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Aspen Technology, Inc.: Aspen Technology Joins Alliance to End Plastic Waste Aspen Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AZPN), a global leader in asset optimization software, today announced it has joined the Alliance to End Plastic Waste. AspenTech will work with fellow members to support innovation to build a more sustainable global plastic value chain. From industrial process design to driving greater efficiency in industrial operations, AspenTech solutions help producers reduce waste and emissions from plastic production, and accelerate innovation for recycling process technologies and other new solutions for the circular economy.
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‘Banning plastics out of existence is not the way to go, says LyondellBasell executive
Seward
In its latest sustainability report, LyondellBasell Industries said that plastics make modern society possible. But plastics are also a huge source of controversy and pollution.
Sustainable Plastics talked with Jim Seward, senior vice president of research and development, technology and sustainability at LyondellBasell, about the company s efforts to address this issue and its ambitions for a circular economy for plastics.
Q: One of the more exciting announcements from LyondellBasell this year was the startup of the company s small-scale chemical recycling pilot plant, utilizing its MoReTec technology in Ferrara, Italy. Can you tell me more about it?
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Introduction: About a century ago, plastic, an affordable and easy-to-use material that quickly became part of our everyday lives, was invented. While bringing us convenience, the inconvenient truth, that has been known for several decades, is that most plastic waste is neither biodegradable nor properly recycled, causing great harm to the environment and living organisms. What can be done to change the status quo? What is China s role in this fight against plastic waste? How can enterprises contribute to the fight in terms of technology and services? Let s hear what Steve Clark, CEO of SUEZ Asia, has to say.