Marius Schaub

Primobius has initiated the commissioning phase for the hydrometallurgical refining circuits in its showcase lithium-ion battery (LIB) recycling demonstration plant at SMS group's Hilchenbach location.

New specifications from Euric Textiles provide information on how to handle and sort used textiles for optimized re-use and recycling. The publication is available on the Euric website.

As a constituent of flexible multi-layer films for stand-up pouches, cyclic olefin copolymers (COC) from Topas Advanced Polymers are compatible with polyethylene film recycling streams. This has now been confirmed by the Association of Plastic Recyclers.

Rieke, part of the Trimas Packaging group, has advanced its commitment to providing customers innovative solutions in the area of sustainability with the commercialization of its patented MonoTM-2e pump, a dispenser pump that is ready to be recycled.

A new battery collection service, cited as the world's first that is zero-carbon, has powered into Brighton, collecting more than two tonnes of batteries for recycling since March. The service is free for businesses, small and large.

The EU as a whole respected emission ceilings for four key pollutants in 2019, including nitrogen oxides, non-methane volatile organic compounds, sulphur dioxide and ammonia, according to a new European Environment Agency briefing.

Ineos Styrolution will present the latest styrenics based automotive applications at the "Plastics in Automotive Engineering Conference" in Mannheim, Germany. Exhibits will include the first tests with recycled specialty styrenics materials.

Valmet introduced its climate program in March 2021 with CO2 emission reduction targets for its entire value chain. Now Valmet has got its climate program targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

At the beginning of August, representatives of Jelenia Plast and ML Polyolefins companies met in Jelenia Góra to contract the supply of polypropylene recyclate in the next step of co-operation. The contract was signed by the presidents of the companies.

Holywell Haulage has chosen Kiverco to design, build and install a static waste processing system for their site in Hemel Hempstead (UK). The new plant will process Construction, Demolition, Commercial, and Industrial waste as part of an investment that underlines Holywell's commitment to sustainability by diverting all waste away from landfill.