Total Corbion PLA has released its whitepaper outlining its position on the preferred end-of-life options for PLA bioplastics. The whitepaper also clarifies where PLA products and applications can significantly contribute towards the circular economy.
The pandemic is reshaping their views about sustainable packaging materials in ways that will force the whole value chain to act quickly.
The company’s latest recycling milestone brings new value to an otherwise waste-destined 42 million tons of polyester textiles produced annually
EMMTEC services has released a ‘ White Paper which provides insightful data on ” how to control the product quality of recycled PET polymer and packaging” . In addition, the right set of chemical analyses techniques to detect relevant substances and PET properties are discussed.
The National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) announced the release of an updated Cradle-To-Resin Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) of Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin.
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. announces that NextChem, the Group’s subsidiary dedicated to green chemistry and technologies for the energy transition, and Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IndianOil), today have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the development of industrial projects using NextChem technologies to foster the industrialization of circular economy in India. The projects will be focused on plastics recycling, producing biofuels from renewable feedstock and circular fuels and chemicals from non-recyclable waste.
Thanks to the innovative, solvent-based Newcycling® treatment, as well as the excellent devolatilization performance and gentle material handling in the ZSK extruder, the quality of the recyclates is close to that of virgin product.
Products made from bio-based plastics must undergo the same testing procedures as conventional plastic products to access the market of the European Union (EU). Thereby a health risk for consumers is excluded. Plastics intended to be certified as biodegradable or compostable must undergo additional tests. “Products made of bioplastics thus pass even more tests than conventional plastic products,” explains Hasso von Pogrell, Managing Director of European Bioplastics (EUBP).
“L’Oréal is constantly improving the environmental footprint of its packaging. With this innovation converting carbon emissions into polyethylene, we aim to develop new sustainable packaging solution. We have the ambition to use this sustainable material in our bottle of shampoo and conditioner by 2024 and we hope other companies will join us in using this breakthrough innovation.”
Jacques Playe L’Oréal Packaging & Development Director, L’Oréal
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