NEWS


EU urged to adopt harmonised mass balance rules this year


The European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) and 30 other industry associa- tions representing major market sectors along the plastics value chain have issued a joint letter to the European Commission recommending the adoption of an EU-harmonized rule for calculating chemically recycled content through mass balance in 2023. The letter emphasises


that urgent legal certainty on mass balance chain of custody is indispensable in order to unlock investments required to meet the EU’s 2050 climate and circularity


Encina in PIR carpet waste deal


Chemical recycling company Encina has announced a new recycling partnership with flooring manufacturer Shaw. Under the agree- ment, Shaw will provide Encina with more than 900 tonnes/yr of waste materials from its plastic fibre carpet manufactur- ing processes. The partnership will


reduce Shaw’s green- house gas emissions and carbon footprint while contributing to its overall sustainability goals, say the partners. � www.encina.com � www.shawinc.com


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targets, and calls upon the European Commission to use the Single Use Plastics Directive (SUPD) Implement- ing Act as a legal basis. Annick Meerschman,


Cefic’s Innovation Director, said: “We urge the EU to adopt a mass balance chain of custody approach for calculating chemically recycled content in plastics,


which is crucial for achieving the 2030 recycled content targets. Moreover, support- ing chemical recycling as a complementary solution to mechanical recycling could attract more investments in this technology and help the EU achieve its targets.” The letter also calls for clarity and coherence of the rules across other pieces of legislation. This would boost the circular economy, strengthen the EU’s strategic autonomy in raw materials, and contribute to meeting climate targets, the letter said. � https://cefic.org


French solution for flexible film waste


TotalEnergies and recycling group Paprec have signed a long-term agreement to develop a value chain for chemical recycling of plastic film in France. Under the agreement,


Citeo, the main organisation in charge of end-of-life


household packaging in France, will provide a stream of flexible PCR plastic waste to Paprec’s plant at Amiens, where a sorting and prepa- ration line will be built. TotalEnergies will use Paprec’s output in its chemical recycling plant at


Grandpuits, which is currently under construction. The Grandpuit chemical


recycling plant is designed to process 13,600 tonnes/yr of waste plastic and is scheduled to begin opera- tion in 2024. � https://totalenergies.com


New EIB study spots investment gap


The European Investment Bank (EIB) has published a new study, called Cutting plastics pollution – Financial measures for a more circular value chain. This analyses the inefficiencies of the plastics value chain, high- lighting ten root causes of plastic waste pollution and identifying investment opportunities and policy


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measures that could help address the issues. The EU has set ambitious


targets under the European Strategy for Plastics, but the report states an estimated investment gap of €6.7- 8.6bn must be closed if the goal of placing 10m tonnes/ yr of plastic recyclates in final products on the EU market by 2025 is to be achieved.


Policy recommendations include introducing legisla- tive measures to tackle difficult-to-recycle plastics packaging, restrictions on composite packaging, and imposing quotas on recy- cling while boosting public awareness campaigns. It also recommends loans to companies and others. � www.eib.org


www.plasticsrecyclingworld.com


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