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MOSCOW (MRC) -- Material suppliers
Ineos Styrolution and Trinseo are advancing their plans to build what’s being
called a "first-of-its-kind" polystyrene (PS) recycling in Wingles, northern
France, said the company.
The planned full commercial scale recycling
facility will be capable of processing up to 50 tons-per-day of post-consumer PS
feedstock, the companies said in a Sept. 17 statement, and is expected to be
fully operational by mid-2023.
The companies said they will evaluate two
different technology pyrolysis-based concepts during the conceptual design
phase, one from Agilyx Corp. and the other from Swindon, England-based Recycling
Technologies Ltd., in terms of quality, efficiency, and adaptation to different
waste streams.
When completed, the plant will use the depolymerization
process. "In previous project milestones, the depolymerisation of PS has proven
to be an ideal recycling process showcasing polystyrene’s unique intrinsic
capability for full circularity,” the statement said. “The plastics-to-plastics
depolymerisation technology converts PS food packaging waste directly back into
its original liquid monomer, which then can be repolymerised into recycled
polystyrene for the same high-quality end applications, including food contact
applications much like virgin PS."
"We are excited to move to the next
phase of engineering of this plant, as we are well on track to deploy the
game-changing depolymerisation technology with the construction of this
recycling plant in France,” said Nicolas Joly, vice president, plastics &
feedstocks at Trinseo. “This plant will be part of establishing a novel
recycling infrastructure for styrenics in Europe together with key players from
across the entire value chain, which will mark a step change in PS
recycling."
"Our collaboration between Trinseo…is a significant
commitment of capital and resources and a major milestone in truly closing the
loop with food grade recycled content,” said Sven Riechers, vice president,
business management, standard products EMEA at Ineos. “It forms part of Ineos’
and Trinseo’s commitments to use, on average, 30 per cent recycled content in
products destined for PS packaging in Europe by 2025."
As it was written earlier,
AmSty, INEOS Styrolution and Trinseo signed Joint Development Agreement to
advance the circularity of polystyrene.
As per ICIS-MRC Price
Report, the high impact polystyrene (HIPS) and general purpose polystyrene
(GPPS) market
participants in Russia said demand for material remained strong
amid its shortage. Large buyers were generally provided with material according
to their needs, whereas small ones could not fully meet their needs, as there
were no free quantities of Nizhnekamskneftekhim's polystyrene (PS) for injection
moulding, extrusion and production of XPS-boards at the beginning of
autumn.
Ineos Styrolution is the leading global styrenics supplier, with
a focus on styrene monomer, polystyrene, ABS Standard and styrenic specialties.
With world-class production facilities and more than 90 years of experience,
INEOS Styrolution helps its customers succeed by offering innovative and
sustainable best-in-class solutions, designed to give them a competitive edge in
their markets, and at the same time, help make the circular economy for
styrenics a reality. The company provides styrenic applications for many
everyday products across a broad range of industries, including automotive,
electronics, household, construction, healthcare, packaging and
toys/sports/leisure. |
