Sustainability
Sustainability
A little more than one-third of ExxonMobil Corp. shareholders voted May 25 to urge the company to closely study its financial risks if society makes rapid moves away from single-use plastics and virgin resin.
Norway-based biochemicals company Circa Group AS and Finland’s energy solutions provider Valmet Oyj have signed a Heads of Agreement to realise and optimise Circa's proprietary Furacell production process at scale within the scope of the ReSolute project.
In the lead-up to K 2022, the German Mechanical Engineering Industry Association, VDMA is conducting a series of interviews with leading businesspersons in the industry, under the title Way2K.
Can the aluminium traditionally used as a barrier layer in food carton packages be safely replaced by a more environmentally friendly barrier? According to Tetra Pak, it looks as if that may well be the case.
The Alliance to End Plastic Waste and Lombard Odier Investment Managers have announced their intention to launch a new Plastic Circularity strategy.
Horgen, Switzerland – Dow Inc. has announced the launch of a new high-performance polyolefin elastomer (POE) from plant-based feedstock.
Ocean Recovery Group (ORG), a Florida based social-business enterprise is working to solve the planet’s ocean-bound plastics crisis in the Western Hemisphere, has become the first United States-headquartered company to achieve Zero Plastic Oceans’ Ocean-Bound Plastic certifications for collection, recycling and neutralisation.
Film manufacturer Charter Next also will purchase resin recycled by Myplas USA to create new products.
Global plastic packaging solutions provider Retal has been awarded a Silver level position from EcoVadis, the respected CSR performance and monitoring organisation.
While flexible packaging waste comprises as much as 45% of the waste generated in households, this packaging remains one of the most challenging types of materials to process and recycle.
Asahi Kasei is further intensifying its focus on achieving a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions within the scope of its Green Transformation ambitions formulated in its new medium-term management plan, announced on April 11, 2022.
UK-based Econic Technologies, a deep-tech carbon utilisation company has announced the successful close of the first round of a multimillion capital raise.
The pledge from the Detroit-based automaker also calls for social and governance commitments, such as human rights protections and fair operating practices.
The British Plastics Federation (BPF) is hosting an online, half-day seminar on 12 May called ‘Reusable Plastics Packaging’, featuring presentations on topics including consumer behaviour and the circular economy, as well as key case studies.