Emerging Technologies
How can we retrieve ocean plastic waste – and should AI help us do it?
First raw materials shipped from Indaver’s thermal depolymerization plant
Amcor and Greenback turn post-consumer flexibles into pyrolytic oil
Colgate-Palmolive uses Erthos’ AI-powered platform for virtual pack designs
‘Industry first’ carbon capture pilot plant launches at Metsä Group mill
‘World’s first’ fossil-free LDPE plant announced by Vioneo and ECI Group
EU-backed scheme researching new cleaning methods for recycled plastics
Can paper bottles move from niche to mainstream?
Moving beyond niche: The outlook for paper bottles with Jamie Stone
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Emerging Technologies
How can we retrieve ocean plastic waste – and should AI help us do it?
Efforts to collect plastic waste from the ocean are growing in popularity, and machine learning is emerging as a tool to monitor waste hotspots. But should we bring existing waste back to shore? Should AI ever play a role in it, and what does any of it mean for packaging? We dive deeper in the latest edition of the Brief.
First raw materials shipped from Indaver’s thermal depolymerization plant
Following a total investment of €105 million, Indaver has announced that its Plastics2Chemicals installation in Antwerp is producing chemically recycled raw materials for ‘virgin quality’ packaging applications, with an anticipated annual capacity of 26kT.
Amcor and Greenback turn post-consumer flexibles into pyrolytic oil
Greenback Recycling Technologies and Amcor aim to convert post-consumer flexible packaging into pyrolytic oil for food-grade plastics by installing an advanced recycling module at Amcor’s Heanor facility.
Colgate-Palmolive uses Erthos’ AI-powered platform for virtual pack designs
In a new collaborative partnership, Colgate-Palmolive will use Erthos’ AI-powered materials discovery platform to inform its sustainability-minded packaging developments.
‘Industry first’ carbon capture pilot plant launches at Metsä Group mill
Metsä Group and Andritz are now operating a carbon capture pilot plant at the former’s Rauma mill, with the pilot thought to be the first in the industry to harness carbon dioxide from pulp mill flue gases.