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ECONOMY AND MARKET plastic are on display across 8 different locations in Harbour City , indoors and outdoors . These vibrant installations certainly shine a light on the bustling mall . Placing eye-catching animal sculptures in unexpected urban spaces , Cracking Art aims to arouse people ’ s attention to the intense relationship between nature and artificial plastic through public art and inspire a community-wide conversation about the importance of sustainability and environmental conservation . Cracking Art has hosted exhibitions in over 300 influential cities around the world including New York Central Park , Duomo di Milano , Four Seasons Hotel in Florence and Xintiandi in Shanghai .
LyondellBasell Announces Decision to Acquire Mepol Group
LyondellBasell and Mepol Group today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for LyondellBasell to acquire Mepol Group , a manufacturer of recycled , high-performing technical compounds located in Italy and Poland , consisting of Mepol S . r . l . and its subsidiaries Polar S . r . l . and Industrial Technology Investments Poland Sp . z . o . o . “ This acquisition demonstrates LyondellBasell ’ s commitment to move the circular economy forward ,” said Torkel Rhenman , executive vice president of Advanced Polymer Solutions . “ With Mepol Group ’ s expertise in sustainable compounds and LyondellBasell ’ s scale , we will enhance our CirculenRecover and other sustainable solutions for our customers .” Mirco Melato , CEO of Mepol commented , “ We are delighted to join forces with LyondellBasell , an industry leader we have admired for many years . LyondellBasell shares our commitment towards sustainability and with its scale and resources , the combined business will be better positioned to address customer needs .” LyondellBasell continues to pioneer circular and low carbon solutions for its customers . The company began engineering work for a new advanced recycling plant at its Wesseling , Germany site in November last year . LyondellBasell has existing mechanical recycling facilities in the Netherlands and Belgium and is developing new plastic waste sorting and recycling plants in Houston , Germany , China and India , which was announced during the fourth quarter of 2022 . The transaction closing is subject to regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions . During this period , Mepol Group will continue to operate on a standalone basis .
The Italian Cracking Art group in exhibition in Hong Kong
The artists have created 14 types of animal sculptures in their collection , with each species chosen for its strong symbolism about the species itself and their relationship with nature . Eight of them are displayed in this exhibition , including Beagle , which is the unfortunate dog breed which has been picked
for animal testing ; Penguin , which has been the great sufferer of global warming ; Crocodile and Sea Turtle , which are two of the oldest creatures on Earth . In addition to the unexpected encounters with Rabbit , Elephant , Penguin , Beagle , European Cat , Sea Turtle , Bear and Crocodile by Cracking Art in Harbour
City , visitors are welcome to print the exclusive Personalised Photo Postcard for FREE . To continue the mission of Cracking Art Group of minimizing waste and reducing the environmental impact , the sculptures will be returned after the exhibition and will be displayed in other cities .