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5 News News from the global plastics recycling industry: California sues ExxonMobil over recycling ‘myth’; Investor takes majority stake in Bollegraaf; Blue Polymers breaks ground on western US facility; Germany’s VDMA expects 15% drop in machine sales in 2024


13 Plastics recycling plants: new developments Developers of plastics recycling lines are finding ways to help companies transform PET, PP, PE, PS and polyal waste. Chris Saunders reports on recent projects


17 Let’s go round again: additives revive plastics Stabilisers and property and process improvers are hard at work to protect plastics through use, recycling, and reuse. Jennifer Markarian writes about current products


23 Cleveland event hosts key recycling exhibitors Preview of companies showing at the Plastics Recycling World Expo North America in November


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37 Meeting the odour challenge head on With the increase in use of post-consumer recycled resin, there is a growing need for additive and processing solutions to remove offensive odours. Jennifer Markarian reports


48 Diary


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