recycled plastics

Ravago, Republic form post-consumer plastics JV

Iranpolymer/ Baspar  In a major recycling deal, Republic Services Inc. and Ravago Group have formed Blue Polymers LLC, a joint venture that will build and operate plants to generate 100 percent post-consumer resins. The joint venture will make high density…

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Coca-Cola debuts first 100% rPET bottle in India

Iranpolymer/ Baspar  In a first for the country, Coca-Cola India recently launched a new 1-litre bottle made from 100% recycled PET for its packaged drinking water brand Kinley. The use of recycled material in food contact applications had previously been…

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Five sustainable plastics research projects granted £6 million in funding

Iranpolymer/ Baspar  Five new projects, each of will be led by UK universities and span three years, have been announced. Each project is aimed at supporting a more sustainable plastics system and helping the UK move towards a circular plastics…

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Recyclers feeling the strain as prices tumble

Iranpolymer/ Baspar The European recycled plastics market is under severe pressure because of extremely low demand and lengthening supply. While some recycling plants have been shut down, most others are operating at reduced rates in order to avoid excess stocks…

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Sustainable packaging key to a circular economy

Baspar/Iranpolymer A recent market report released by IDTechEx assessing the market for sustainable packaging took an in-depth look at the aspects influencing its use and that play a role in advancing circularity. As the report notes, plastic consumption, which is expected…

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