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A new cooperation paves the way for the first ever circular economy loop based on chemical recycling of waste plastics. Geminor is now committing to deliver 20,000 tonnes of waste …
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For the first time, Henkel has produced bottles using chemically recycled plastic in collaboration with packaging manufacturer Alpla. Through chemical recycling, mixed plastic waste that was previously impossible to recycle …
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BASF is to invest €20 million into Quantafuel, a specialist for pyrolysis of mixed plastic waste and purification of pyrolysis oil, headquartered in Oslo, Norway. Together, the partners aim to …
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Mondi, in cooperation with chemical producer BASF and COROOS, have cooperated on a state-of-the-art pilot project which sources feedstock from post-consumer plastic waste to produce virgin grade material for food …
Read More BASF’s partners in the ChemCycling project: Jaguar Land Rover, Storopack, Südpack and Schneider Electric Promising pilot phase, but continued technological and economic challenges as well as need for regulatory development …
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Multilayer packaging consists of up to 11 individual, ultra-thin layers, making it considerably lighter and thinner than comparable packaging. In addition to reducing the amount of raw materials used, this …
Read More BASF is breaking new ground in plastic waste recycling with its ChemCycling project. Chemical recycling provides an innovative way to reutilize plastic waste that is currently not recycled, such as …
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