Lviv garbage is still taken to landfills near Kiev

In the village of Schastlivoye, Borispol District, unscrupulous carriers have been storing Lviv garbage for a long time with the consent of the local village head and the local communal enterprise. This was stated by a specialist of the State Environmental Inspectorate Sergei Volkov in an interview with Ukrinform. “When the whole mountains had already […]

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Karpatneftekhim raised the prices of PVC and HDPE for the Ukrainian market under the pressure of rising raw materials prices

The Ukrainian company Karpatneftekhim (Kalush, Ivano-Frankivsk region) raised the prices of suspension polyvinyl chloride (PVC-S) and low-pressure polyethylene (HDPE) for July deliveries to the domestic market at USD70-80 per ton under pressure from the growth of raw materials, according to a price review ICIS-MRC. According to the company’s customers, PVC-S for July deliveries rose by […]

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Recycled Glass Fibers Boost Sustainability of Polyamide Compounds

German materials supplier Lanxess is boosting its sustainable offerings with the debut of three polyamide (PA) 6 grades containing recycled reinforcing fibers manufactured from waste glass. Durethan ECOBKV30H2.0, ECOBKV35H2.0 and ECOBKV60XF are incorporate 30%, 35% and 60% by weight, respectively, of waste glass fibers. Ecocycle, an independent inspection company, has examined the amount of recycled […]

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Recycling high-quality plastics on the eve of collapse?

The German Green Point (der Grüne Punkt), the cleaning company Werner & Mertz, as well as the German recycling, water and raw materials industry association BDE, jointly call for financial incentives and a political commitment to plastic processing. In a joint declaration, they formulated several calls for politicians. They require closer attention to environmental sustainability […]

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