Indorama Ventures buys 85% stake in Czech PET recycler
Thailand's Indorama Ventures has bought an 85% stake in Czech PET recycler UCY Polymers CZ.
UCY is the leading...
China suspends all shipments of recycled materials from the US for one month
As of today (4 May 2018), the Chinese Government has effectively banned all shipments of recycled materials from the United States until 4 June...
Carbios to build first enzymatic PET recycling plant after deal with producer
French enzymatic PET recycler Carbios has signed an Expression of Intent agreement with an unnamed major PET producer that will allow it...
P&G to use Eastman’s chemically recycled plastic feedstock
Global manufacturer Procter & Gamble (P&G) is to use chemically recycled plastic feedstock provided by multinational materials company Eastman in select packaging.
LyondellBasell and EEW sign deal to extract plastics from energy from waste feedstocks
A strategic partnership has been signed between Dutch chemical firm LyondellBasell and German company EEW Energy from Waste to investigate extracting plastics...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 24 July 2020
For the plastics market, the NPWD Q2 data was eagerly awaited and its publication this week is likely to have a bearing...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 8 March 2019
Recycling trade remains challenging across most materials with demand for most grades still weak.
Prices also remained mostly stable...
Tesco sets eliminating waste as one of its six science-based net zero targets
Supermarket Tesco has included eliminating waste as one of its six science-based net zero targets.
Its net zero targets...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 7 February 2020
Recycled plastics and paper packaging grades saw some uplift this week due to the increase of the PRN/PERN for both.
Suez and LyondellBasel jointly purchase plastic recycler TIVACO
Belgian plastic recycler TIVACO has been jointly acquired by SUEZ and LyondellBasel.
The company, which recycles PP; PE and...