Regulation

The fashion industry is disrupting the PET circular economy by taking it into an application that recycles less than 1% of its products.

Facing pressure to eliminate PFAS chemicals from fluoropolymers, plastic additive makers such as Tosaf are launching alternative, PFAS-free processing aids.

In British Columbia, a new law will prohibit single-use plastics starting December 20, 2023. This bill seeks to curtail the production of packaging that contributes to nearly half of the province’s annual plastic pollution, signifying strides towards a sustainable, circular economy.

Carbios said on Oct. 26 that it has been granted a building permit to construct the world’s first PET bio-recycling plant in Longlaville, France.

A recent development in New York has thrust the issue of 3D printed firearms into the spotlight of legislative discussions. This development follows a series of arrests in the state, all linked to the production of untraceable weapons manufactured using 3D printers.

Plastics Europe, the polymer producers’ trade group, launched its Plastics Transition roadmap to establish a pathway to circularity and a net-zero future.

Hellweg Maschinenbau designs a wet shredder for plastics recycling that significantly reduces energy costs while maximizing throughput rate.

Engel developed a technology that allows the production of parts with recycled plastic (PCR) at their core and virgin plastic at the skin.

Avient added new grades to its Sincere XLPE Series 200 grades for wire and cable insulation that don’t contain DBDPE additive, which Canada might ban.

Kraiburg TPE launched Thermolast DW––a new family of non-crosslinking thermoplastic elastomers for use in the drinking water and sanitary industry.

Pyrowave process uses microwave energy to precisely break down and purify waste plastics Nanopurification recycling technology, a process developed by Pyrowave Inc. (www.pyrowave.com), of Montreal, was officially rolled out on Sept. 21, at the two-day Chemical Recycling Europe Forum 2023,…

Polyvinyl chloride is widely used in durable building and construction goods, notably pipe, windows, siding, flooring and roofing. PVC manufacturers have long reused regrind and refined their processes to minimize post-industrial (or pre-consumer) scrap.