NEWS


BASF claims textile recycling breakthrough


BASF and fashion group Inditex have jointly an- nounced what is said to be a breakthrough in textile-to- textile recycling with Loopamid, a circular polyamide 6 (PA6) based entirely on textile waste which Inditex has turned into a capsule jacket with all parts, including fabrics, buttons, filling, and zipper, made from the material. The fibres and materials can be recycled over multiple cycles while the material characteristics are identical to those of conventional virgin polyamide.


Capsule jacket by Inditex uses PA6 textile waste


Ramkumar Dhruva,


President of BASF’s Mono- mers division, said: “Loopa- mid has the potential to


revolutionise the PA6 market for the better. We are in the process of scaling up our technology to serve our customers with com- mercial quantities. The capsule jacket together with Inditex is the proof that circularity is possible, and we are eager to further drive the sustainable transformation of the textile industry.” BASF is a leading


manufacturer of PA6 and its precursors, with production sites in Europe, Asia, and the US. � www.basf.com � www.inditex.com


LyondellBasell acquires minority stake in Source One in Germany


LyondellBasell has acquired a minority stake in German waste sourcing and engi- neering company Source One, which specialises in developing technical solutions for hard-to-recycle PCR waste. It will be a shareholder with Landbell, a service provider operating a comprehensive network of Extended Producer Respon- sibility (EPR) and take-back


organisations worldwide. The strategic investment


provides LyondellBasell access to Source One’s engineering and plastic waste sourcing services, while simultaneously establishing a relationship with Landbell to provide waste for LYB’s advanced recycling operations. Yvonne van der Laan, LyondellBasell Executive


Vice President, Circular and Low Carbon Solutions, said: “With the investment in Source One we are taking another important step to secure access to plastic waste for our recycling activities and to strengthen our Circulen product portfolio of material made from recyclable or renew- able resources.” � www.lyondellbasell.com


Borealis to acquire Integra


Austrian polyolefins group Borealis is to acquire Integra Plastics, a mechan- ical recycling company based in Bulgaria, subject to customary regulatory approvals. The investment will add


more than 20,000 tonnes per/yr to Borealis’ recycling capacity and will support growing custom- er demand for sustainable solutions.


Based in Elin Pelin,


Integra Plastics operates a plant built in 2019. “In line with Borealis’


Strategy 2030, we continue making steady progress on our circularity journey by reinventing essentials for sustainable living,” said Lucrèce Foufopoulos, Borealis Executive Vice President Polyolefins, Circular Economy Solutions and Innovation & Technology. “The addition of Integra Plastics AD will strengthen our ability to deliver on our advanced mechanical recycling ambition and enable our customers to meet their sustainability targets.” � www.borealisgroup.com � https://integra-plastics.com


JSP acquires stake in expanded PP recycler


German foams producer JSP has acquired a 30% stake in the foam recycling (EPP/EPE) business of General-Industries Deutschland. JSP and GID started a partnership to develop PP granulates with recycled


www.plasticsrecyclingworld.com


content for production of EPP beads under the brand name Arpro RE in 2019.


GID collects, sorts, compacts and


regranulates EPP/EPE waste from packaging and production from


processors across Europe. Its core competence is decentralised compact- ing using 25 compactors and central regranulation at the production site in Eschwege, Germany. � www.jsp.com


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IMAGE: BASF


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