Plastics

Chemical recycling is an important approach in the circular economy.

Neste, Borealis and Covestro have signed a project agreement to enable the recycling of discarded tires into high-quality plastics for automotive applications.

The 12th VinylPlus Sustainability Forum (VSF2024) which took place on 23 May 2024 reaffirmed that by sharing common objectives for innovation, industry transformation, competitiveness and sustainability, policymakers and industry can achieve faster action and positive change at EU and global level.

Across Europe, around 30% of PVC waste is currently mechanically recycled.

At IFAT, the companies want to present product and process solutions that make the recycling of plastics markedly more efficient and increase the product quality achieved.

These agreements ensure a consistent supply of sustainable and high-quality raw materials for OMV Group’s recycling operations.

PAAG, a member of Bell Holding, installed a Starlinger recoSTAR PET 165 HC iV+ PET bottle-to-bottle recycling line with a production capacity of up to 1,800 kg/h in its Gebze facility in Kocaeli near Istanbul.

At IFAT, Picvisa wants to show solutions for textile and plastic recycling.

The Indonesian plastics recycler Amandina Bumi Nusantara produces the rPET for Coca-Cola, Fanta, Sprite and Sprite Waterlymon bottles on two recoSTAR PET 165 HC iV+ bottle-to-bottle recycling systems from Starlinger.

2022 was an unprecedented year for the PET and rPET value chains, as shown in the latest report.

Plastics Europe has published its biennial ‘The Circular Economy for Plastics: A European Analysis’ report.