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Facility to depolymerize up to 88M pounds of PET annually

Published: October 16, 2019
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PET bottles for recycling.

The Spartanburg, S.C. depolymerization unit is expected to be up and running by the end of 2020. | Scisetti Alfio

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Seeing strong demand, Loop Industries and Indorama Ventures have decided to roughly double the capacity of their first PET depolymerization unit.

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Equipment provider receives FDA food-contact letter

Published: October 9, 2019
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The recycled resin produced by Erema’s system could be used at up to 100% recycled content in food and beverage packaging. | shanid chirammal/Shutterstock

Erema got the nod from the U.S. government to use its technology for recycling post-consumer HDPE into food and drink packaging.

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Verdex unveils recycled plastic nanofiber technology

Published: October 9, 2019
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Verdex’s technology can be used to process a variety of polymers. | Courtesy of Verdex Technologies

A company has developed a technology for spinning contaminated post-consumer plastic into extremely thin fibers used to make filters, wipes and other products.

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Dow signs plastics recycling deals on two continents

Published: October 4, 2019
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Dow recently announced it will collaborate with a Thai virgin plastics producer on recycling solutions. | Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock

Dow recently inked agreements to boost plastics recovery in Europe and Southeast Asia, including through the use of chemical recycling technologies.

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Report recaps plastic bumper cover recycling project

Published: September 6, 2019
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Challenges remain to scaling up TPO bumper collection to a national scale. | Kaentian Street/Shutterstock

TPO bumper covers can be processed into a high-quality recycled pellet that’s cheaper than virgin plastic, but challenges remain in feedstock collection and preparation.

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