Recycle

  • 28 November 2024

    Latest market data shows stagnation in plastic recycling capacities

    The newest data from Plastics Recyclers Europe, the association of European plastics recyclers, points to a slowdown in the growth of Europe’s installed plastics recycling capacity. In 2023, the total capacity reached 13.2 million tonnes in EU27+3 which marks an increase of 6% year-on-year, making it the...
  • 20 November 2024

    PET recycling in Latin America: for Amut good things come in threes

    Amut has recently completed the commissioning of the second of three turnkey plants for the SMI Group in Bogotá, Colombia. SMI, active in the food and beverage industry, now benefits from a plant with a production capacity of 3,000 kg per hour of recycled material from post-consumer PET bottles. The facility...
  • 20 November 2024

    Wandering packaging of Ursa: plastics recycling beyond Earth's boundaries

    The European Union has set an ambitious goal of making all packaging recyclable on an industrial scale by 2030, advancing towards a circular economy model and placing particular emphasis on the role of plastic. This material, a fundamental resource for packaging, could become...
  • 06 November 2024

    Three-way agreement for standardised modular chemical recycling

    Neste, Alterra and Technip Energies have signed a collaboration agreement to advance the circularity of plastics by providing the industry a standardized technology solution for chemical recycling. The partners aim to globally offer a standardized modular solution, based on Alterra’s proprietary liquefaction technology...
  • 29 October 2024

    News and confirmations from CMG at Ecomondo

    At the Ecomondo trade fair, to be held in Rimini from 5 to 8 November, CMG Granulators is presenting an absolute novelty: the new Regrind Evac Systems range of evacuation, dedusting and powder containment system solutions. The unit is one of the largest of its category and can evacuate, convey, dedust an...
  • 29 October 2024

    Recession hits the EU’s plastics recycling industry

    The downward trend in the European plastics recycling market is alarming, Plastics Recyclers Europe warns, the association of European plastics recyclers, in a recent press release. The increasing lack of demand for recyclates produced in Europe, the reduced investments in domestic recycling, and the...
  • 23 October 2024

    Tria introduces new granulators dedicated to injection moulding

    At Fakuma 2024, Tria unveiled its new JN 15 series of granulators dedicated to the injection moulding sector, featuring two models: the JN 2115 and JN 4215. Compared to their predecessors, the JM 15, these models stand out primarily for the size of the chamber and the conveyor feed opening...
  • 23 October 2024

    In Mumbai the first edition of PRS India

    The first-ever Plastics Recycling Show India (PRS India) will be held from 4 to 6 December 2024 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai. This three-day event will highlight the latest advancements in plastics recycling, with cutting-edge innovations, top brands, and key stakeholders from the...
  • 09 October 2024

    CMG is a winning enterprise

    CMG Granulators has been selected as part of the fifth edition of Imprese Vincenti (Winning Enterprises), a program designed and promoted by Intesa San Paolo banking group that rewards Italian business excellence. The Italian company was selected on the basis of indicators related to contribution to...
  • 02 October 2024

    Erema mourns the death of co-founder Helmut Bacher

    Helmut Bacher, co-founder and former managing partner of Erema, Austrian plastics recycling machine manufacturer, died on 20 September at the age of 81. Together with Georg Wendelin and Helmuth Schulz, with whom he founded Erema in Linz in 1983, Helmut Bacher is regarded as one of the...
  • 18 September 2024

    Previero acquires Parini

    Previero, an Italian leading player in the design and manufacturing of plastic recycling solutions, acquired Parini, founded in 1985 in Reggio Emilia, Italy, and specialized in the development and production of equipment for the mechanical separation of waste into various types, such as...
  • 18 September 2024

    Tackling the end-of-life challenges of durable goods

    LyondellBasell is investing in a new closed-loop preparation centre in Lich, Germany, for transforming plastic waste into high-quality feedstock for high-performance materials, supporting the circular economy and contributing to industry sustainability goals. The closed-loop preparation centre supports...
  • 17 July 2024

    Recycled polymers for food contact from Versalis and Forever Plast

    Following the collaboration between Versalis, Eni's chemical company, and Forever Plast, Italy's leading company in post-consumer plastic recycling, comes Refence, an innovative range of recycled polymers for food contact packaging. The range is already available in the market for...
  • 10 July 2024

    Agglomerator to support today's chemical recycling

    Although mechanical recycling is a well-established technology and remains the first choice for plastics recyclers due to its high efficiency, chemical recycling is now emerging as a key step in closing the plastics recycling loop, particularly for handling heterogeneous plastic fractions that pose a challenge for mechanical recycling...
  • 10 July 2024

    An air intake manifold made of 100% recycled PA wins a SPE award

    An air intake manifold made of 100% Renycle, the RadiciGroup brand identifying engineering polymers obtained from recycled polyammide: this application was recognized with the prestigious award in the Power Train category by the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE)...
  • 03 July 2024

    Trinseo opens next-gen depolymerization facility in Italy

    Trinseo announced the opening of its polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) depolymerization facility in Rho, Italy. The pilot facility represents a significant step forward in the company’s commitment to sustainability, as the next-generation recycling technology helps...
  • 26 June 2024

    Sorema mechanical recycling plant in Molise

    A company operating in the circular economy and environmental sustainability sector for over thirty years and listed on the Euronext Growth Milan market (EGM), RES (Recupero Etico Sostenibile) recently started up a post-consumer rigid plastic packaging washing and granulation plant at its industrial site in...
  • 26 June 2024

    Kirk Winstead appointed president of Tria America

    With extensive experience in the plastics industry, Kirk Winstead is the new President of Tria America. "I am excited to join Tria America, a company I have long admired for its commitment to customers, quality and innovation," said the new President. "The ownership and strong values that...
  • 26 June 2024

    Amut in Japan with Altech

    Altech is the new exclusive agent for Amut recycling plants in Japan. The choice of the Novara-based manufacturer is in line with its strategy of expanding its presence throughout the world, particularly in the Far East, and offering quality service on the spot. Altech has been active in the plastics industry for over...
  • 12 June 2024

    From old tires to new car parts

    Neste, Borealis and Covestro have signed a project agreement to enable the recycling of discarded tires into high-quality plastics for automotive applications. The collaboration aims at driving circularity in plastics value chains and the automotive industry. When no longer fit for use, tires are liquefied by means of...