Chemical recycle

A new report from the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) finds that expanding advanced recycling can more than double the US plastic recycling rate from 9% to between 19-23%. Authored by Stuart Malec, PPI’s Vice President of Public Affairs, “The Waste Diversion Benefits of...

Hager takes a new step forward in its sustainable journey with its renewed MCB Commercial Platform product range, which incorporates recycled material developed in collaboration with its partner Lati. This marks the second milestone in Hager’s partnership with Lati to apply circular economy principles to electric protection devices...

At the Delfzijl chemical cluster in Groningen, the Netherlands, Circtec recently inaugurated, in the presence of King Willem-Alexander, a chemical recycling plant for end-of-life tyres using its proprietary CIFR pyrolysis technology. With Phase 1 now operational, the plant can recycle 50,000 tonnes per year of...

Supermarket chain Colruyt has launched the first meat trays made with recycled polystyrene derived from chemical recycling. The plastic packaging material made from yoghurt pots and foam trays collected from PMD bags is processed at Indaver’s new Plastics2Chemicals facility in...

UniPyrum is the joint venture established under the agreement signed by Pyrum Innovations and Unitank Holding to develop and operate five to ten state-of-the-art plants for the chemical recycling of end-of-life tyres via thermolysis. Under the agreement...

NextChem (Maire Group), through its subsidiary MyRemono, has been awarded by Röhm, one of the world's leading producers in the field of methacrylate chemistry, with production and research sites in Europe, North America and China, a feasibility study for a polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) waste chemical recycling plant at...

Borealis announced a strategic partnership with BlueAlp, a chemical recycling technology company headquartered in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. The partnership will see Borealis transfer its majority share in Renasci, a chemical recycling company based in Ostend, Belgium, to BlueAlp, while...

Three operators in the packaging supply chain – Dow, Macchi and ITP – have jointly developed a circular solution for flexible packaging: a mono-PE stand-up pouch designed for recyclability, containing over 50% plastic from chemical recycling using a mass balance approach...

Solar panels made not from silicon or glass, but from recycled plastic: this is the concept behind the new project developed by the University of Pisa (Italy), which has designed and tested an innovative technology to generate electricity from sunlight in a more sustainable manner...

On 19 June, Eni’s chemical company, Versalis, presented its demonstration plant at the Mantua site, based on its proprietary Hoop technology for the chemical recycling of mixed plastic waste. Hoop was developed through a joint project with the Italian engineering company SRS...

Chemical Recycling Europe (CRE) announced the conclusion of its Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Guideline Project for chemical recycling, carried out in close collaboration with Sphera, a global leader in sustainability consulting and software solutions. This milestone marks a...

Under a multi-year agreement, RES will sell pyrolysis oil to Shell Chemicals Europe. The oil is produced at the chemical recycling plant for plastics waste that RES is currently building in Pettoranello del Molise (Isernia). The long-term agreement takes effect from June 2026 and is...

Axens, a technology licensor in the field of plastics circular economy for plastics, and Sorema, an international supplier of plants and technology for sorting, cleaning and mechanical processing plastic wastes, have announced a collaboration to provide integrated solutions for advanced...

The European Commission has approved a 500 million euros French scheme to support the chemical recycling of certain types of plastic waste. The measure contributes to the achievement of the priorities of the European Commission for 2024-2029, which call for a more circular and resilient economy...

ExxonMobil plans to invest more than 200 million dollars to expand its advanced recycling operations at its sites in Baytown and Beaumont, Texas (United States). The new operations are expected to start up in 2026 and can help increase advanced recycling rates and divert plastic from landfills...

Neste, Alterra and Technip Energies have signed a collaboration agreement to advance the circularity of plastics by providing the industry a standardized technology solution for chemical recycling. The partners aim to globally offer a standardized modular solution, based on Alterra’s proprietary liquefaction technology...

Although mechanical recycling is a well-established technology and remains the first choice for plastics recyclers due to its high efficiency, chemical recycling is now emerging as a key step in closing the plastics recycling loop, particularly for handling heterogeneous plastic fractions that pose a challenge for mechanical recycling...

Trinseo announced the opening of its polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) depolymerization facility in Rho, Italy. The pilot facility represents a significant step forward in the company’s commitment to sustainability, as the next-generation recycling technology helps...

Neste, Borealis and Covestro have signed a project agreement to enable the recycling of discarded tires into high-quality plastics for automotive applications. The collaboration aims at driving circularity in plastics value chains and the automotive industry. When no longer fit for use, tires are liquefied by means of...

The international, integrated oil, gas and chemicals company headquartered in Vienna, OMV, has taken the final investment decision to build a chemical recycling demo plant, based on its proprietary ReOil technology. With this, OMV is taking the next step toward an industrial-scale plant planned for 2026. The patented...