Chemical recycling of widely used vinyl polymers (VPs) is one of the key technologies required for realizing a sustainable society. In this regard, a team of researchers from Shinshu University have recently reported a new chemical process that facilitates the depolymerization of cyclic styrene-based VPs, resulting in the recovery of a monomer precursor. This highly […]

Eagle Technology AS, a Norwegian provider of sustainable systems and solutions, announces its partnership with the G4 consortium. The G4 is comprised of four companies, across two continents and ten countries, and has joined forces with Eagle Technology to disrupt the recycling business for plastic waste. Delivering Pyrolysis Machines Strategically Placed Across Europe The recently

Kao Industrial (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (Kao) has partnered with two global packaging experts, SCG Chemicals (SCGC) and Dow Thailand Group (Dow), to develop packaging designed for recyclability. The partnership aims to provide consumers with more sustainable packaging options, with a focus on high-quality packaging that has a lower carbon footprint and is recyclable. The three companies signed a

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has become the first Indian company to chemically recycle plastic waste-based pyrolysis oil into International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC)-Plus certified circular Polymers. This new innovation is a testimony to RIL’s commitment in reducing plastic waste and supporting circular economy in India. RIL shipped its first batch of ISCC-Plus certified circular polymers, named CircuRepol™

Northwestern University chemists have developed a new catalyst that quickly, cleanly and completely breaks down nylon-6 in a matter of minutes — without generating harmful byproducts. The process does not require toxic solvents, expensive materials or extreme conditions, making it practical for everyday applications. Not only could this new catalyst play an important role in

An international team of experts undertaking fundamental research has developed a way of using polyethylene waste (PE) as a feedstock and converted it into valuable chemicals, via light-driven photocatalysis. Photocatalysis to Upcycle PE Waste into Ethylene and Propionic Acid The University of Adelaide’s professor Shizhang Qiao, chair of Nanotechnology, and director, Center for Materials in Energy and

A team of UK scientists has got a step closer to making several different types of plastic much easier to recycle, using a method that could be applied to a whole range of difficult-to-recycle polymers, including rubbers, gels and adhesives. Introducing Degradable Bonds into Thermoset Polymers Thermoplastics and thermosets are two types of plastics that

Eco-inject, an innovative UK based solution provider for the healthcare industry, announced that they have selected INEOS Styrolution’s sustainable NAS® ECO material for a new generation of single use autoinjectors. Made Using Renewable Feedstock Based on a Mass Balance Process The new Eco-inject solution has been specifically designed to meet the needs of a growing healthcare market, combining

SABIC has announced that a food-contact grade of its TRUCIRCLE™ portfolio of certified renewable polypropylene (PP) resins is used in the production of Hetbahn ‘햇반’ instant white rice packaging bowls by CJ CheilJedang, a South Korea-based global food company. The rigid bowls are the first of their kind using certified renewable PP in a ready-to-eat-rice packaging in Asia

Northern Gritstone, the investment business focused on university spinouts and science and technology-enabled businesses in the North of England, has announced a £2 million Series A investment into the bioplastics developer Floreon Technology Limited (‘Floreon’), a spinout technology from the University of Sheffield. Based in Hull, Floreon was founded by the entrepreneur Shaun Chatterton in

Researchers from ICIQ describe a circular process to recycle polycarbonates, a specific polymer often used in plastic applications, using less chemicals and user-friendly conditions. The study was carried out on a bio-based polycarbonate generated from limonene obtained from citrus peel oil. Multi-task Catalyst to Depolymerize and Repolymerize PC “Circular processes for plastics represent ways to