Environment

Icis, a source of commodity intelligence, and CPCIF, the national organization for China’s petroleum and chemical industry, released the new study “Impact of EU recycling regulations on China’s key packaging intensive export sectors” shedding light on the impacts of the European Union’s circularity regulation on...

More than 160 organisations have joined ECCA to date, the European voluntary alliance for circular composites launched last May by the European Composites Industry Association (EuCIA). This strong support from organisations throughout Europe confirms EuCIA’s conviction that...

For the fifth year running, Comerio Ercole has been recognised among Italy’s leading companies for sustainability, ranking in the Top 75 Italian companies for Integrated Finance and in the Top 100 Sustainability Excellence 2025. The Sustainability Award honours businesses that...

On October 10, at the K 2025 show in Düsseldorf, Stavian Recycling Joint Stock Company (Stavian Recycling) has signed two Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with two leading global enterprises in plastic recycling technology – Amut from Italy and Starlinger from Austria. The signing marks...

Member of the Borealis group, the Bulgaria-based company Integra Plastics is converting its production facility to produce polypropylene starting in October 2025. The upgrade includes the installation of Borealis' proprietary Borcycle M mechanical recycling technology, enabling...

EuRIC, the European Recycling Industries' Confederation, announced its rebranding to Recycling Europe, signalling a pivotal moment in reinforcing mission: to speak with one voice for Europe’s recycling industry in an increasingly competitive and uncertain global landscape...

The Global Impact Coalition (GIC), a CEO-led coalition committed to advancing a circular, net-zero future for the chemical value chain, has launched a strategic research collaboration with scientists from ETH Zurich and five GIC member companies: Basf, Clariant, Covestro, LyondellBasell, and Suez...

The first truckloads of recycled styrene monomer (SM) have arrived at Ineos Styrolution’s Antwerp site. The material was supplied by Indaver from its new depolymerisation plant, the first facility in Europe dedicated to polystyrene recycling, inaugurated on 25th September 2025. Also...

The Prevented Ocean Plastic programme, designed to prevent plastic waste from getting into the oceans, has announced – together with leading industry partners – the launch of the first recycled polypropylene (rPP) approved for food contact under EU Regulation 2022/1616. This is a...

On 22 September the European Council adopted the regulation on preventing the loss of plastic pellets into the environment, following a provisional agreement with the European Parliament. The new regulation aims to reduce microplastic pollution by strengthening controls and management of plastic pellets...

An international research group has developed a new photocatalytic process for hydrogen activation that can be used to produce ethylene from CO2 and hydrogen. The international research team comprises Professor Paolo Fornasiero from the Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences at...

The acceptance and accessibility of mass balanced attributed (MBA) chemicals, building blocks and polymers is a major issue for the chemical and plastics sectors, as well as for brand owners. MBA products could provide more options, better availability and reduced costs for the...

International group active in polymer processing, Rehau Industries has published its tenth Sustainability Report, which illustrates the results achieved by the company in 2024 and its future objectives. This strategy of long-term activity for environmental protection is consolidated in the constant development of...

According to a recent OECD report, plastic leakage could fall by more than 95% in Southeast and East Asia by 2050 provided that more robust and globally coordinated policies are implemented. The Regional Plastics Outlook for Southeast and East Asia – focusing on...

Versalis, Eni’s chemical company, and Acea Ambiente, a subsidiary of Acea operating in integrated waste management and energy recovery sectors, have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). It marks the beginning of a collaboration focused on advancing the...

Fiat has marked a significant milestone for the circular economy in the automotive sector: the new Grande Panda is the first mass-produced vehicle in the world to feature components made from polyAl, a plastic material derived from recycled beverage cartons. Developed through a collaboration between Tetra Pak and Italian compounder Lapo Compound...

The European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP) has launched the Circularity Test Protocol, a new framework designed to simulate multiple recyclability cycles of PET bottles, with the aim of promoting sustainable development and resource efficiency throughout the value chain. The launch of the...

Reacting to the recent European Parliament vote on the End-of-Life Vehicles Regulation (ELVR), Plastics Europe urges for ambitious recycling targets. Through its Managing Director, Virginia Janssens, the association states: “While we welcome the Parliament’s call for a...

The Environment (ENVI) and Internal Market (IMCO) Committees of the European Parliament have approved the proposed measures concerning the new EU rules governing the entire lifecycle of vehicles, from design to end-of-life treatment. The new Regulation on circularity requirements for...

The association representing the interests of the bioplastics industry in Europe, European Bioplastics (EUBP), has officially relocated its main operations to Brussels. The move reinforces the organisation’s commitment to advocacy and engagement with EU institutions...