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Economía Circular

Pryme permanently closes its plastic recycling plant
15/07/2026 - It was revealed last month that Pryme was undergoing a strategic realignment. The company had halted operations at its “Pryme One” plant in Rotterdam, a facility designed to...
Viridor to close European chemical recycling operations
- Viridor today announces that, following a local consultation and extensive efforts to identify a viable path forward, it has taken the difficult decision to close its European chemical recycling...
Vitol's WPU selects Swiss plant manufacturer for chemical recycling facility for end-of-life plastics
15/07/2026 - Vitol's WPU selects Swiss plant manufacturer for chemical recycling facility for end-of-life plastics— By Marilyn Gerlach — Swiss plant manufacturer Sulzer (Winterthur; www.sulzer.com)...
Cefic calls for EU-wide harmonised End-of-Waste criteria for chemical recycling
10/07/2026 - © CeficTo unlock circular plastics and enable all recycling routes, the EU must urgently establish harmonised End-of-Waste criteria for chemical recycling, building on existing efforts...
Steam cracker passes pyrolysis oil trials / In-house chemical recycling plant planned
13/07/2026 - Steam cracker passes pyrolysis oil trials / In-house chemical recycling plant planned— By Plasteurope.com staff — Successful pilot: the company plans to now gradually raise the share of...
Closing the Plastics Loop: Can Chemical Recycling Deliver on the Promise?
08/07/2026 - Plastic has become indispensable to modern life, yet the way we manage it tells a different story. Despite a growing…Full text:
Lack of funding for expansion: chemical recycler forced to file for insolvency
07/07/2026 - Lack of funding for expansion: chemical recycler forced to file for insolvency— By Plasteurope.com staff — At the beginning of June, insolvency proceedings were opened over the assets of...
First Independent Certification Standard for Responsible Chemical Recycling Released by SCS Standards and Assurance Systems
01/07/2026 - © SCS Standards and Assurance SystemsSCS Standards and Assurance Systems today announced the launch of the Certification Standard for Responsible Chemical Recycling (SCS-004), the first...
Cefic chiede criteri EoW per il riciclo chimico
29/06/2026 - Servono indicazioni chiare e armonizzate per sbloccare gli investimenti e favorire gli scambi transfrontalieri. 29 giugno 2026...
Chemical recycling project secures EUR 1.5 mn in EU funding
26/06/2026 - Chemical recycling project secures EUR 1.5 mn in EU funding— By Plasteurope.com staff — Dutch chemical recycling technology company BlueAlp (Eindhoven; 
All packaged up but not going anywhere: the new deal on chemical recycling
18/06/2026 - © Melanie Williams ConsultingThe EU has finally accepted that recycled content in plastic packaging can come from chemical recycling, but the rules imposed risk stifling the technology...
Biochar shows strong promise for locking more carbon in soils, global review finds
08/06/2026 - Biochar’s effect on the soil carbon cycle: a rapid review and meta-analysis Credit: Madina Bekchanova, Tom Kuppens, Ann Cuypers, Marijke Jozefczak & Robert MalinaAs the world...
Repeated reactor failures force closure of only chemical recycling plant
29/05/2026 - Repeated reactor failures force closure of only chemical recycling plant— By Heather Arnest Liesch — Dutch chemical recycler Pryme (Rotterdam; www.pryme-cleantech.com) has announced the...
British recycling specialist goes into administration / Plants in Spain reportedly still operating
21/05/2026 - British recycling specialist goes into administration / Plants in Spain reportedly still operating— By Plasteurope.com staff — Chemical recycling specialist Plastic Energy (London;...
Riciclo chimico in conferenza a settembre
14/05/2026 - Due giornate a Bruxelles organizzate dall'associazione Chemical Recycling Europe per affrontare le sfide normative, ambientali e di mercato. ...
BioBTX advances circular aromatics production with BlueAlp partnership in Delfzijl
01/05/2026 - Formulators and product developers sourcing aromatic building blocks - benzene, toluene, and xylene, can now follow the progress of a circular production pathway under development at BioBTX's...
WPU (Vitol) plans to build a chemical recycling plant for plastics in Rotterdam
28/04/2026 - © MartensMultimediaWPU, Vitol’s plastics recycling division, plans to build a new chemical recycling plant for end-of-life plastics in the port of Rotterdam, alongside Vitol’s...
Vitol subsidiary plans pyrolysis plant in Netherlands / Two projects in Denmark abandoned
24/04/2026 - Vitol subsidiary plans pyrolysis plant in Netherlands / Two projects in Denmark abandoned— By Plasteurope.com staff — Waste Plastic Upcycling plans to build a pyrolysis plant near...