Press Releases

This exclusive, invitation-only forum will take place on September 18-19 at the stunning Fairmont Le Montreux Palace in Montreux, Switzerland. Join us for an unparalleled opportunity to connect with leading packaging executives and innovative sponsors in a premium networking environment. Attendees will have the chance to engage in extensive informal networking with industry peers during meals and cocktail receptions, fostering valuable connections and collaborations. The EuroPack Summi

Cyclyx International, a consortium-based, post-use plastic innovation company, announces the launch of Cyclyx Brokerage Services. This new offering addresses waste plastic streams that Cyclyx has sourced, but which are not appropriate for the previously announced Cyclyx Circularity Center based on the needs of specific offtake partners. This plastic will be sold to other mechanical or advanced recycling customers to increase the proportion of plastic diverted from landfill.  

biomaterials technology company MycoWorks announced the opening date of the world's-first commercial-scale Fine Mycelium production plant. Set to begin operating on September 20, 2023, the 136,000 square foot factory will employ more than 350 people, enabling MycoWorks to supply its luxury partners with millions of square feet of Reishi per year. Reishi is a new category of premium, natural material that features the strength, durability, and hand-feel of the finest animal leathers with l

LANXESS India has won the prestigious FICCI Chemicals and Petrochemicals Award 2023 for Sustainability - Excellence in Safety. This esteemed recognition is a testament to our unwavering commitment towards maintaining highest standards of safety across all our operations. The Sustainability - Excellence in Safety award is presented to companies that demonstrate outstanding commitment towards ensuring the well-being of their employees, customers and the community at large. It acknowle

Enerkem Inc. and Technip Energies have signed a memorandum of understanding to enter into a collaboration agreement aimed at accelerating the deployment of Enerkem’s technology platform for biofuels and circular-chemical products from nonrecyclable-waste materials. Enerkem specializes in the development and commercialization of gasification technology transforming nonrecyclable waste into biofuels, low-carbon fuels and circular chemicals, catering to hard-to-abate sectors such

Lingrove, a start-up materials technology innovator and the makers of ekoa®, is pleased to announce the opening of a new green manufacturing plant in San Rafael, California, as the company seeks to expand its manufacturing and production footprint in the most sustainable manner possible. The new facility is more than double the size of Lingrove's existing offices, and will be exclusively dedicated to producing ekoa®, the company's signature product. Lingrove's go

Mitsui Chemicals Tohcello and Mitsui Chemicals (Tokyo: 4183) have announced the launch of pilot testing this month for horizontally recycling printed BOPP film back into new flexible packaging film. Through this joint pilot testing initiative, the three companies aim to establish technologies and operational infrastructure for the horizontal recycling of flexible packaging materials, as well as leverage network growth in the flexible packaging materials industry to advance and expan

Solvay Ventures, the venture capital fund of Solvay, has invested in Compact Membrane Systems (CMS), a US company that creates membrane solutions that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help decarbonize heavy industries through the use of carbon capture technologies. The investment is part of Solvay’s ongoing efforts to invest in sustainable solutions and grow its offering and expertise in this area.  CMS is a pioneer in membrane solutions for highly-demanding indust

Conventus Polymers LLC, a leading distributor of high-performance engineering thermoplastics, has established a subsidiary in Singapore, Conventus Polymers Singapore Pte. Ltd.., which will offer the company’s broad portfolio of products to processors and end users throughout Southeast Asia. The expansion into Singapore is part of the company’s overall business strategy to grow into key geographic regions. Establishing a legal entity strengthens its

Global lifestyle and wellness-focused direct selling company QNET joined hands with the VeryNile foundation to clean and protect the vital waterways of the River Nile as part of its commitment to upholding sustainable values via its people and projects. The joint initiative also supports the livelihoods of local communities and aligns with the global Plastic Free July movement, which focuses on plastic reduction campaigns that successfully stop around 300 million

The broad spectrum disinfectant Rely+On Virkon from specialty chemicals company LANXESS has proven effective against the yeast Candida auris. Thus, it can be used as disinfectant in healthcare and institutional facilities where an infection with the drug resistant yeast is either demonstrated, indeed suspected or should be prevented from the start. The disinfectant is effective at short contact times (0.75% in 5 minutes according to EN 1650) and enables hard surface disinfection and decontami

Enerkem Inc. and Technip Energies have signed a memorandum of understanding to enter into a Collaboration Agreement aimed at accelerating the deployment of Enerkem's technology platform for biofuels and circular chemical products from non-recyclable waste materials. Enerkem specializes in the development and commercialization of its groundbreaking gasification technology transforming non-recyclable waste into biofuels, low-carbon fuels and circular chemicals, catering to hard-to