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5 News News from the global plastics recycling industry: Large PET recycling plant opens in Latvia; Viridor closes UK packaging recycling site after only two years; Revalyu expands Indian PET recycling site; Alpla opens new rPET plant in South Africa
15 Colour fidelity: the challenge of PCR plastics New colorants, equipment and measuring technologies address variability and sortability. PCR carriers for colour masterbatches have also been launched. Jennifer Markarian investigates COVER PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK
23 Finding consistency with in-line rheology Meet your new best friend: an in-line rheometer – that is the basis of new offerings from European institutes aiming to help compounders smooth out the variations of recycled content. By David Eldridge
29 Distributors increase profits in harsh market In polymer supply, Europe is increasingly becoming a distributors’ market, writes AMI Consulting. Producer partnerships are key to success, the consultancy says in this article, based on its new market report
31 Novel technologies advance PET recycling Alternative approaches to mechanical and chemical recycling of PET, including depolymerisation, are investigated by Mikell Knights
38 Diary
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