sustainability

Commodity Resins

Dow’s Largest PE Facilities Further Recognized for Use of Sustainable Feedstocks

Five of Dow’s largest production sites in North America and Europe have received ISCC PLUS recognition.  

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Commodity Resins

Borealis Acquires Minority Stake in Sustainable Packaging Innovator Bockatech

New move bolsters the two companies’ existing partnership and underscores Borealis’ commitment to plastics circularity.  

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Eastman Highlights Circular Economy and Other Areas as Drivers of Growth

Eastman expects to announce at least one additional circular economy project in the first half of 2022.  

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Circular Manufacturing Helps Startup Produce Sunglasses from Recycled Material

Yuma Labs has created a closed-loop model for its sunglasses line.  

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sustainability

Erema and Amut Partner to Install New Extrusion Line at Alto Packaging

At the Alto Plastic Packaging site, 100% washed post-consumer flakes are processed into 100% food contact grade monolayer thermoforming sheet.  

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Recycling

Advanced Drainage Systems Buys Recycler

Corrugated pipe firm buys Jet Polymer Recycling, which has three plants in the Southeastern U.S.

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SABIC Develops New Polymers from Recovered Ocean-Bound Plastics

Resin giant partnering with Malaysia-based plastic recycling company HHI on this initiative.    

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sustainability

How This Processor Established a Circular Economy for Post-Industrial Reclaim

PolyFlex is walking the talk of “circularity” by using its post-industrial reclaim in material-handling products for automated manufacturing.

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sustainability

Nova, GreenMantra Technologies Collaborate on Plastic Bag Recycling Initiative

Nova Chemicals completed an asphalt paving project in collaboration with GreenMantra that incorporates the equivalent of 700,000 plastic bags in recycled plastic materials used in two pathways.

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sustainability

Chemically Recycled EPS Packaging Used by High-End Design Furniture Maker

BASF’s Styropor Ccycled used by Ekornes for its Stressless furniture brand.

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