Sustainability & Recycling

Chemical Recycling of Polycarbonates Reaches a Major Milestone Robust process developed on a laboratory scale Pilot-scale technical implementation starts Recycled monomer can be used for the production of polycarbonate Covestro has developed an innovative process for recycling polycarbonate, i.e. polychain plastics. In this process, plastics...

Certified Recyclates for High-Quality Applications Plastics distributor and compounder WIS Kunststoffe is continuously expanding its product range. At Fakuma 2023, the company is now presenting new certified recyclates from up to 100 percent post-consumer collections with various approvals for demanding applications. At Fakuma 2023, WIS Kunststoffe...

"There Must Not be a Cannibalisation of Material Flows" Interview with Michael Ludden, Managing Director of Sutco Recycling GmbH Mr. Ludden, what potential does chemical recycling have in your view? The potential is clearly between mechanical processing and energy recovery. When incinerating, only the energy of the...

All Pet Mono-Material Bottle and Cap Solutions, a Breakthrough in Recycling and Circularity Origin Materials, Inc. the world’s leading carbon negative materials company with a mission to enable the world’s transition to sustainable materials, today announced it has created “all PET” (polyethylene terephthalate) bottle caps,...

A Sustainable Future: Discovering Gogreen FZE's Initiatives An Exclusive Interview with Mr. Ajay Singh Rajput, Director, Gogreen FZE, UAE Mr. Ajay Singh Rajput, could you tell us about your company, Go Green - Shaping the future, and its role in the polymer trading industry in the...

Dow’s Sustainable Packaging Solutions Enable Mengniu to Launch All Polyethylene Yogurt Pouch Designed for Recyclability in China Brands join forces to empower the possibilities of closed-loop recycling. Dow (NYSE: DOW), a global materials science company, has partnered with Mengniu, a leading dairy company in China, to...