1:28 min
Sustainability & Circular Economy
Report
The World Ocean Initiative: Rethinking plastics in a circular economy
In this report, Economist Impact examines the distinguishing characteristics of a range of plastic recycling technologies, presenting the results of an in-depth assessment informed by an advisory board and desk research. The report further explores the policy framework necessary to ...
2:20 min
Sustainability & Circular Economy
New plant
Spain: Repetco Innovations receives €30.8 million from the EIB to build a plastic delamination and recycling plant
Located in Albacete, the new plant will have a maximum input capacity of 150 000 tonnes of post-consumer food-grade mixed plastics per year and produce 54 000 tonnes of rPET pellets per year Repetco Innovations is planning to make an initial investment of €47 million and ...
2:32 min
Sustainability & Circular Economy
rPET
€15 million for innovative plastic recycling factory Umincorp from Invest-NL and Energietransitiefonds Rotterdam
Invest-NL and Energietransitiefonds Rotterdam will jointly invest €15 million in Umincorp for the construction of a new rPET factory in Rotterdam. With this, Umincorp (“Urban Mining Corp”) is taking the next step in recycling plastics from household waste. InnovationQuarter is ...