A shortage of rare earth elements can't be solved by just opening more mines. That's why these companies are figuring out ...

Recently, researchers have proposed a 'closed-loop' recycling process based on polymer microparticles. It produces fully recyclable polymer films with high mechanical stability and fracture energy ...

A pioneering development enables the targeted replication of the chemical structure of low-density polyethylene (LDPE), a plastic that has been difficult to imitate until now, and shows great ...

PARIS, April 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Constellium SE (NYSE: CSTM) announced today its agreement with Renault Group to establish a closed-loop recycling process for the all-new Megane E-TECH ...

Redwood Materials expands its battery recycling operations in the US, all aimed at recovering useful metals and materials from scrapped EVs. The company's operations produce 70% less CO2 emissions ...

However, recycling diminishes their quality. Recently, researchers from Japan have proposed a “closed-loop” recycling process based on polymer microparticles.

However, the potential of battery recycling goes beyond keeping valuable metals in the loop. It also holds a tremendous environmental benefit, as recycled metals have a lower CO2 impact than mined ...

More information: Yuanyi Shao et al, A green technology for the close-loop recycling of vat dyed textiles, Resources, Conservation and Recycling (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2025.108265 ...

The machine can process up to 100 percent glass fiber material, Manfred Dobersberger, managing director of Ansfelden, Austria-based Pure Loop, told Sustainable Plastics, a sister publication of ...

Mercedes-Benz opened Europe's first battery recycling plant with an integrated mechanical-hydrometallurgical process making it the first car manufacturer worldwide to close the battery recycling ...

More information: Christoph Unger et al, A Closed‐Loop Recyclable Low‐Density Polyethylene, Advanced Science (2024). DOI: 10.1002/advs.202307229 Journal information: Advanced Science ...