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North Netherlands aims to close green cycles
The northern region of the Netherlands is the region where green chemistry is most clearly anchored…
Cumapol builds pilot plant for chemical PET recycling
In the Netherlands, PET bottles can be returned to any supermarket, thanks to the bottle deposit…
Market for specific applications
The Netherlands has more than 35,000 kilometres of cycle paths, with enormous stretches of asphalt crisscrossing…
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Creating a fully circular polyester chain
This week CuRe has been launched by Cumapol, DSM-Niaga and Morssinkhof. The partnership kicks-off with a…
Waste plastic as a raw material for fuels and plastics
Neste, the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel, is now exploring ways to use liquefied waste…
A global standard for the recyclability of plastics
In an effort to provide a consistent metric to guide the efforts of sustainability for plastics…
Impurities in plastics are no problem with chemical PET recycling
Plastic household waste contains all sorts of contaminants that make it unsuitable for the mechanical recycling…
Recycling scrap tires to cow mattresses
With VESTENAMER®, Evonik helps close the materials cycle for rubber—sustainably. This unique process additive allows scrap…
Mutant enzyme ‘eats’ plastic bottles
Scientists have accidentally created a mutant enzyme that breaks down plastic drinks bottles. The breakthrough could…