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Ford and McDonalds Co-develop Lighter Vehicle Parts Using Waste Coffee Chaff

Ford Motor Company and McDonalds USA have announced that they will soon be giving vehicles a caffeine boost by using part of a familiar staple in the morning routine, coffee beans, in vehicle parts such as headlamp housing.

13 Dec 2019

AIMPLAS Participates in Project to Turn Biowaste into Bioplastics and More

AIMPLAS has announced that it is participating in the WaysTUP! project, funded by Horizon 2020. The project aims to turn urban biowaste into resources such as food additives, condiments, insect protein, bioethanol, biosolvents and bioplastics.

12 Dec 2019

INEOS Partners with Viridor to Develop New Polymers with Post-consumer Plastic

INEOS and Viridor have announced that they have joined forces in a project that will produce a range of high-specification polymers with up to 50 percent or more post-consumer recycled content.

From Viridor House 12 Dec 2019

Scanfill Invests in New Foil Extruder to Produce Recyclable Packaging

Scanfill has announced that it has invested in a brand-new foil extruder, giving the company even more opportunities to produce efficient and recyclable material. Scanfill manufactures environmentally friendly and sustai...

From Scanfill AB 6 Dec 2019

INEOS Opens Polymer Plant for Recycled Plastic Production in Italy

INEOS has announced that it has opened its new advanced polymer pilot plant in Rosignano, Italy. This plant will help to develop and produce advanced products which will incorporate plastic waste diverted away from landfill or incineration. One example of the many products it will develop will include light weight car parts.

From INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe 6 Dec 2019

OCEANETS Project Aims to Turn Discarded Fishing Nets to Sportswear

The OCEANETS project has started testing a tool to prevent the loss and abandonment of fishing gear and to facilitate recovery.

6 Dec 2019

New Anellotech Technology Tackles Plastics Pollution by Recycling Plastic Waste Into Chemicals

Sustainable technology company Anellotech is significantly expanding its program with Plas-TCatTM, a new process technology aiming to convert a wide range of plastic waste directly into chemicals – which can then be used to make new, virgin plastics.

From Anellotech, Inc. 6 Dec 2019

Coffee Waste from McDonald’s is Being Turned into Car Parts by Ford

Coffee Waste from McDonald’s Is Being Turned into Car Parts by Ford

5 Dec 2019

Sustainable Production of Fine Chemicals, Biofuels from Renewable Biomass

Researchers have given a new boost to a step toward a more sustainable bio-based economy, by successfully simplifying a process of converting waste materials into valuable chemicals.

27 Nov 2019

New Material Converts Toxic Pollutant into Useful Industrial Chemicals

Whenever fossil fuels are burnt, they release a harmful pollutant. Now, an international group of researchers has developed a new, sophisticated material that captures this pollutant from the exhaust gas stream and changes it into valuable industrial chemicals using just air and water.

25 Nov 2019