Japan-based Polyplastics Co., Ltd., an internationally leading company in engineering plastics, has announced plans to launch a 40 percent glass-reinforced grade of DURAFIDE (R) rG-PPS by December 2025 as part of its mechanical recycling business. The company would develop “high-quality optimum formulations” of polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), which “will play a [...]
The European Waste Management Association (FEAD) and the Fédération Internationale du Recyclage (FIR) have announced their cooperation to advance circular economy approaches within the mineral waste sector. By working together, the two organizations aim to promote effective management and recycling of mineral waste, “ultimately contributing to the European Union’s environmental [...]
Messe München is now collaborating with Saudi Arabian MWAN (National Center for Waste Management) to bring IFAT to the country in January 2026. As reported by exhibition corporation Messe München, it will be holding its first trade fair in Saudi Arabia in 2026 with IFAT, one of the world’s leading [...]
In the last 15 years, France’s raw material consumption has been exactly on the EU average and level. A new report by the European Environment Agency and European Topic Centre on Circular Economy and Resource Use shows what France did and wants to do to keep pace with the European [...]
Korean company SK Chemicals announced in February this year that it will establish a Recycling Innovation Center (RIC) at its Ulsan plant where eco-friendly chemical materials are produced. According to the company, it will invest in new pilot facilities for the chemical decomposition of waste plastics to produce recycled BHET [...]
The Danish company NewRetex A/S, specialized in AI-based and automated sorting of textile waste, has presented its Manufacturing Execution System (MES) called “Huginn”. This system, as stated by the company, “provides the textile sorting and recycling industry with complete data traceability, realtime production monitoring, and detailed business insights.” Huginn has [...]
In February 2025, France-based companies Veolia and Mistral AI announced a strategic partnership aimed at transforming the management and monitoring of industrial sites for water management, waste recycling, and local energy production. By combining Mistral AI’s generative artificial intelligence technology with Veolia’s data and expertise, the two companies would be [...]
Reju, a textile-to-textile regeneration company headquartered in France, and Cibutex, a cooperative of companies based in the Netherlands, have signed a partnership. Through this collaboration, both partners aim to establish an ecosystem among Cibutex member companies. This partnership would deliver a feedstock supply of secondary raw materials derived from post-consumer [...]
ResearchAndMarkets.com – an online platform that provides market and research data from publishers, consultants, and analysts – has added the “Editorial: Chemical Recycling for Tomorrow’s Technical Textiles” report from Textiles Intelligence Ltd.. As described, the report is based on a keynote presentation given by Gherzi Textil Organisation during the 63rd [...]
German-based Remex Group, part of the international Remondis Group, has invested in Singapore. Through its subsidiary Remex Minerals Singapore Pte. Ltd., the company acquired 51 percent of the shares in Singapore-based NEO Hardware Pte. Ltd. as part of a share deal. As reported, the transaction will take retroactive economic effect [...]