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Chemical Recycling Europe calls for faster recognition
Chemical Recycling Europe (CRE), which claims to represent the chemical recycling sector, has published a position paper calling for “a faster recognition and legislation review” to unlock the technology’s potential. The full paper is available on the CRE website. CRE argues that for the EU to meet
the EU recycling targets laid down in its Plastics Strategy and the transforma- tional change required by the EU Green Deal “there is an urgent need to develop and implement new technolo- gies for the recycling of polymeric waste, going beyond the limitations of traditional mechanical recycling.” The organisation says that chemical
recycling complements mechanical recycling and will help meet targets by processing polymeric wastes that are currently difficult to recycle. Investment in it will also create new jobs, help to curb CO2
emissions and increase
recycling capacity, CRE claims. The paper defines chemical
recycling as any reprocessing technol-
Proponents see chemical recycling as essential to handle difficult waste streams
ogy that directly affects either the formulation of the polymeric waste or the polymer itself and converts it into chemical substances and/or products for the original purpose or others. These include depolymerisation, pyrolysis, hydrothermal cracking and gasification and dissolution, but not energy recovery.
CRE calls for EU member states to
recognise that the Waste Framework Directive (WFD) regards chemical recycling as a form of recycling and to
Ascend partners with Resinex in Europe
Ascend Performance Materials has announced a distribution agree- ment with Resinex covering its Vydyne brand of PA66 across most of Europe, as well as Turkey and South Africa. “The wide reach
of Resinex in the European thermoplastic market supports Ascend’s growing European distribution model and better equips us to serve our customers efficiently,” said Christelle Staller, Ascend’s European Sales Director.
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Resinex will distribute Ascend’s PA66 grades across most of Europe
adjust targets accordingly. It also asked for an urgent review and harmonisa- tion of regulation, and for Extended Producer Responsibility principles to apply to all recycling technologies. The paper argues that EU recycling
infrastructure should be developed along the lines of the Waste Hierarchy, which means preventing exports of plastic waste where possible and diverting recyclable plastics from energy recovery. �
www.chemicalrecyclingeurope.eu
Mitsubishi Chemical acquires Gelest
Mitsubishi Chemical has agreed to acquire Gelest from New Mountain Capital, which had owned it since 2017. Completion is expected in 2020, pending regulatory review. Gelest supplies silicones, organosilanes,
Ascend is the world’s largest fully-integrated producer of PA66 resins, which are mainly used in the automotive, electrical and electronics, and consumer and general industrial sectors. �
www.ascendmaterials.com
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metal-organics and speciality monomers for applications including medical devices, life sciences, microelectronics and personal care. MCA president Steve Yurich said that Gelest “fits well within MCC’s long-term strategy … Furthermore, MCC’s operating resources and customer network will en- hance the ability to bring Gelest’s technolo- gies to market and accelerate the develop- ment of new customer solutions.” �
www.m-chemical.co.jp/en/
www.compoundingworld.com
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