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Sumitomo Builds Pilot Plant for Chemical Recycling of Acrylic Resin

Aug 24, 2021

Pyrolyzing acrylic resin and regenerating it as MMA monomer will reduce greenhouse gas emissions over a product’s entire product life cycle by more than 60% compared with conventional virgin resins.

Carbon Black Masterbatch Prized from Pyrolyzed Tires

Aug 20, 2021

The product also employs a sustainable polyamide 6 carrier.

Advanced Recycling of Films Empowers Conservation-Driven Effort

Aug 19, 2021

A Yamaha Rightwaters initiative uses reverse logistics to recover 10,000 pounds of waste polyolefin film that can be converted back into virgin circular polymers.

IAPD Steps Up to Protect Performance Plastics from Ham-Fisted Legislators

Aug 18, 2021

The International Association of Plastics Distribution (IAPD) produced a flow chart showing the progression of monomers to polymers to applications to help educate members of Congress.

Reporting on the Plastic Waste Problem Cites Big Numbers, but What Do They Actually Mean?

Aug 17, 2021

Big numbers don’t mean much without context, and context comes from data obtained by scientific observation.

Blockchain Traceability for Recycled Plastic Waste Revealed

Aug 12, 2021

TotalEnergies, Circulor, Innovate UK, and Recycling Technologies partnership will embed blockchain technology into the advanced recycling value chain.

Reuters Report Raises More Doubts About Viability of Advanced Recycling

Aug 04, 2021

The article underscores the failure of many advanced recycling companies to fulfill their promise of solving the plastic waste challenge.

Eastman’s Molecular Recycling Technologies Advance P&G’s Sustainable Packaging Goals

Aug 03, 2021

Procter & Gamble (P&G) will use Eastman Renew materials in select products and packaging starting later this year.

Plastic Possibilities: Focus on Future-Ready Flexible Packaging

Jul 27, 2021

Anantshree Chaturvedi, head of FlexFilms, the global packaging films division of UFlex, talks eco-responsibility, digitization, investments, and new products all aligned with sustainability.

Eastman Lends Chemical Recycling Expertise to Automotive Recycling Project

Jul 27, 2021

New closed-loop technology will provide a cost-effective solution to creating new sustainable materials from automotive plastic waste.

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