Chemical recycling
Still fifty years to commercially scale pyrolysis technologies
| While the petrochemical industry touts chemical recycling as a solution to the plastic waste crisis, insiders acknowledge the technology won’t be commercially viable for another fifty years, a new paper reveals.
Gasification stalled: Why common pitfalls are holding back the next wave of facilities
| The gasification* of mixed waste, including plastics and non-plastics, has consistently faced various challenges.
Take-up of mechanically recycled polymers to be limited, chemical recycling could bridge gap
| Mechanically recycled polymers' share of the total market is set to increase in the coming decades but penetration, defined as domestic recycling production versus total polymer demand, is likely to remain limited through to 2050.
Nextloopp Americas poised to launch
| Nextloopp Americas appoints Marcio Amazonas as Vice President to lead the recycling initiative in the Americas
Chemical plastics recycling is ready to go
| Scientists around the world can now go full throttle in their research into chemical plastics recycling. Researchers at ETH Zurich have laid important foundations for this by showing that it’s all about the stirring.
Vecoplan enters into strategic partnership with Pla.to Technology
| Chemical recycling is an important approach in the circular economy.
Neste, Borealis and Covestro aim at closing the loop for automotive industry
| Neste, Borealis and Covestro have signed a project agreement to enable the recycling of discarded tires into high-quality plastics for automotive applications.
Ineos Inovyn launches recycling pilot plants
| Across Europe, around 30% of PVC waste is currently mechanically recycled.
Chemical Recycling enters decisive phase
| Project activity and EU legislation will cause the market for chemical recycling to enter a decisive phase in the coming years.
OMV and Borealis sign long-term supply agreements with Tomra
| These agreements ensure a consistent supply of sustainable and high-quality raw materials for OMV Group’s recycling operations.
BIR: Mechanical recycling must take priority and be incentivized
| BIR has published its latest position paper on chemical recycling.
Neste successfully concludes its first processing run with pyrolysis oil from discarded tires
| In the processing run, Neste produced high-quality raw material for new plastics and chemicals.
