Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation has purchased two European plastics recycling companies focusing on engineered plastics, bringing supply of these recycled resins in-house.
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation has purchased two European plastics recycling companies focusing on engineered plastics, bringing supply of these recycled resins in-house.
Readers last month were drawn to articles about recyclability challenges for certain products, chemical recycling, national legislation and more.
A Kellogg’s brand has begun using a pouch with an additive that compatibalizes its EVOH barrier layer and PE film during recycling.
Kal-Polymers is spending up to $4 million to install an integrated processing line, which is boosting PP recycling capacity and allowing the firm to handle higher levels of contamination.
Erema Group got the go-ahead to use its technology to recycle HDPE into food and drink packaging and foodservice wares. Meanwhile, other companies got federal green lights for PET recycling.
Three major manufacturers announce they’ll use PET, PP and acetate produced via chemical recycling processes, and Procter & Gamble begins putting digital barcodes on bottles to aid in sorting.
The Recycling Partnership is gearing up to launch the Polypropylene Recycling Coalition to develop holistic solutions for diverting the growing array of packaging made with No. 5 plastic.
A PET bottle reclaimer will construct an $80 million plant in Florida. The project is in its early stages.
More companies are committing to use recycled plastic as part of an industry association push that now has more than 40 members signed on.