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Extended Producer Responsibility will improve recycling rates to bring a circular future forward
The volume of plastic waste in our environment is continuing to grow, with the annual rate of leakage anticipated to nearly double to 44...

Ronald Van der Meer
May 15, 20233 min read


Smart Chain Processing: accelerating the circular transformation through a step change in efficient recycling
The earth’s resources are finite and precious, but excessive reliance on fossil fuels to drive linear systems of plastics production is...

Christopher McArdle
Mar 29, 20233 min read


The first running shoes made from carbon emissions represent a milestone in the quest to become circular in carbon
Creating a circular future for our industry is a bold ambition, and achieving it is non-negotiable. Significant progress has been made:...

Mirela Tury Pastorini
Feb 21, 20232 min read


Sustainable chemicals incubator drives circular progress through open innovation
Networking event initiated by BlueChem and Borealis paves the way for idea sharing and collaboration opportunities. The Port of Antwerp...

Erik Van Praet
Jan 27, 20233 min read


A global solution to meet a global challenge: a UN treaty on plastic pollution is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to tackle the crisis
The harm caused by plastic leaking into our environments is well acknowledged, from habitat reduction on land, to microplastics in the...

Markus Horcher
Nov 28, 20224 min read


Circular transformation: Finland serves as an example in how to bring the plastics value chain together to drive the transformation
Plastic pollution is one of the key issues facing our society — on the one hand is the need to retain the use of a safe, durable,...

Jari Lehtinen
Oct 2, 20223 min read


Project STOP: A pioneering initiative that creates circular waste management systems to stop ocean plastics at the source
Plastic waste is polluting our marine environments at an incredible rate of more than eight million tonnes a year.¹ A precious material...

Anthony Berthold
Jul 11, 20223 min read


Reshaping Recycling: how a new partnership is closing gaps to open up greater plastic circularity
To bring plastic circularity forward, the industry needs out-of-the-box system thinkers: Novel and innovative partnerships are being...

Christian Abl
Jun 26, 20222 min read


Starting the future-positive plastic revolution
The effects of climate change are already being felt around the world through extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and declining...

Lucrèce Foufopoulos-DeRidder
Apr 19, 20223 min read


From goodwill to enabling impact
Why we need a UN Treaty to address plastic pollution. As the noise from COP26 fades away, for all its positive progress, there’s a...

Markus Horcher
Dec 9, 20213 min read


The Start of Never-Ending Value at COP26
Plastic plays an important role in our daily life and has done for many decades; if we stop and look around us, it’s involved in many of...
Borealis
Nov 16, 20212 min read


Visible Progress, Now
Why Mass Balance is key in bringing circularity forward. Real, meaningful and long-lasting change is a process; it never happens...

Stephan Roest
Sep 22, 20212 min read
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