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Save the Date: Chemical Recycling Europe Forum 2025
15 and 16 September 2025, Van Der Valk Airport Hotel, Brussels/Belgium
Chemical Recycling Europe (CRE) proudly presents its flagship annual event — the Chemical Recycling...
Sustainable exploration for green transition in mining industry
Critical raw materials are fundamental to feeding the EU industrial value chains and strategic sectors and the green energy transition. The "Semacret" project led...
New project for greener and safer bioplastics for food packaging
The new Horizon Europe-funded GRECO project provides innovative biobased, biodegradable and recyclable food packaging based on novel PLA copolymers, functional coatings, additives and green...
ICBR 2025: Celebrating 30 Years of Battery Recycling Innovation
ICBR 2025 returns to the vibrant port city of Valencia and invites you to join us to celebrate our 30th anniversary of bringing together,...
Rigid Polyolefins Recycling Market Hits Standstill
Industry urges swift action to safeguard EU recycling capacities.
Fast-paced growth of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and polypropylene (PP) recycling came to a halt, with capacities...
New semiconductor-grade sulfuric acid plant
BASF will expand its production capacity for semiconductor-grade sulfuric acid (H2SO4), which is an essential ultra-pure chemical.
The new production facility at its Ludwigshafen site...
Ocean Experts React to U.S. Deep-Sea Mining Executive Order
US Executive Order opens up deep sea to mining, flouting international law, endangering ocean health – Trump administration order issued in response to trade...
10 policy recommendations for the Circular Economy Act
FEAD, the European Waste Management Association, is proud to unveil its 10 policy recommendations for the upcoming Circular Economy Act, a crucial step to...
‘Sleep Circular’ project started to improve end-of-life treatment of mattresses
FEAD, the European Waste Management Association, brought together a group of experts coming from the mattresses value chain to visit the RetourMatras plant in...
EuPC Annual Event 2025: „The Future of Plastics: Circular and Competitive“
European Plastics Converters (EuPC) is proud to announce the EuPC Annual Event 2025, taking place on June 12–13 at the Brussels Marriott Hotel Grand...
worldsteel Press Release: March 2025 Crude Steel Production
World crude steel production for the 69 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 166.1 million tonnes (Mt) in March 2025, a...
Shipowners and recyclers ask Basel COP for removal of obstacles to safer ship recycling
The international shipping association BIMCO, a non-profit organization, has drafted a paper to submit to the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention...
FEAD and BRRA strengthen cooperation in the waste management sector …
... with a series of events in Sofia
FEAD, the European Waste Management Association, in collaboration with Bulgarian member BRRA successfully hosted a series of...
BIR expresses concern over current tariff implementation and maintains call for free trade
The Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) is observing with great concern the current development with regards to tariff impositions and countermeasures across the globe....
New research shows that clothing and fashion rank lowest for packaging reduction and recyclability
Clothing, fashion accessories and cosmetics are some of the worst performing product categories when it comes to consumer perceptions about how effectively they are...
Medical PVC enters new era: Groundbreaking recycling study …
... and powerful new platform set the agenda for sustainable healthcare
VinylPlus Healthcare confirms recyclability of flexible medical PVC up to six times without compromising...
Strategic Projects to Secure and Diversify Access to Raw Materials in the European Union
The EU Commission has adopted, for the first time, a list of 47 Strategic Projects to boost domestic strategic raw material capacities, which will...
RecyClass paves the way for plastic circularity with enhanced Recyclability Methodology
A new version of the Recyclability Methodology has been published in anticipation of upcoming legislative changes. This update ensures continuous support for the...
KTP@50 Event: Eriez celebrates pioneering collaboration with Cardiff University
Eriez, a global leader in separation technologies, showcased its successful Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with Cardiff University at KTP@50, held on March 20, 2025,...
Robin Wiener wins Award for Recycling Leadership
Robin Wiener has received the inaugural “Award for Recycling Leadership 2025”.
The award, presented by the Global Recycling Foundation (GRF) for the first time this...