Marius Schaub

Nextek's Nextloopp, the 43-strong multi-participant global project that is closing the loop on post-consumer food-grade recycled Polypropylene (FgrPP), has reached a new pivotal point in its two year project.

Several associations representing both public and private operators of the entire waste management value chain ask for the inclusion of Waste-to-Energy in the taxonomy. They propose criteria under which this inclusion is possible, in line with the Taxonomy Regulation.

Euric welcomes the Circular Economy Package that was published by the European Commission on 30 March and aims at making products more sustainable in the European Union.

The fifth Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) exhibition and conference held earlier this month in Amsterdam, The Netherlands attracted a record number of visitors and exhibitors from across Europe.

The 2021 Finat Sustainability Award recognizes the efforts of the self-adhesive label vale chain to reduce, reuse and recycle. The ten initiatives entered in the competition demonstrated a broad spectrum of approaches to increasing sustainability.

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) was 145.7 million tonnes (Mt) in October 2021, a 10.6% decrease compared to October 2020.

Sappi has approved an investment in Kirkniemi Mill in Lohja, Finland which enables a switch in its energy sourcing to renewable bioenergy. With this investment the mill's direct fossil greenhouse gas emissions will reduce by about 90 percent, which is equivalent to 230 000 tons of carbon dioxide annually.

Scandinavian Enviro Systems has on Friday formally submitted an environmental permit application for the recycling plant that the company intends to establish in Uddevalla, Sweden.

Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that Aurubis will invest $ 340 million (€ 300 million) in a state-of-the-art recycling and secondary smelting facility for multi-metal recycling in Augusta.

A new digital service developed by plastship in cooperation with Kraton, Chemetall and Baerlocher provides an overview of the interaction between recyclates and additives. With the additives being offered, the properties of recycled plastics can be improved.