Op-ed | Bridging the academic and industry gap: Optimizing Australia’s circular economy for plastics packaging
March 2024
Professor Edward Kosior, CEO and founder of Nextek, a UK-based company specializing in PP recycling, gives his take on how stronger connections between academia and industry can help end Australia’s plastic waste crisis.
Rigid Plastics
Borouge International inaugurates upgraded circular PP compounding plant in Austria
At the facility, polyolefin resins are compounded with recycled PP and performance-enhancing additives to create a material suitable for packaging applications. According to Borouge International, the resulting material combines...
Rigid Plastics
Selenis expands copolyester capacity with Polisan Hellas asset acquisition
Plastics producer Selenis has purchased the copolyester production assets of Polisan Hellas in Greece for installation at its site in Portugal. Following the acquisition, Selenis’ total specialty copolyester production capacity...
Rigid Plastics
London Packaging Week 2026 live: Spectra exceeds UK threshold with 55% rPET jar
Spectra Packaging has unveiled its Classico jar range for personal care products at the ongoing London Packaging Week in the UK (September 16–17). The range is made from 55% recycled PET (rPET), with the launch being part of the...
