circular recycling

Japanese chemical firm Mitsui Chemicals is collaborating with Kaisei Inc. to commercialise its bio-polypropylene (bio-PP), with Japan’s Ministry of the Environment adopting Mitsui’s’ bio-PP pilot project to build a system to recycle plastic and other resources in support of a carbon-free society. This is in line with Japan’s efforts to…

Seen as a plausible solution to remedy the plastic waste crisis, reducing plastics is the approach the packaging sector is taking, says Angelica Buan in this article. Plastics production is continuous and yearly, about 300 million of plastics are produced worldwide. At the same time, plastics accounted for almost 1.8…

In the run-up to the K2019 show that will be focused on the circular economy, and as part of the continuing series of interviews with industry majors by German plastics machinery association VDMA, Peter Steinbeck, CSO of German extrusion machinery companyWindmöller & Hölscher, gives his views on the circular economy. With…

Flame retardants (FRs) are continuously being improved to offer consumers the best choice to ensure overall safety, however, green alternatives are facing challenges, says Angelica Buan in this report. If we had to choose between fire safety or safety from health risks, which would it be? Obviously, the choice would…

Major companies and brands are banding together to solve the issue of marine plastic waste by utilising ocean plastics in their products, says Angelica Buan in this article. The ocean, covering more than 70% of the earth’s surface and spanning 362 million sq km, is vital to the planet’s climate,…

US-based toy maker, known for the iconic Power Rangers series, says that beginning 2020, it plans to start phasing out plastic from new product packaging, including plastic elements like bags, elastic bands, shrink wrap, window sheets and blister packs. The company’s aim is to eliminate virtually all plastic in packaging…

Having acquired Maillefer two years ago, extrusion machinery specialist Davis-Standard will use the K2019 show in Dusseldorf, Germany, to highlight the expertise of its subsidiary at the show to be held from 16-23 October. Its other companies in the group, Brampton Engineering and Thermoforming Systems LLC (TSL), will also be…

Set up a year ago, new Canadian chemical firm West Coast Olefins is taking the first steps towards the construction of a C$5.6 billion petrochemical facility in Canada. The Calgary-based firm has secured a 300-acre site in the BCR Industrial Area within the city of Prince George, British Columbia, to…

Circa’s biobased solvent to help develop UK battery recycling project Australian biotechnology company, Circa Group, which produces its biobased solvent Cyrene from waste cellulose, is participating in a project aimed at developing the first UK industrial-scale capability to reclaim and reuse the most valuable components of end-of-life electrical vehicle (EV)…

Germany-based Mann+Hummel says it has finalised the acquisition of Hardy Filtration, a Canada-based air filtration company. This will expand the global footprint and manufacturing capabilities of Tri-Dim Filter Corporation´s business, which Mann+Hummel acquired in 2018. Mann+Hummel is a family-owned company providing filtration solutions for automotive and industrial applications, indoor, industrial…