Indorama Ventures to buy Polish PET plastic recycler
Thailand's Indorama Ventures has announced it has agreed to purchase Polish PET plastic recycler Industrie Maurizio Peruzzo Polowat spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 31 July 2020
The summer recycling market truly kicked in this week with many taking time off, even if they were not venturing too far...
Ireland’s Shabra Plastics to increase PET recycling capacity to 35,000 tonnes
Investment of €4 million (£3.6 million) will lead to Shabra Plastics increasing its PET recycling capacity to 35,000 tonnes per year.
Reckitt Benckiser to trial direct collection of Vanish and other HDPE bottles for recycling
British cleaning products company Reckitt Benckiser is to trial a system where its Vanish and other HDPE bottles will be collected from...
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...
Recycled plastic export report: May 2020
Please note this report just focuses on the waste polymers of ethylene commodity code (391510), as exports of other plastics are relatively...
EU to introduce non-recycled plastic levy as part of Covid-19 recovery plan
The EU's Covid-19 recovery plan has set out the intention to launch a non-recycled plastic levy from 1 January 2021.
Maersk to stop recycling shipments to China and Hong Kong
Major shipping line Maersk has confirmed that it will no longer accept recycling shipments to China and Hong Kong from 1 September.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 17 July 2020
It was a largely static recycling market this week, as those who trade in packaging grades waited for the publication of the...
Study shows rPE film improves performance of road asphalt
Extensive testing of a new asphalt formulation using recycled polyethylene film (rPE) recovered from retailers improved performance and reduced costs.