Life Cycle Assessment of PLA through Advanced Recycling - Utilizing Waste Streams as Feedstock for a Biobased Polyester.

Toray Industries (Tokyo, Japan) recently announced that it has concluded an agreement with Yoshida (Tokyo, Japan) to jointly create materials for Tanker bags employing Ecodear N510, a 100 % plant-based nylon fibre.

Chemical recycling of widely used vinyl polymers (VPs) is one of the key technologies required for realizing a sustainable society.

Sumitomo Chemical (Tokyo, Japan) has completed the construction of a pilot facility to establish a highly efficient process for producing methanol from CO2 at its Ehime Works, located in Niihama City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan, and has commenced operations at the facility.

With effect from January 2, 2024, SÜDPACK (Ochsenhausen, Germany) has acquired additional shares of CARBOLIQ GmbH (Remscheid, Germany) and appointed Dirk Hardow as Managing Director.

In its efforts to scale-up chemical recycling, Neste (Espoo, Finland) has successfully concluded another series of industrial-scale processing runs with increasing volumes of liquefied waste plastic at its refinery in Porvoo, Finland.

Although efforts to improve the collection and recycling of plastics to achieve a circular economy are increasing significantly, some (synthetic) materials will eventually always end up in the environment due to e.g. littering, weathering, and abrasion.

LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, Netherlands) has been selected to receive a EUR 40 million grant from the European Union (EU) Innovation Fund. The grant will support the fully electrified, industrial-scale advanced recycling demonstration plant the company plans to build at its Wesseling, Germany site.

Recently, global packaging developer and manufacturer TIPA (Hod Hasharon, Israel) have launched a first-of-its-kind fully compostable high-barrier coffee capsule lid, in collaboration with technology innovation company ATI (Charleston, SC, USA).

Fishing nets lost at sea are a major source of plastic pollution in the ocean [1]. These so-called "ghost nets" drift globally, ensnaring and killing fish, dolphins, seals, birds, and sea turtles. They can last up to 600 years, releasing microplastics as they slowly degrade.

Toray Industries (Tokyo, Japan), recently announced the successful development of recycled carbon fibre (rCF) derived from the production process of the Boeing 787 components using Toray’s advanced carbon fibre, TORAYCA™.

OMV the integrated energy, fuels & feedstock, and chemicals & materials company headquartered in Vienna, Austria, and Synthos (Oświęcim, Poland), the biggest synthetic rubber producer in Europe with a global reach, recently announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

Polykemi (Ystad, Sweden) and our subsidiary Scanfill (Sievi, Finland) are now certified according to ISCC PLUS.

APK AG will bring in the new year with its corporate strategy stronger than ever. The company from Merseburg/Leuna, Germany, devoted itself in 2023 to putting in place key elements of its successful expansion as well as to the planning and construction of its next large-scale Newcycling® plant.

Paques Biomaterials (Balk, the Netherlands) and Looop (Venlo, the Netherlands) will collaborate in producing PHA (Polyhydroxyalkanoate) from agri-food waste streams.

Global sports company PUMA (Herzogenaurach, Germany) has recently announced that it has scaled up its textile recycling innovation, RE:FIBRE, replacing recycled polyester with RE:FIBRE technology in all Puma football Club and Federation replica jerseys from 2024 onwards.

The licensed technology completes Sulzer’s (Winterthur, Switzerland) portfolio of licensed technologies for the manufacture of polylactic acid (PLA), an eco-friendly bioplastic.

Phabuilder Biotechnology (Beijing, China) secured an order of millions of USD, one of the largest in the PHA industry so far, aiming to showcase the diverse applications of PHA and transform everyday products.