Recycle

Axens, a technology licensor in the field of plastics circular economy for plastics, and Sorema, an international supplier of plants and technology for sorting, cleaning and mechanical processing plastic wastes, have announced a collaboration to provide integrated solutions for advanced...

For high-capacity applications, CMG Granulators introduces the new G55 granulator line, available in standard configurations that cover production rates from 700 to 1,300 kg per hour. The new series includes the G55-90 and G55-120 models and features full sound insulation and an innovative feed hopper designed to...

Maip Group has joined the ReGenesis protocol, designed by Studio Lisa Tavazzani, to manage production waste and surplus inventory in the luxury goods sector. Thanks to the collaboration with Eastman and Studio Lisa Tavazzani, Gruppo Maip will introduce new compounds and sheets obtained from...

GreenPlast 2025 (Fiera Milano, 27-30 May) will host the conference “Shaping a Sustainable Future for Plastics”, organised in collaboration with AMI (Applied Market Information). The exhibition conference is set to establish itself as the event of the year, addressing all topics related to...

The Global Impact Coalition (GIC), a CEO-led collaborative platform originally incubated at the World Economic Forum, launches the world’s first Automotive Plastics Circularity pilot together with seven global leaders in the chemical and recycling industries...

The European Commission has approved a 500 million euros French scheme to support the chemical recycling of certain types of plastic waste. The measure contributes to the achievement of the priorities of the European Commission for 2024-2029, which call for a more circular and resilient economy...

Sparkle (TIM Group), the first international service provider in Italy and among the top global operators, has signed an agreement with Oceanic Environmental Cables (OEC) for the recovery and recycling of multiple unused subsea telecommunications cables. OEC is Europe’s first and only cable recovery and recycling...

As interest in recycling has grown in importance in recent years, a wide variety of plastic waste streams are being evaluated for their recyclability potential. Important criteria are the expected annual volume, potential contamination and the material composition of the streams...

EuRIC's Plastics Recycling Branch (EPRB) has published a roadmap on the future of the European plastics recycling industry, as the latter is currently grappling with extremely low demand for recycled materials and with unfair competition from third countries that threaten circularity in Europe...

ExxonMobil plans to invest more than 200 million dollars to expand its advanced recycling operations at its sites in Baytown and Beaumont, Texas (United States). The new operations are expected to start up in 2026 and can help increase advanced recycling rates and divert plastic from landfills...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...