Covestro has officially inaugurated a new pilot plant at its Leverkusen site in Germany. With an investment of tens of millions of euros, the project advances the novel recycling process for its high-end polyurethane elastomer, Vulkollan®, from the l

As part of the equity restructuring of Plastic Energy Ltd., a UK-based company headquartered in London, TotalEnergies SE, based in Courbevoie, France, has agreed to acquire the 35% stake in the Grandpuits advanced plastic recycling plant held by Plas

Hanwha Azdel SuperLite S25 composite material incorporates recycled polypropylene components, offering lightweight performance and providing automakers with a recyclable alternative material for automotive headliners and interior parts. This thermop

On September 1, 2026, Dutch time, the EU-funded project ReBioCycle announced its latest results.Polylactic acid (PLA) bioplastics can be recovered from mixed plastic waste and reprocessed into recycled PLA with quality comparable to that of virgin ma

Affected by regulatory policy uncertainty, logistics costs, and tight supply, buyer behavior in different resin categories in the U.S. recycled plastics market has changed, leading to divergent price trends. ICIS analysis indicates that some niche ma

The "Tracking Plastics Act" will establish a federal working group responsible for developing standardized methods for verifying the recycled plastic content in consumer products. This bipartisan legislation aims to combat misleading environmen

The new compact baler network fills a critical gap in the flexible plastic recycling sector, making waste collection economically viable for small and medium-sized commercial waste generators nationwide. The Alliance to End Plastic Waste has partnere

Braskem and Lallemand have launched a biobased acetone production platform for the corn ethanol industry, providing a direct substitute for fossil-based acetone used in the plastics sector. After five years of collaboration, the two parties developed

New investments by bottling partners are expanding Coca-Cola’s global refillable glass and PET bottle packaging programs. In 2024, refillable packaging offered by the Coca-Cola system in multiple markets accounted for 14% of its total beverage sales.

ReBento’s durable, leak-proof lunchbox replaces single-use plastic waste in subscription meal delivery services and has been recognized with the 2026 Berlin Green Product Award. Polish design student Kaja Brunke has designed ReBento, a reusable conta

The project collects end-of-life and waste tires across Germany, sourcing them from Driver retail stores, various motorsport events, and the Pirelli Breuberg plant as raw materials for the integrated recycling process. Pyrum uses a pyrolysis process

The UK-India Free Trade Agreement (UK-India FTA) has now entered into force, but the UK’s countervailing duties on imports of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) products from India remain unchanged. On July 17, the UK government announced that t

PureCycle Technologies, a plastics recycling specialist based in Orlando, Florida, announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with RM TOHCELLO, one of the world’s largest producers of biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film, as well as

This week, the operating rate of the recycled ABS industry was 38.9%, down 2.7 percentage points from the previous week, as shortages of feedstock from dismantled waste household appliances combined with concentrated maintenance weighed on overall ou

This week, the overall operating rate of recycled PVC was 33.6%, up slightly by 1.2 percentage points week-on-week. In the previous period, more than 60% of the small and medium-sized recycled PVC granulation plants in Hebei and Henan, North China, w

This week, the overall operating rate of domestic recycled PE was 45.2%, down 1.8 percentage points week-on-week. The off-season for agricultural film dragged down the operating rate of the recycled LDPE segment to just 40.8%. Tianjin’s 100,000-ton/y

Today, the domestic recycled PET market was generally stable but slightly weak, with transactions mainly consisting of sporadic rigid-demand orders and limited market fluctuations. In terms of prices (ex-factory, excluding tax), East China pure whit

Today, China’s domestic recycled PP market remained under weak pressure, with prices easing slightly and trading activity in the market staying subdued. In terms of prices (ex-tax, ex-works), recycled PP transparent raffia-grade pellets in East Chin

The 100,000-ton annual recycled plastic granules production project of Hubei Jingchuang Polymer Materials Co., Ltd., located in Qingji Industrial Park, Gong'an County, Jingzhou City, is scheduled to be completed byFully completed and put into com

Today, the ABS spot market remained relatively strong, with some prices in Shandong rising by 250.