Chemical companies share PCR innovations
SABIC and NOVA Chemical both recently released new resins made with recycled content, and INEOS Styrolution and TOMRA announced plans...
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Canadian recycler to spend $32.3 million on two new plants
Montreal-based Polystyvert plans to build its first full-scale commercial PS recycling plant, as well as a pilot-scale plant for ABS.
Oregon lawmakers pass EPS container ban
Oregon lawmakers sent the governor bills that ban polystyrene food service ware and allow restaurants to serve food in their...
Illinois chemical recycling plant moving forward
A partnership between Agilyx, Technip Energies and INEOS Styrolution is slated to bring up to 100 tons per day of...
Ill. House passes PS foodware ban, drops chem recycling bill
A polystyrene ban is moving on to the Illinois Senate. Meanwhile, a bill extending the timeline for a pilot chemical...
PRI invests $12M to serve auto and electronics markets
A $10 million project at Plastic Recycling Inc. will build out a fully outfitted laboratory and install extrusion lines that...
Chemical recycling developments move forward
Several chemical recycling facilities, offtake agreements and technology licenses have been announced in recent weeks, with industry giants like Shell...
Quebec plastic producer acquires polystyrene reclaimer
Quebec-based petrochemicals company NexKemia has acquired the assets of post-consumer polystyrene reclaimer Eco-Captation.
Los Angeles and San Diego ban polystyrene
Los Angeles banned expanded polystyrene after a unanimous Dec. 6 vote by the 12 city council members present, following the...
Scientists combine chemistry, biology to recycle mixed plastics
Researchers have developed a way to turn mixed polymer plastics into a single chemical product, which could potentially eliminate the...
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