LyondellBasell to buy Italian plastics recycler Mepol Group
A definitive agreement has been signed for chemical company LyondellBasell to acquire Italian plastics recycling firm Mepol Group.
Mepol...
Italy’s Garbo set to build country’s first plastic chemical recycling plant with Saipem
Italian chemical recovery company Garbo has signed a deal with engineering firm Saipem to built the first plastic chemical recycling plant in...
Fost Plus to build new PP and HDPE recycling plant in Belgium
Belgian packaging recycling scheme Fost Plus has announced that it is building a new plastic recycling plant in Belgium that will specialise...
Recycling prices and commentary: 17 March 2023
Markets were generally pretty flat this week, and where there was movement tended to be because of changes in the PRN/PERN market...
Recycled plastic export report: January 2023
Please note this report just focuses on the waste polymers of ethylene commodity code (391510), as exports of other plastics are relatively...
Recycled paper export report: January 2023
January 2023 was a very strong month for exports of OCC and mixed paper, but weaker for news & pams.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 10 March 2023
Frosty winds are blowing across the market at the moment, with trading volumes reported as low again across most materials.
German scientists develop HDPE-like polyester that is also biodegradable
Scientists at Germany's University of Konstantz have developed a biodegradable polyester that has HDPE-like properties.
In a paper in...
Heinzel to convert UPM mill in Austria from newsprint to kraft paper production
UPM's Steyrermühl mill in Austria will be converted from newsprint to kraft paper production when it is taken over by Heinzel Group.
Walkers crisps trialling new paper-based flexible outer packaging
Multipacks of Walkers crisps may soon have paper-based flexible outer packaging if a trial proves successful.
Around 300,000 six-pack...
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