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complex technologies that take time to build but have the potential to reshape entire sectors. PolyCycl fits this philosophy through its deep engineering focus and long-term intent. Platforms like this are essential to building credible circularity at scale. PolyCycl will use the investment to fast-track commercial deployments of its chemical recycling technology with industrial partners, strengthen engineering and operational capabili- ties, and build execution teams to support scale-up and long-term licensing across domestic and global markets. The funding will also support efforts to deepen engagement with petrochemical and downstream manufacturing partners.”


Technology partners At the recent IFAT exhibition in Munich, Vary Tech, a leader in solid waste resource utilization, together with Evonik and SupeZET, launched a full-industrial chain process package for chemically recycling waste plastics into pyrolysis oil and circular naph- tha. A strategic agreement for a joint venture in Singapore called Carbon Loop Systems was signed by Vary Tech and SupeZET to accelerate commer- cialization, focusing on chemical plastic recycling. The joint venture, together with Evonik and


Singapore-based JE Synergy, also signed a Memorandum of Understanding to build Asia’s first closed-loop chemical recycling demonstration project, targeting post-consumer plastics from low-value municipal plastic waste. The core technology is Vary Tech’s oxygen-free


pyrolysis process, developed over 20 years. The pyrolysis technology offers broad feedstock compatibility. The PPO then enters Evonik’s proprietary Rocket module for upgrading and impurity removal, followed by SupeZET’s advanced hydrogenation and fractionation for deep refining. The complete chain takes place: feedstock pre- treatment, continuous pyrolysis, deep purification, and product offtake, directly outputs circular naphtha and high-quality plastic pyrolysis oil, meeting international petrochemical standards. SABIC has collaborated with Zuyderland medical


centre in The Netherlands to help transform medical plastic waste into new contact sensitive packaging materials. Non-contaminated plastic waste was prepared and transported to SABIC to be converted into pyrolysis oil, where the alternative feedstock was used to produce virgin-like certified circular PE from its TruCircle portfolio. This material was used to produce packaging with 25% content attributed to recycled medical waste, by Coveris. Mölnlycke Health Care produced surgical drapes with 49% content attributed to hospital-generated


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plastic waste. The recycled content has been calculated using the mass balance approach, with traceability certified under ISCC Plus. BlueAlp announced its partnership with Krauss-


Maffei Extrusion. The collaboration focuses on BlueAlp’s technology using the ZE BluePower technology from KraussMaffei Extrusion enhancing the overall performance and output quality of the chemical recycling process. For the pyrolyisis process, the ZE BluePower ensures efficient, stable and reliable conditioning of the plastic material. Additional benefits include efficient material processing, even at high melt temperatures and high melt pressure. The co-rotating twin screw extruders will be installed at the BlueAlp plant built in Italy by sustainable waste management company RES, as well as at BlueAlp’s Oostende plant. Through this collaboration, BlueAlp aims to accelerate the scaling up of its chemical recycling technology and efficiently return plastic waste to the recycling loop.


CLICK ON THE LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION: � https://isimarkets.com � https://plasticseurope.org � https://totalenergies.com � www.shell.com � www.bluealp.nl � www.roehm.com � www.mcam.com � www.idemitsu.com � www.evonik.com � www.ten.com � www.tecnalia.com � www.dti.dk � www.polycycl.com � https://rainmatter.com � http://en.varygroup.com � www.sabic.com � www.kraussmaffei.com


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Above: Mölnlycke has produced surgical drapes with 49% recycled hospital- generated plastic waste, attributed


using the mass balance approach


IMAGE: SABIC


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