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Avantium produces first batch of furandicarboxylic acid at Delfzijl plant
This is an important step in validating the company’s proprietary FDCA technology under commercial operating conditions.
HaadThip scales up Southern Recycling Alliance
This is in collaboration with Oxytech Co., Ltd., and Royce Universal Co., Ltd.
Collective Polymers to run trading operations on Matium’s financing, logistics, and software infrastructure
The company will retain its own brand, management, and customer relationships.
Co-op and Podback expand coffee pod recycling
The pair’s initial 30-store trial, launched in November 2025, saw the equivalent of over 500,000 used pods recycled.
Enva invests £9.5M in its UK fridge recycling infrastructure
This investment increases the company’s overall treatment capacity to over 2.3 million appliances, or 100,000+ tonnes a year.

A coalition of 46 trade associations is calling for the EU’s upcoming Circular Economy Act (CEA) to unite the bloc’s extended producer responsibility (EPR) schemes into an aligned and enforceable system.

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The RECOUP Plastics Assembly 2026 brought together industry leaders, policymakers, academics and sustainability experts to explore the practical actions needed to accelerate the transition to a circular plastics economy.

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Paris Packaging Week will see 950 exhibitors put packaging innovation centre stage in Paris on 3 & 4 February 2027, with more than 80 conference sessions offering fresh perspectives on the industry’s future.

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Sainsbury’s and Asda stores are issuing Halo Foods’ recall of Skinny Crunch Light Peanut Butter Bars, because the contents have been mispacked in Skinny Whip Toffee bar wrappers, which do not declare peanuts as an ingredient on the wrapper. The product contains peanuts making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to ...

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Mondi's third-quarter underlying EBITDA rose to €196m (£165m) as higher selling prices offset much of the impact of energy and wood-cost inflation, although the group warned volatile power prices could weigh on its outlook.

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Reform faces questions over candidate vetting after undercover filming
Reform UK says the party has "improved and prioritised its vetting procedures".
Sparks fly at the Celebrity Traitors round table and a 'terrifying' death march
The celebrities turn on each other at the round table, and have to beat the death marchers for their mission.
Minus 17 to European dreams as Bournemouth fairytale continues
It was a night 127 years in the making as Bournemouth added another chapter to their fairytale with victory in their first-ever European home game.
Bus hits train stopped on French side of Channel Tunnel, with 19 injured
Two people were airlifted to hospital but no-one's life appeared to be in danger, officials said.
London housing project wins top architecture award
Lion Green Road in Coulsdon was recognised for the way it responds to its surroundings.