The company is focusing on chemical recycling of plastic waste and developing high-tech packaging films from the recovered raw materials. These raw materials have the same properties as virgin polymers and are suitable for packaging products with high quality and hygiene requirements, including foodstuffs.

Charter NEX Films, a producer of specialty films, announces it has joined the Alliance to End Plastic Waste, a global network focused on ending plastic waste in the environment.

According to researchers, a caterpillar that’s been bred for commercial fishing purposes has demonstrated the ability to biodegrade polyethylene. In a controlled experiment, about 100 of these insects were placed in a plastic bag.