Materials
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Prism urges beverage brands to rethink recycled plastic multipack packaging. The contract packing specialist says rHDPE can handles can cut packaging volume and carbon impact against paperboard alternatives, while also supporting mixed-flavour flexibility and lower EPR fee exposure.
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Tubex opens its 2026 tree shelter recycling hubs across Britain. The programme, which saw returns rise 39% in 2025, is nearing two million used shelters collected and recycled as scrutiny grows around end-of-life recovery in forestry.
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Epoch is scaling difficult nylon waste into reusable industrial feedstock. Its new London demonstration plant will test whether enzymatic nylon 6,6 recycling can move from pilot promise to commercial relevance.
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Amcor is expanding industrial film printing capacity in the Netherlands. A new flexographic line at Hardenberg is due to begin commissioning this summer and lift output by up to 6,000 tonnes a year for European industrial and agricultural packaging markets.
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AmphiStar has launched a biosurfactant platform containing more than 80 molecules. The AmphiNova range is intended to support tailored surfactant development across consumer and industrial applications.
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DEScycle has secured a Cisco-backed trial at Wilton, Teesside site. The programme will batch-process Cisco-derived e-scrap boards to test recovery rates, traceability, and economics at demonstration scale.
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UK backing supports domestic LFP and LMFP cathode industrialisation plans. Integrals Power will use DRIVE35 feasibility funding to map a scale-up path from pilot production to a 1,000 tonne-a-year line.
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Greene Tweed has widened aerospace OEM coverage in growth markets. Seal Dynamics will handle exclusive sales and distribution for Asia and Brazil as the partnership extends into OEM support.
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Spanish research effort targets higher-value uses for organic municipal waste. VEGANCELIO combines fungal mycelium, extrusion, and chitosan microcapsule development to move organics beyond composting and biogas.
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Elesa has expanded its fire-resistant component range for machine builders. The move broadens access to UL 94 V-0 hardware across handles, hinges, knobs, and closures.
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