Industrial processing plant with insulated steel pipework, large reactors, and yellow safety railings

INVESTMENT

15 Jun 2026

Cedar Port Gets Its Feedstock. Now Comes the Money.

Abundia secures a 10-year, 40,000-ton annual polyolefin supply deal with Frankfort Plastics, pushing Cedar Port toward a Final Investment ...

Stainless steel tanks B8 and B13 linked by blue piping inside an industrial bioplastics production facility

INNOVATION

12 Jun 2026

Traceless Turns Farm Waste Into Compostable Plastic

Traceless opens a 3,000-tonne Hamburg plant turning farm waste into home-compostable plastic, with Mondi, OTTO, and Biesterfeld already on...

Mixed plastic waste moves along a conveyor belt at a recycling facility with workers nearby

MARKET TRENDS

11 Jun 2026

Europe's Plastic Recycling Drive Is Running on Empty

Europe's circular plastics growth fell to 1.2% in 2024 from 13.6% in 2022 as energy costs and waste failures mount

Pile of mixed plastic waste including bottles, containers, trays, and packaging items in various colors

TECHNOLOGY

10 Jun 2026

How AI Is Fixing What Recycling Gets Wrong

Real-world AI waste analytics are reshaping plastic recovery, helping brands design smarter packaging and hit tightening EPR targets

Aerial rendering of a chemical recycling plant with processing units, storage tanks, and a river backdrop

PARTNERSHIPS

9 Jun 2026

A Gulf Coast Recycling Plant Just Got a Powerful New Ally

BASF gains equity rights in Encina's Gulf Coast plant, targeting 175,000 tonnes of circular benzene per year from plastic waste

Wooden cubes spelling EPR for Extended Producer Responsibility on a wood surface with a green background

INSIGHTS

8 Jun 2026

How State Mandates Sparked a Massive Plastics Panic

Stringent state-level Extended Producer Responsibility laws drive a massive infrastructure shift toward sustainable packaging across North...

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