Year 2024
October 2024
01 Sep 2024
CIRCLE will initially focus on India, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines. 30 August 2024 – Unilever has announced the launch of a new public–private initiative to scale solutions that reduce plastic use and tackle plastic waste. Co-founded by Unilever, USAID, and EY, the CIRCLE Alliance is a new $21 million public–private collaboration that will support entrepreneurs and small businesses across the pla....
26 Aug 2024
26 August 2024 – Neste is expanding its logistics infrastructure for liquefied recycled raw materials at its refinery in Porvoo, Finland, including materials such as liquefied waste plastic and liquefied rubber tires. This lays the foundation to handling larger amounts of liquefied raw materials to support Neste’s strategic aims to advance chemical recycling and transform the Porvoo refinery into a renewable....
26 Aug 2024
26 August 2024, Singapore – Kuraray Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku; President: Hitoshi Kawahara) held a groundbreaking ceremony on August 6 at the planned site of a production plant for EVAL™ EVOH resin, in our subsidiary in Singapore, Kuraray Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. (100% owned by Kuraray Co., Ltd.). EVAL™, EVOH resin, which Kuraray developed and commercialized in 1972 as the world’s first pioneer, i....
24 Aug 2024
23 August 2024 – LyondellBasell today announced it entered into an agreement to acquire full ownership of APK AG in Merseburg, Germany. Enabled by its technology, the acquisition positions LYB to grow and upgrade its Circular and Low Carbon Solutions business. Closing of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions. LYB believes APK’s solvent-based recycling technology is a perfect fit with....
18 Aug 2024
16 August 2024 – ExxonMobil has collaborated with Videplast, a Brazilian packaging converter, to develop a cost-effective vacuum skin packaging (VSP) solution that does not contain ionomer. Videplast will use ExxonMobil’s Exceed XP 7052ML performance PE as a high-performance, cost-effective solution for fruit, vegetable, cheese and meat products. VSP is placed on a tray (plastic or cardboard) and a thin....
13 Aug 2024
13 August 2024 – Huhtamaki Flexibles Istanbul has received the P&G’s 2023 Excellence Award. The recognition places Huhtamaki among a select group of around 80 suppliers out of approximately 60.000 globally, acknowledging it’s partnership and role within P&G’s Supply Ecosystem.