... films, recycled polymers, mineral filled compounds and white masterbatches, as well as supplying polymer manufacturing equipment to the Russian market. This includes injection moulding machines, film production lines, bag making machines and plastic recycling equipment. Our core products are film and pipe (over 12 ktpa) and calcium carbonate compounds (same amount). We also produce approximately 5 ktpa of recycled plastics. Europolymer’s products find application in a number of industries,...

SIBUR takes part in Interplastica, a traditional plastic industry trade fair. All for recycling in Russia Interplastica traditionally brings together professionals fr om across the polymer industry, having become a platform for discussing the previous season’s results and plans for the coming year. “An industry exhibition ...

... extended producer responsibility frameworks; ● A number of targeted measures to ban “single-use plastics”; ● Implementation of new approaches to the design and manufacture of polymer products; ● Promotion of waste sorting and expansion of recycling capacities; ● By 2030, all used plastic packaging must be collected, recycled and/or reused. Source: A European Strategy for Plastics- (European Commission, January 2018), the European Commission's resolution on plastic waste recycling (2019) ...

... plastic bags was replaced by a tax. Plastic waste is increasingly being recycled worldwide. Thus, the European Union requires that all plastic packaging should become reusable by 2030. In addition, there are bodies and associations that promote recycling. The European Commission led a pledging campaign to triple the uptake of recycled plastics by industries. PlasticsEurope, a pan-European association of plastics manufacturers, made a voluntary commitment to reach 60% of reused and recycled plastic ...

... discounts so that their ships didn't return from the USA and other countries empty. ““It was a great relationship, wh ere we bought their goods and sent them back the empty boxes.” This former practice is described by Brent Bell, Vice President of Recycling at Waste Management, the largest waste management company in the U.S., during an interview with the Wall Street Journal. According to the Institute for Industrial Waste Management, by October 2019, imports of plastic waste from the USA to China ...

... home, though, probably, this won't make much sense given no infrastructure in place for separate transportation and processing. Besides, we should remember that plastics are not a waste, but a resource obtainable as a result of chemical or mechanical recycling. Chemical recycling enables plastic decomposition into monomers convertible back into polymers with the same properties. Mechanical recycling refers to the processing of waste plastics by physical means, including separation, cleaning, shredding ...

... accounts for about 3 million tonnes). Although most of that solid waste could be recycled, around 90% is sent to giant landfill sites to rot. Some materials – including rubber, plastics or metal – take hundreds of years to decompose. The practice of recycling household waste, including plastics, is, however, something that Russians are finding difficult to get accustomed to. According to Greenpeace, 94% of all waste remains unsorted and is sent to landfill. The problem of MSW production has not only ...

... petrochemical industry. Darya Borisova, Management Board member and Managing Director of SIBUR, told the Industry Land show on the Euronews channel how the Company’s projects influence the industry, how its capital expenditures become more efficient and how recycling is gaining momentum. Evolution of the petrochemical sector drives growth in the country’s oil and gas industry. As the biggest integrated hydrocarbon processor in Russia, SIBUR fits into this model organically. According to Darya Borisova,...

Dutch scientists have presented an unusual concept for an electric car made from recycled plastic. A team of scientists from the Eindhoven University of Technology has developed Luca, a sports EV model that would be built using recycled ocean plastic. According to the team, the project is designed not only to reuse materials that would otherwise have ended up in a landfill or incinerator, but also to show that waste can be a valuable resource. The idea is to use as many different types...

The EU has set a goal of recycling 10 mt of plastic per year by 2025. The lengthy declaration and its commitments for reaching the EU target, set by the European Strategy for Plastics, were presented and adopted at an event in Brussels, Belgium, today (20 September). The alliance,...

Recycling in Russia: what is coming ahead. It has been almost a year since the waste management reform was enacted in Russia. What do you think of its results? As recycling companies fought to become regional operators and relied on inaccurate ...

... as the only thing to blame, it will build up pollution levels rather than bring them down. Myth No. 4. Plastics are non-recyclable There are seven resin identification codes (RIC) of polymer packaging, with only No. 3 and No. 7 having a low recycling potential, while PET, polyethylene terephthalate used for beverage bottles, is fully recyclable if collected properly. Myth No. 5 Any degradable material is better than plastic Opponents of plastic believe that polymers are ...

... to cut down production and encourage consumers to reuse plastic bags. In addition, Rospotrebnadzor suggests that biodegradable packaging technology be developed. Maxim Remchukov, Sustainable Development Director at SIBUR, shared insights on recycling as a potential solution to waste problem in an interview with RBC's What Does It Mean? show. According to Maxim, there should not be a ban but a search for ways to promote waste sorting and recycling. “Any type of plastic, once it becomes ...

Russia’s leading producer of BOPP films attended an international trade show in Belgium. Labelexpo Europe is the world’s largest label and package printing trade show. Held in Brussel, the 40th anniversary edition of the event featured the most advanced technologies in label and package printing, machinery, consumables and software. On the whole, the exhibition attracted 37,903 visitors from 140 countries, who came to see 693 exhibitors occupy about 40,000 sq m. This time, the exhibition...

... the spotlight was turned on circular economy. The special exhibition Plastics Shape the Future was dedicated to burning issues, such as packaging waste, marine litter and climate change on the one hand, and resource conservation, energy efficiency and recycling on the other. The Science Campus of K 2019 was set to establish a dialogue between science and industry, and sought to minimise the industry’s environmental impact. SIBUR showcased PE and PP grades to be produced at ZapSibNeftekhim to its ...