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Plastics Europe has appointed Rob Ingram, CEO of Ineos Olefins & Polymers Europe, as President of the association with effect from 1 January 2026. He succeeds Benny Mermans, Vice President Sustainability at Chevron Phillips Chemical. The organisation represents plastics manufacturers in Europe and coordinates strategic initiatives relating to circular economy, recycling and climate-neutral plastics production.
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SMS group has completed the acquisition of selected Metso business units in Germany, India, China and Australia. The transaction covers technologies for sintering as well as travelling grate and straight grate pelletizing, together with CFB (Circulating Fluidized Bed) calcination.
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PlasticsPolitics
New EU Circular Economy Package fails to support the European plastic recycling industry
The European Commission has published a set of pilot actions to accelerate Europe’s transition to a circular economy, the so-called ‘Winter-package’, with a particular focus on plastics. While the initiative comes at a critical moment for Europe’s plastic recycling sector, it fails to include provisions to boost demand and prioritize European-made recycled content.
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The European Commission has presented a first package of pilot measures to support the transition to a circular economy in the European Union, with a thematic focus on the plastics value chain.
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RECYCLING magazine wants to say thank you and takes a few days off.
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An international survey shows that circular economy concepts are increasingly recognised by the public, while deposit return systems (DRS) receive broad support as an effective instrument for improving beverage container recycling.
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BatteriesPolitics
Rising lithium battery fires in waste management trigger calls for urgent EU action
Yesterday, EU Environment Ministers addressed the escalating dangers posed by lithium batteries and discussed possible EU-level responses, including the feasibility and potential benefits of introducing an EU-wide battery deposit system.
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Growing concern about plastic waste management and the need to reduce dependence on fossil fuels has driven the development of bioplastics, whose global production capacity will reach 5.7 million tonnes in 2029, according to the European Bioplastics association.
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Amcor is supporting a three-year plastic recycling project led by the Danish Technological Institute. The co-funded innovation partnership, Circular Recycling Innovation for Sustainable Packaging (CRISP), aims to enable full-scale circular recycling of rigid polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) food packaging from household waste streams in Denmark.
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The global volume of electronic waste continues to rise and is making e-waste the fastest-growing waste stream worldwide. At the same time, demand for high-purity secondary raw materials is increasing across manufacturing industries. Against this background, weeeSwiss Technology AG, a subsidiary of the Stadler Group, analyses the market forces and technical requirements shaping modern WEEE recycling.
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Recycling garments made from multiple fibre types has long posed a technical challenge for the textile industry. Without processes to separate and recover individual materials, such products have typically been sent for incineration or landfill.
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The European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP) is initiating an industry-wide consultation to collect stakeholder feedback on the recently developed Design for Circularity (DfC) guidelines for PET bottles.
