Sustainability & Recycling

Ascend Buys Majority Stake in Recycler Circular Polymers Ascend Performance Materials has purchased a majority stake in California-based Circular Polymers, a recycler of post-consumer, high-performance polymers including polyamide 6 and 66, polypropylene and polyester (PET). The deal provides Ascend with a consistent supply of high-quality...

SABIC and Japan Steel Works Collaborate on SABIC’s TF-BOPE Resin for Flexible Packaging Processability of SABIC LLDPE BX202 resin validated in extensive trials on biax film pilot line at JSW’ Technology Center in Japan SABIC’s TF-BOPE resin supports down-gauging and corresponding reductions of up...

Totalenergies, Windmöller & Hölscher and Mitsubishi Chemical Group’s Collaboration Led to High Barrier Recyclable Packaging Contributing to Materials Circularity TotalEnergies, Windmöller & Hölscher and Mitsubishi Chemical Group announce today the successful proof of concept of a fully recyclable High Barrier Stand-up Pouch suitable for food-grade...

Borealis Advances Plastics Circularity With the First-of-Its-Kind Borcycle M Commercial-Scale Advanced Mechanical Recycling Plant Borealis is taking another important step towards expanding its advanced mechanical recycling capabilities. A commercial-scale plant will be operational in 2025, with the capacity to produce over 60 kilotonnes of...

Groundbreaking Borstar Nextension Technology Sets New Standards in Performance-Based Polyolefins New era of polypropylene film grades has begun with launch of first BorPure grades for flexible and thermoformed food packaging based on Borstar Nextension Technology Nonwoven grade based on Borstar Nextension Technology offers excellent...

Covestro Collaboration With Sabic Unlocks Improved Recyclability for Mono-Material Flexible Plastic Pouches Covestro has developed a new heat-resistant coating for use on mono-material stand-up pouches made with Sabic’s PE/BOPE technology Coating facilitates high-speed industrial production of stand-up pouches made with Sabic BOPE biaxially oriented...