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Smart Recycling: The first AI-powered portable material recovery plant operates on a Greek island
AIMPLAS, the Plastics Technology Institute, played a key role in the development of the plant, ensuring its operation, selecting the best technological components, and leading the monitoring of key performance indicators (KPIs). Artificial intelligence (AI) is...
Steel and plastic tariffs are not sustainable in the long term: PLASTICS
In August, the U.S. Department of Commerce expanded Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum, adding 407 tariff codes affecting consumer goods, transportation, energy, infrastructure, and, especially, the plastics value chain. The U.S. plastics industry faces a...
Could a global plastics treaty reduce 90% of mismanaged waste? Here’s what we know
A global plastics treaty could reduce mismanaged plastic waste by 90% and save $200 billion in waste management by 2040 Next week, government representatives from around the world will meet in Geneva for the final phase of negotiations for the UN Global Treaty to End...
Chinese plastics exports are expected to grow in 2025, putting downward pressure on prices in Asia
China is increasing its plastics exports in 2025, putting downward pressure on prices in Asia and putting pressure on Japanese producers. In 2025, Chinese exports of plastic products continue to trend upward, causing a significant drop in prices in the Asian market...
Plastic resin prices rise due to tariffs and low demand
Plastic resin prices for the North American market increased in the last week of February due to geopolitical factors and the tariff threat Polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) prices in the North American market increased half a cent across all segments during...
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PE packaging has lower environmental impact than paper, glass and aluminium: study
The development of sustainable packaging is a topic that has gained notoriety in recent years, but simply switching from plastic to other alternatives could be even more damaging to the environment. Researchers from ExxonMobil, Trayak, and Michigan State University...
Plastic resin prices rise due to tariffs and low demand
North American plastic resin prices rose in the last week of February on geopolitical factors and tariff threat Prices for Polyethylene (PE) and Polypropylene (PP) in the North American market rose by half a cent across all segments during the week of February 17,...
Environmental education is key to promoting recycling and waste separation
According to the Second Survey of Plastic Recycling Habits among Mexicans 2024 prepared by Vida Circular, only 24.1% of people indicated that they always or most of the time separate their waste at schools. The rate of recycled plastics grows year after year in...
New method improves safety of electronic plastics recycling
The method devised by NTU researchers makes it possible to dissolve and remove brominated flame retardants from keyboard casings, laptops and tablets, and recover up to 80% of the plastics used in these items. Scientists at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in...
Why is the decline in European plastics production bad news for sustainability?
The decline in production in the European plastics industry is not caused by a reduction in demand, analysis by Plastics Europe members suggests that the main cause is an increase in imports of plastic resins, which are cheaper than those produced in Europe Plastics...
China imposes tariffs on industrial plastics from the US, EU, Japan and Taiwan
Dumping is a commercial strategy that consists of selling a product at a lower price than normal, and even below its production cost, with the aim of gaining competitive advantages in the market. China will apply provisional tariffs on imports of industrial plastics...
What are PET preforms and how are they used?
PET preforms are intermediate products in the production chain that are widely used in the manufacture of large volumes of plastic bottles and containers, mainly. They are used as a base material in the manufacture of bottles and other containers using the injection...
Recycled Plastics Market to Reach $63.69 Billion by 2030
The global recycled plastics market will reach a value of $63.69 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 4.41%, according to a report by 360iResearch, titled “Recycled Plastics Market by Product (Polyethylene, Polyethylene Terephthalate, Polypropylene), Method...