Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials, an affiliate company of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings and a producer of high-performance thermoplastic material, says it has acquired Advanced Polymer Technologies. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.
APT offers “advanced engineering plastic solutions through polymer conversion technologies in North America and Asia to the semiconductor, aerospace/defense, energy and medical industries,” it says. The acquisition will add one manufacturing facility to MCAM’s seven existing facilities in the US, it adds.
By Kartik Kohli
Source: Chemical Week
The US State of New York is introducing two new bills to combat over-packaging, poor recycling rates and litter issues, including an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) program requiring companies such as McDonald’s and Amazon to pay for the cost of packaging disposal and recycling.
The new organization’s mission is to redesign the critical steps of the plastics sorting and recycling system for post-consumer lightweight packaging (LWP) to speed up circularity, born from a need to meet the rising market demand for high-quality recyclates for use in high-end plastic applications.
Starbucks and Hubbub have launched a £1 million (US$1.22 million) “Bring It Back Fund” to increase the uptake of reusable packaging in the F&B industry. The funding will go toward innovative ideas that make it easier for customers to use alternatives to single-use packaging by supporting pilot projects that help shift consumption habits.
