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.
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In sectors such as packaging, leather, and textiles, the use of functional coatings that provide properties such as water repellence, stain resistance, or non-stick effects is common practice.
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Cirrec BV, part of the Faerch Group and located in Duiven, The Netherlands, has achieved a significant breakthrough in plastics recycling thanks to Tomra Recycling’s flakes solutions.
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SK Chemicals has announced that it will establish a joint venture with Kelinle, a plastics recycling specialist in Shaanxi Province, China, to build the Feedstock Innovation Center (FIC), a facility for processing waste plastics.
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European Bioplastics (EUBP) presented the Bioplastics Market Development Update 2025 at EBC25 in Berlin. The report shows continued global growth in biobased plastics production and an increasing contribution to circular economy strategies.
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Alpla is developing a solvent-based recycling process to produce food-grade HDPE. The company is testing the patented process at a pilot plant in Heerenveen in cooperation with the independent technological institute NTCP.
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The European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP) has expanded its Circularity Test Protocol with the Quick Test – Accelerated Impact Test.Circularity (QT-AIT.Circularity).
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European PET Industry encourages adoption of the CEN Design-for-Recycling Standards:
The European PET value chain encourages the adoption of the pr EN18120 series for design for recycling and recyclability assessment protocols for plastics packaging developed by CEN TC261/SC4/WG10 Design for Recycling (DfR) standards for plastic packaging, developed under the European Commission’s mandate.
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Nextek will participate in a pioneering four-year project aimed at developing circular, and sustainable solutions to reduce waste and carbon emissions in primary and secondary healthcare and pharmaceutical packaging.
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Northern Ireland based Plaswire has announced an initiative that uses blockchain, IoT and AI technology to revolutionise the recycling of wind turbine blades, unlocking a seismic opportunity for other sectors, including aerospace.
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The recycling of complex and composite plastic materials is one of the main challenges of today’s circular economy. Their presence is increasingly common in strategic sectors such as automotive, renewable energy, and aerospace, where they offer lightness, strength, and versatility.
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