Category: Chemical & Advanced Recycling
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New Pyrolysis Plant in Virginia
Company to invest $31.7 million to establish first-of-its-kind waste plastics facility and manufacturing operation.
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Encina Goes Plastic Waste to BTX with Worley
Benzene, toluene, and xylene (BTX) are important building blocks for a variety of widely-used products including pharmaceuticals, clothing, and glues. Regular BTX is typically derived from the catalytic reforming of naphtha in a petroleum refinery. Striving towards a waste-free future, some technology companies have been looking at sustainable ways to create BTX.
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The Rational Behind the Chemical Recycling of Compostable Plastics
Why are they pushing to prove the chemical recyclability of compostable plastics?
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Catalytic Chemical Recycling of Biodegradable Polyesters
The widespread utilization of plastics results in millions of tons of waste plastics being generated every year. During the last decade, converting waste plastics to valuable resources has been a primary objective for researchers in academia and industry.
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BASF Chemical Recycling of Mattresses
BASF working toward circularity in recycling of mattresses. Old mattresses are to provide raw materials for new ones. The first pilot tests are up and running.
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Eni, Versalis and Corepla Partner on Chemical Recycling
Agreements signed to combine their respective expertise in plasmix recycling by gasification and pyrolysis of mixed plastic packaging, which is currently difficult to recycle and destined for energy recovery.
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Eni and NextChem Partner on Chemical Recycling
Oil-and-gas major Eni SpA and NextChem, the green chemistry subsidiary of Maire Tecnimont SpA, have signed an agreement to develop industrial circular economy projects in their native Italy.
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New Chemical Recycling Consortium R Plus Japan
Toyobo Co., Ltd. and 11 other companies forming a plastic value chain have jointly established a new company called R Plus Japan, Ltd. (“R Plus Japan”, hereafter), which will facilitate the recycling of used plastics to help solve plastics-associated problems and create a more sustainable society.
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New Process for Chemical Recycling of PLA
Designed for performance and durability, synthetic plastics have become indispensable as “materials of every-day use”. However, their indiscriminate disposal has led to an acute problem of plastic pollution.
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Eastman Launch Chemically Recycled Content Tritan
Global specialty plastics provider Eastman introduces Tritan™ Renew copolyester. Tritan Renew offers sustainability without compromise, providing the same durability, performance and safety of original Tritan but now with up to 50% recycled content derived from waste plastic.
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Chemical Recycling Europe Position on EU Waste Policy
Although the “10 priorities to transform EU Waste Policy” developed by various European Union (EU) NGOs and associations points at ambitious directions for the waste policy that Chemical Recycling Europe generally supports, restrictions mentioned in Priority 9 represent missed opportunities to improve the current waste and recycling system, leading to some inconsistencies between priorities. We…
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Achilles Heel of Chemical Recycling
Chemical Recycling Won’t Solve The Plastic Crisis As Over 50% Of Carbon Contained Gets Lost.
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First Chemically Recycled Content Packaging Hit Market
Through strong collaboration, Zur Mühlen Group (Gutfried), BASF, SABIC and SÜDPACK are breaking new ground in packaging.
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Chemical Recycling Commitments and Incentives, Deep Sea Plastic, Greece Plastic Ban, NY Composting
Watch the Latest News on “Plastics in the Circular Economy”, Presented by Axel Barrett, Chief Editor BioplasticsNews.com
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Problems With Chemical Recycling
GAIA has released a new technical analysis authored by chemical engineers Dr. Andrew Neil Rollinson and Dr. Jumoke Oladejo. The report reveals that chemical recycling is polluting, energy intensive, and has a track record of technical failures, and concludes that it is impossible for chemical recycling to be a viable solution in the short window of…
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Yokogawa Partners with Jeplan on Chemical Recycling
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that it has signed an investment and partnership agreement with JEPLAN, INC., a polyester material recycling company with a unique chemical recycling technology.
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How Neste Will Turn Chemical Recycling into Industrial Solution
No fundamental technical obstacle hinders us from recycling all of the world’s plastics. One tool to get us there is the transformative technology of chemical recycling. Here are the five big milestones in making chemical recycling—and thus, circular plastic economy—a reality.
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Call for Recognition and Legislation Review Chemical Recycling
Chemical Recycling Europe calls for a faster recognition and legislation review to unlock the potential of chemical recycling.
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Chemical Recycling of PLA by UK Universities
A faster, more efficient way of recycling plant-based “bioplastics” has been developed by a team of scientists at the Universities of Birmingham and Bath.
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Total and PureCycle Partner on Chemical Recycling
Total has signed an agreement with PureCycle Technologies to develop a strategic partnership in plastic recycling.
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Chemical Recycling
Here’s a short video on the advantages and disadvantages of Chemical Recycling made by Axel Barrett, Chief Editor of Bioplastics News.
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ACC Chemical Recycling Alliance Changes Name
The Chemical Recycling Alliance of the Washington-based American Chemistry Council (ACC) has changed its name to the Advanced Recycling Alliance for Plastics (ARAP) to reflect its growing membership and variety of members’ advanced recycling technologies.
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Agilyx Expands Executive Team
Agilyx Corporation, the leader in chemical recycling of post-use plastics back into polymers, chemicals and low carbon fuels, today announced the addition of three executive team members: Russell Main, Chief Financial Officer; William St. Lawrence, General Council; and industry advisor, Robert Walsh, who will guide the Company’s maritime fuels business.
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Chemical Recycling is Solution for Plastic Pollution
The world is drowning in plastic. About 60% of the more than 8,700 million metric tonnes of plastic ever made is no longer in use, instead sat mostly in landfill or released to the environment.
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Ineos and Plastic Energy to Build Chemical Recycling Plant
INEOS and Plastic Energy are to build a new pyrolysis-based chemical recycling plant to come on stream at the end of 2023.
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Chemical Recycling of PS in Japan
Agilyx Corporation (“Agilyx”), the leader in chemical recycling of post-use plastics back into polymers, chemicals, and low carbon fuels, announces the licensing of its technology to Toyo Styrene Co., LTD (“Toyo Styrene”), an affiliate of Denka Company Limited.
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ChemRecEU Declares Love for Waste Management Industry
ChemRecEU calls for constructive collaboration with waste management industry to increase recycling.
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Movement in US Chemical Recycling
DigiMax is pleased to announce that it has officially commenced its consulting efforts with Titus Station LP (“Titus Station”), based in King of Prussia, PA, USA.
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Recycling Technology Suppliers Are Booming
Contrary to the equipment suppliers for the automotive segment, the suppliers of waste disposal and recycling technology see a real boom in incoming orders.
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Chemical Recycling on Blockchain
Like the lingering bit of advice from 1967’s “The Graduate,” plastics as a field of opportunity is being reimagined for the blockchain age. But this time, it’s for plastics recycling.
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Chemical Recycling Project Converts Marine Plastic into Fishing Boat Fuel
The RespescaPlas Project, which began in January 2018, has completed its first year with more than 3,000 kilos of marine litter collected from the water in the ports of Marín and Vigo (Galicia) and Gandia, (Valencia).
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Chemical vs Mechanic Recycling
Chemical recycling splits polymer chains and supplies products such as crude oil, naphtha, or fuels. Mechanical recycling preserves the molecular structure.
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DOE Invests Millions in Chemical Recycling
Department of Energy Announces up to $25 Million for Plastics Recycling Research and Development.
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Survey to Develop PET Chemical Recycling
How can textile producers and processors avoid PET waste or treat it as profitably as possible? The DEMETO project, supported by the European Outdoor Group, is dedicated to this question. Textile and recycling experts can now provide valuable input in the “DEMETO 2020 Survey – End of Life Strategy”.
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Chemical Recycling Could Accelerate Plastic Recycling in EU
With the right policies to support investment in chemical recycling, this new technology could be a game changer for plastic waste management, says Cefic director general Marco Mensink
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Neste Partners with Mirova and Recycling Technologies
Neste, the world’s leading provider of renewable diesel, renewable jet fuel, and an expert in delivering drop-in renewable chemical solutions, and Mirova, a pioneer impact investor in the natural capital space and an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, today announce a combined EUR 10 million investment into Recycling Technologies Ltd (‘Recycling Technologies’), a specialist plastic…
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Sumitomo Boosts Chemical Recycling Technology Research
The Muroran Institute of Technology has introduced a technology that makes use of highly selective zeolite catalysts to decompose waste plastics into specific monomers. In the joint research, the institute will create more sophisticated catalysts and Sumitomo Chemical will support the R&D of this technology.
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BASF Solutions for the Entire Packaging Life Cycle
Increasing resource efficiency and the use of alternative feedstocks in production. Providing additional benefits during the use phase. Enabling circularity at the end of service life.
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New Japanese Chemical Recycling Alliance
SEKISUI CHEMICAL and SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED have agreed to form a strategic alliance to benefit society by deploying technology for manufacturing polyolefin using waste as a raw material.
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Unilever Goes for Biobased and Recyclable Ice Cream Packaging
Supporting the company’s environmental targets, Unilever Finland is introducing Ingman ice cream in a newly designed 1 litre carton made of Stora Enso’s fully renewable and recyclable packaging board in early March.
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Big Issues in Chemical Recycling
When it comes to development and commercialization of chemical recycling technologies, interest is high. A chemical recycling workshop at last week’s Plastics Recycling Conference and Trade Show was sold out, with over 300 attendees.
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Circular Polystyrene by Versalis, Total, Trinseo and Ineos
Styrenics Circular Solutions (SCS), the joint industry initiative to increase the circularity for styrenic polymers, and Pyrowave, a pioneer technology developer in the plastic-toplastic chemical recycling, announced today a new collaboration including an indepth evaluation of Pyrowave’s proprietary depolymerisation technology.
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Versalis Launches Chemical Recycling Project Hoop
Hoop, a circle as the symbol of circularity per excellence, is the project launched by Versalis, the Eni chemical company, for the development of a new technology to chemically recycle plastic waste.
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Novozymes and Carbios Partner on Industrial Scale PET Degrading Enzymes
The global agreement is an exclusive partnership for scaling up and producing PET-degrading enzymes. The JDA leads way toward circular economy.
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Carbios and TBI Set up Enzyme Research Center for Recycling and Biosynthesis
Carbios and TBI (Toulouse Biotechnology Institute) set up an enzyme engineering research center of international scale on plastic recycling and biosynthesis.
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Colgate Goes for Recyclable Tube
This industry-first new toothpaste lists and explains each ingredient and its purpose on the front of the pack Packaged in the first tube recognised as recyclable by RecyClass.
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Design for Recycling: the Perfect Concept for Sustainable Material
If closed-loop material cycles are to be possible, the entire life cycle of a new product must be considered before any design sketches can start.
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Licella and BioLogiQ Go For Chemical Recycling in Australia
Licella and BioLogiQ join forces to accelerate commercialisation of Cat-HTR™ technology in Australia, to chemically recycle post-consumption plastic that would otherwise not be recycled.
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New Chemical Recycling Consortium in France
Major companies in the packaging value chain have formed a consortium to develop chemical plastic recycling in France.
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The BP Chemical Recycling Consortium
Companies join forces to help tackle plastic waste with BP’s enhanced recycling technology. New cross-industry consortium to make enhanced recycling of polyester plastics a commercial reality, contributing to the development of a global circular economy for plastics.
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GE and Agilyx Introduce AI in Chemical Recycling
Bringing artificial intelligence, machine learning and predictive modeling to chemical recycling. Aiming to improve recycling of post-use plastics to >95%.
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Shell Goes Chemical Recycling
Plastics offer vital benefits to society. Shell has seen how unmanaged plastic waste has become a serious issue. We want to play an active role in finding lasting solutions.
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Neste and Ravago Join Forces For Chemical Recycling
Ravago, the world’s leading distributor and recycler of polymers, and Neste, the world’s leading provider of renewable diesel, renewable jet fuel, and an expert in delivering drop-in renewable chemical solutions, are joining forces to develop chemical recycling of plastic waste with the aim to reach significant industrial scale.
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Neste Goes Chemical Recycling with Remondis
Neste, the world’s leading provider of renewable diesel, renewable jet fuel, and an expert in delivering drop-in renewable chemical solutions, and REMONDIS, one of the world’s largest privately owned recycling, service and water companies, have signed an agreement to collaborate in the development of chemical recycling of plastic waste.
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Revolutionary Technology Breaks Plastic Into Liquid Oil
When Kenneth Poeppelmeier opened the reactor vessel in his lab and saw liquid, he said it was a real “eureka moment”.
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LyondellBasell Will Build a Chemical Recycling Plant in Italy
Houston’s LyondellBasell said Tuesday it will build a test plant for recycling old plastics on a molecular level into new plastic products, helping to combat the global glut of plastic waste that threatens the future of the petrochemical industry.
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Plastic Has a Problem; Is Chemical Recycling the Solution?
Under public pressure, plastics makers are increasingly looking to partner with companies to develop chemical recycling processes.
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BASF Invests in Quantafuel to Lead The Chemical Recycling Industry
Investment is important milestone for BASF’s ChemCyclingTM project and a further step towards a circular economy. BASF has right of first refusal for chemically recycled pyrolysis oil and purified hydrocarbons from Quantafuel’s plant in Skive, Denmark. Joint development of process for production of purified hydrocarbon products is intended.
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BASF Push Their Board Members To Promote Chemical Recycling
This post was posted on the LinkedIn account of BASF.
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The Chemical Recycling Industry Unleashes The Armada
The Chemcycling Industry Unleashed its Communications Armada.
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BASF Chemcycling in the Press
If it dresses like a duck, sings like a duck and plays like a duck … then it’s probably a chicken.
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Eastman Advances Two Chemical Recycling Options
Going circular seems to be all the rage, and that is certainly a good thing for both mankind’s and the planet’s future. But for a manufacturer, making the shift to circular processes or materials is not without its risks.
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The First BASF Chemcycling Prototypes
In December 2018, BASF announced that they were moving into chemcycling. What happened to that promise? Where’s the material? Where are the products?
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DuPont Teijin Films Makes Progress in Chemical Recycling
DuPont Teijin Films has announced the launch of its new LuxCR depolymerisation process which upcycles post-consumer waste.
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CBS News Covers Chemical Recycling
From the outside, a cutting-edge plant in Portland, Oregon, looks like it could be any recycling center in America. But what’s happening inside is different than any other plant – and it could be a game changer for the entire industry.
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BASF Goes Chemical Recycling
BASF announced in December 2018 that they will convert plastic waste into plastic feedstock.
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Separate Recycling Streams for Biodegradable Plastics – A Hot Waste Legislation Topic in Europe
The Association of Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) recently called for greater investments to be made for the implementation of separate recycling streams in the Member States. This call was totally supported by the European Bioplastics Association (EUBP) and is part of the current hot debates and careful consultations on the upcoming EU Strategy on Plastics…
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PEF Integrated in EU PET recycling
This is big news coming from Synvina (the JV between Avantium and BASF) as the European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP) – a voluntary initiative of industry organizations representing waste collectors, plastic recyclers, PET material producers and brand owners, gave an interim approval for the recyclability of polyethylene furanoate (PEF).
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