The Italian subsidiary of the German Plasmatreat, Plasmatreat Italia, will be exhibiting at Mecspe 2025 (Bologna, 5-7 March) various solutions for surface treatment with environmentally friendly atmospheric pressure plasma. A particular highlight will be the Plasma Treatment Unit (PTU), a state-of-the-art system...

The European Commission has approved a 500 million euros French scheme to support the chemical recycling of certain types of plastic waste. The measure contributes to the achievement of the priorities of the European Commission for 2024-2029, which call for a more circular and resilient economy...

A few days ago in Brussels, VinylPlus, the voluntary programme for sustainability in the PVC value chain, launched the VinylPlus Digital Passport Programme. The Digital Product Passports (DPPs) are digital records that provides comprehensive information about a product and its entire value chain...

L’americana Plastics Industry Association ha annunciato la costituzione di Polystyrene Recycling Alliance (PSRA), allo scopo di migliorare il riciclo del polistirene negli Stati Uniti. Questo sforzo collaborativo unisce le industrie di PS ed EPS insieme a un gruppo eterogeneo di partner quali...

Plastics Europe welcomes the launch of the EU’s Competitiveness Compass, including its recognition of the untapped competitive potential of circularity and need to catalyse investment in recycling. The sector remains very concerned by the absence of a tailored approach for plastics...

Sparkle (TIM Group), the first international service provider in Italy and among the top global operators, has signed an agreement with Oceanic Environmental Cables (OEC) for the recovery and recycling of multiple unused subsea telecommunications cables. OEC is Europe’s first and only cable recovery and recycling...

The Multi Vacuum Station by Plastic Systems is a cutting-edge solution designed for vacuum loading of materials, capable of handling multiple materials simultaneously. The station ensures a continuous supply to production lines, minimising downtime and maximising efficiency...

As interest in recycling has grown in importance in recent years, a wide variety of plastic waste streams are being evaluated for their recyclability potential. Important criteria are the expected annual volume, potential contamination and the material composition of the streams...

Kezzler, in collaboration with Versalis and Cariplo Factory, is proud to announce the launch of a new pilot project aimed at testing Digital Product Passports (DPP) to enhance product traceability and transparency in the chemical industry. The project falls within the scope of the...

On 16 December the European Council formally adopted the Regulation on packaging and packaging waste (PPWR). The new rules aim to reduce the generation of packaging waste by setting binding re-use targets, restricting certain types of single-use packaging and requiring...