Press Releases

Bridgestone Americas  announced today it has produced a run of demonstration tires made with 75%*1 recycled and renewable materials, including synthetic rubber made with recycled plastics and natural rubber*2 harvested from desert shrubs grown domestically, in the Arizona desert.  The company has completed production of 200 demonstration tires and is pursuing joint evaluation with automakers for use on the next generation of electrified SUVs and crossovers (CUVs). The comp

Canada Plastics Pact (CPP) is pleased to welcome five new Signatory Partners in Q1 of 2023 who united under the CPP’s shared action plan to build a circular economy for plastics packaging in Canada. The new Signatory Partners of the CPP are: Apical Reuse, Soapstand, Reusables.com, Lantic Inc., and Change Plastic For Good Inc. CPP's growing list of Partners is taking innovative approaches to keep plastics in the economy and out of the environment. Apical has devel

In the past three years, the COVID-19 epidemic has brought various impact and pressure on the global economy and industries, while plastics and rubber industries are no exception. Under the fasting changing national policies, market environment and demand, plastics and rubber industries keep moving on against difficulties by adjusting the direction and pace of development from time to time. They are well-prepared for new opportunities arising from the strong recovery of China's economy br

Food and fuel inflation will remain a persistent economic problem. Higher retail inflation will impact consumer confidence and spending. As governments combat inflation by raising interest rates, new job creation will slowdown and impact economic activity and growth. Lower capital expenditure is in the offing as companies go slow on investments, held back by inflation worries and weaker demand. With slower growth and high inflation, developed markets seem primed to enter into a recession. Fea

Green-tech company Melodea, Ltd., producer of sustainable barrier coatings for packaging, launches VBseal™, its new sustainable packaging solution to cut back plastic waste in consumer-packaged goods. The green coating solution is resistant to water vapor, oil, aroma and has heat-sealing properties. To further these efforts, the company has opened a pilot plant and innovation center, allowing it to serve its customers as well as to demonstrate the new solution. The new site will also te

With recent  controversies in the carbon markets marring the true potential of genuine carbon offsets for doing good, TradeFlow Capital Management and H2O Venture Partners  are pleased to share their pioneering collaboration that abates carbon emissions whilst achieving UN SDGs. Rather than through the conventional model of purchasing verified carbon offsets on the open market, TradeFlow worked directly with H2O, utilising established methodology and material evidence of c

New Energy Risk a wholly owned division of Paragon Insurance Group, and Green Circle, a wholly-owned division of Lummus Technology, today announce a strategic partnership in which NER will serve as the preferred insurance supplier for Green Circle’s advanced waste plastic recycling technology. Upon completing a thorough due diligence process, NER is prepared to provide technology performance insurance solutions to plant owners and operators who license Green Circle’s adv

Somalytics Inc., the award-winning nanotechnology pioneer that received worldwide acclaim last month at CES 2023 for its revolutionary SomaCap carbon-nanotube paper composite (CPC) capacitive sensors, today announced it is opening sales for a variety of SomaCap Test Kit packages. In doing so, Somalytics is making it possible for developers and OEMs to explore the endless possibilities that its unique sensors offer them to improve the human experience through innovations in consumer electronic

Sigma Additive Solutions, Inc. a leading provider of quality assurance software to the commercial 3D printing industry, today announced that it has expanded its collaboration with Materialise, a global leader in 3D printing software and service solutions, to provide additive manufacturing (AM) users automated quality control by integrating the PrintRite3D® quality assurance solution into the new software solution Materialise Process Control. Combining multiple complementary data

Aduro Clean Technologies Inc. a Canadian developer of patented water-based technologies to chemically recycle plastics and to transform heavy crude and renewable oils into new-era resources and higher-value fuels, is proud to announce their membership in the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC) as part of their Plastics Division. The Aduro Hydrochemolytic™ Technology offers a transformative chemical recycling solution that can process a wider range of plastics that

Display Pack invests in the addition of a Starlinger deCON IV+ unit. This installation will create a continual loop of true recyclability.   The deCON IV+ unit, one of only four in the US, will be fully operational in March 2023. This equipment takes material through a decontamination drying process resulting in high intrinsic viscosity (IV) 100% food grade material. This highly versatile unit can process post-consumer PET flake, in-house regrind scrap and pelletized material.

The Global Recycling Day on March 18 focuses on the global handling of plastic waste, which is anything but exemplary, especially in Switzerland. 80% of plastic waste is still incinerated, so the CO2 pollution is correspondingly high. There is no lack of technology to recycle plastic waste in an environmentally friendly way. According to enespa ag, the problem is the inadequate collection system in Switzerland: The provider of a globally unique and sustainable recycling process is demanding a