Four members of the European Aluminium Packaging Group (EAPG) and the manufacturers of aluminium rolled products Constellium, Elval, Novelis and Speira have signed an agreement for a standardisation project that aims to increase the recycled content of beverage cans and thus significantly reduce carbon emissions. The...
Just one year after announcing its ambitious "Sustainability Roadmap", BASF's Monomers division is celebrating the successful certification of production sites in all regions where it is represented. With the addition of MDI production in Geismar, Louisiana/USA to the ISCC Plus and Redcert2 certified sites, the...
Mura Technology celebrated the commissioning of the world's first Hydro-PRS plant in the UK with a pre-opening at the end of October 2023. Hydro-PRS stands for Hydrothermal Plastic Recycling Solution and is a chemical recycling process. Plastic waste is not incinerated, but simply converted back into crude oil in 30...
Coveris opens a new "ReCover" recycling plant in Louth, UK, for the recycling of printed polyethylene films. "ReCover" is a recently established business unit of the packaging manufacturer that produces high-quality recyclates from plastic waste in a pioneering process. The new facility in Louth is the second in the...
Sabic has joined forces with Estiko Packaging Solutions and Coldwater Prawns of Norway to develop and implement a highly sustainable new packaging pouch for frozen prawns. The pouch is made from a multi-layer film produced by Estiko Packaging Solutions using a circular certified random polymer grade of Sabic PP Qrystal...
From circular economy to digitalisation: At Interpack, the hot topics of the industry meet the latest technologies and innovations. In a few weeks, the global processing and packaging industry will finally meet again in Düsseldorf. ‘We are ready’, says Thomas Dohse, Director of Interpack. ‘All our exhibitors and...
In the mechanical recycling of plastics, not all material streams can be captured. For example, multilayer films from food packaging cannot be separated and reused in this way. In 2019, the collection of lightweight packaging from the Dual System recycled only 0.5 million tons out of a total volume of 1.2 tons. It is...
BASF Venture Capital invests in Oceanworks, a sustainable plastic solutions provider that brings traceability and transparency through digitalization to recycled plastics. Oceanworks is based in the U.S. and offers a powerful platform for brands looking to reliably secure high-quality sources of ocean, ocean-bound, and...
BASF and Heraeus have agreed to form a joint venture (BASF: 50%; Heraeus: 50%) to recover precious metals from spent automotive catalysts. The new company named BASF Heraeus (China) Metal Resource Co., Ltd will be set up in Pinghu, China. The founding of the legal entity is targeted in Q1 2022, following the approval...
The tradeshow K in Düsseldorf always addresses the current challenges of our time and especially of its industry. Thus, topics such as sustainability, resource conservation, circular economy and digitalization, which gained momentum at K 2019, will also be among the hot topics of the trade show at the exhibitor stands...
