Press Releases
The Kroger Co., announced its innovative recycling program has hit a major milestone, recycling more than one million pieces of Our Brands flexible plastic product packaging. The company shared it is offering customers more items with upcycled ingredients with the addition of two new Simple Truth® products to advance sustainability. "We are continually looking for creative and innovative solutions to support our vision of creating zero-waste communities," said Juan De
Read more...28 April 2023
Origin Materials, Inc., today announced that it will release its first quarter 2023 results after market close on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, to be followed by a conference call at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the same day. Interested investors and other parties can listen to a webcast of the live conference call by logging onto the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at https://investors.originmaterials.com. The conference call can be accessed live over the
Read more...28 April 2023
The Chemours Company, a global chemistry company with leading market positions in Titanium Technologies, Thermal & Specialized Solutions, and Advanced Performance Materials, announced today that the Board of Directors of Chemours declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share on the company's common stock for the second quarter of 2023. The dividend will be paid on June 15, 2023, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 15, 2023. About The
Read more...Lummus Technology, a global provider of process technologies and value-driven energy solutions, and Citroniq Chemicals, a world-scale producer of carbon-negative materials, announced that the two companies have signed a letter of intent (LOI) for the development of Citroniq's green polypropylene (PP) projects in North America. These projects will use Lummus' Verdene™ PP technology suite. "Lummus is honored to collaborate with Citroniq to bring this innovative and
Read more...26 April 2023
PSC Group a North American leader in product handling, site logistics, railcar repair and sustainability services for the petrochemical, refining and marine industries, announced today that its 200,000-square-foot Advanced Recycling facility in Baytown, Texas is fully operational. At this new Baytown complex, PSC receives post-consumer and post-industrial plastic waste in rigid, foam and film forms. Using specialized equipment housed at the facility and advanced recycling proc
Read more...25 April 2023
BioBTX B.V. the global leader in renewable aromatics technology, and Agilyx ASA a leading post-consumer plastics recycling company have entered into a strategic collaboration to explore the scale-up of BioBTX technology at a commercial demonstration plant for the production of renewable aromatic chemicals (benzene, toluene, xylene: BTX). The partnership will bring Agilyx technology into BioBTX's first commercial plant. Agilyx's pyrolysis technology for difficult-
Read more...25 April 2023
Krylon® has announced six new contemporary colors to the already broad palette selection in the Fusion All-In-One® spray paint line. Fusion All-In-One is a premium product with 5X stronger adhesion as compared to Krylon general purpose paints on difficult surfaces such as plastic, metal and wood, and ready-to-assemble furniture without sanding or priming. New colors are now available in a variety of sheens and finishes that come with our No-Peel Guarantee and deliver maximum rust prot
Read more...24 April 2023
Today, Carnival Corporation & plc the world's largest cruise company, commended EPA Administrator Michael Regan and the White House Administration on releasing the National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution and introducing the White House Interagency Policy Committee on Plastic Pollution and a Circular Economy. "Today's announcement signifies another example of the Administration's commitment to advancing a circular economy. At Carnival Corporation, we
Read more...20 April 2023
In honor of Earth Day 2023, SodaStream, the leading sparkling water brand, is announcing the successful elimination of 5 billion single-use plastic bottles in 2022* with the help of its consumers around the world. The powerful message is declared today with an impactful video shared on the brand's social media channels across the world, calling on people to join its mission to make a difference by reducing single-use plastic waste. The 5 billion single-use plastic bottles were e
Read more...18 April 2023
The global 3D printing plastics market size is expected to reach USD 5.4 billion by 2030, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. It is expected to expand at a CAGR of 24.0% from 2023 to 2030. The market is projected to witness substantial growth due to rising demand from various end-use industries such as medical, automotive, aerospace and defense, and consumer goods. Properties such as clarity in the image, high durability, high impact resistance, excellent UV and temperature
Read more...18 April 2023
Danimer Scientific, Inc. and TotalEnergies Corbion, both leading bioplastics companies focused on the development and production of biodegradable materials, today announced that they have developed a new compostable coffee pod biopolymer that is in compliance with proposed EU packaging regulations. The EU recently announced a proposal requiring plastic packaging such as tea bags, coffee pods, very light plastic bags and sticky labels for fruit and vegetables to be compostable. Danim
Read more...Gunze Limited Tokyo:3002] is pleased to announce that it will complete the transformation of its Moriyama Factory, the core of its plastic film business, into a Circular Factory™ (Resource Recycling Factory) on April 18. The factory will not only utilize solar energy and large water resources as energy, but will also consider products and raw materials that were discarded without use in the traditional linear system of "Take (resource extraction), Make (production), and Waste (disp
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