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24.02.2022 CHEMICAL RECYCLING  Most plants worldwide still in test operation / Controversies about risks and benefits / Studies by ecoprog, WWF and DUH

23.02.2022 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  OECD report underlines need for global action on plastics and waste / Plastics lifecycle only 8% circular / Study issued days before major UN environmental meeting

23.02.2022 CMA CGM  CEO announces end of plastics waste shipments / Effect on container tonnage minimal

17.02.2022 RECYCLASS  Evaluation protocol to test recyclability of PS packaging

14.02.2022 BASF  Expansion of MDI portfolio / First greenhouse gas neutral aromatic isocyanate

10.02.2022 PLASTICS WASTE  EU renews call for global regulation of plastics / WWF says polymer pollution now in “every part of the ocean” / UN to discuss global treaty

09.02.2022 ENERGY MARKET CHINA  Prices to stabilise in 2022 following last year's shocks / Covid-19 policy brings uncertainties

09.02.2022 RESEARCH  Development of two sugar-based polymers / Qualities said to be like common plastics / Custom mechanical properties, degradation rates reportedly possible

07.02.2022 PLASTICS WASTE  Illegal trade a growing problem / Countries in Eastern Europe and Africa next potential hot-spots / GI-TOC report / FEAD responds to EU waste shipment revision

07.02.2022 OCEAN RECOVERY  4G Recycling, AE Global start JV to address marine plastic / Focus on Caribbean, Western Hemisphere

04.02.2022 MEDICAL PLASTICS  NGO drafts sustainability criteria for European buyers of medical gloves and textiles

03.02.2022 JOKEY  Partnership with New Loop for Scandinavian deposit system / Reusable PP cups, trays, and bowls

02.02.2022 BISPHENOL A  FDA under pressure as Europe moves to revise TDI for BPA / Critics claim Americans are “overexposed”

01.02.2022 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Global brands back call for UN plastics treaty / Clear business case for action, signatories say

01.02.2022 PEPSICO  Elimination of virgin plastics in European snack packaging by 2030 / USD 35 mn investment in US recycling infrastructure

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