Recycled Materials

Premium Recycled Nylon 66 Chosen for Molded Spray Lances of High-Pressure Cleaners

Solvay’s Technyl 4earth selected by global cleaning technology OEM to foster sustainability roadmap.

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Commodity Resins

Several 'Firsts' Characterize Winners of SPE Auto Innovation Awards

With the addition of an ‘additive manufacturing’ category, the winners of all nine categories exemplify continued innovation and transferability in the use of plastics.

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polyolefins

New Podcast Series on Collaborating to Solve Packaging Sustainability Challenges

Amcor's ‘Big Ideas’ podcast features interviews with thought leaders from consumer-goods companies, sustainability groups and Amcor itself.

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Collaboration Transforms Nylon-Based Fishing Net Waste into High-End Surfboard Components

DSM and watersports company Starboard partner in the collection and upcycling of discarded fishing nets.

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Postindustrial

Process ‘Upcycles’ Waste Plastics To Virgin-Quality PET

Depolymerization technology developed by Loop Industries aims to repurpose scrap PET of all types.

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Phoenix Technologies Determines 50% rPET As Target Bottle Goal

With sustainability activities ramping up among many more companies across the globe, Phoenix Technologies says it’s important to understand how those efforts will be impacted by material availability.

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Packaging

Klöckner Pentaplast Announces Plan to Use Only Recyclable and Sustainably Sourced Products by 2028

By 2028, kp will only use materials that are practically recyclable or sustainably sourced and will simplify its polymer and material mix to ease recycling.

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sustainability

Military Reports Additional Progress with Using Recycled 3D-Printed Material

A mobile recycling trailer will enable specially trained soldiers to fabricate 3D-printing filaments from plastic waste, improving readiness while reducing reliance on supply chains.

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Packaging

Update: Technology Tackles Recycling of Flexible PE/Nylon 6 Barrier Food Packaging

APK looking to partner in expanding its unique recycling process.

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Collaborative Program Converts Hard-to-Recycle Plastics into Energy Resources

Q&A with Dow’s Jon Pyper on the process, success stories and long-term goals of a new program to turn things like chip bags into energy, including diesel fuel.

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