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Dow to start mattress recycling for polyols production in France


Dow Polyurethanes has announced a plan to build a PU foam recycling plant in France as part of its Renuva Mattress Recycling Program. The plant will be located in Semoy, at the production facility of chemicals producer Orrion Chemicals Orgaform. The Renuva Mattress Recy-


cling Program plans to take discarded mattress foam and convert it to polyols through chemical recycling. These polyols will then be used in flexible or rigid foam products to go into applica- tions such as building insulation boards and back


into new mattresses. Every year, around 30m


mattresses are thrown away in Europe, says Dow. “If they were all stacked up, the pile would be 678 times the height of Mount Everest.” This new initiative can help


the EU reach its goal of having 65% of municipal waste recycled by 2030, it said. The project builds on its


existing collaboration with turnkey installation group H&S Anlagentechnik, which


was announced in 2017. “This development will


represent a significant step towards achieving circularity for a product which tradi- tionally poses significant challenges for recycling,” said Ana Carolina Harace- miv, Commercial Director for EMEAI region at Dow Polyurethanes. Plant installation is


expected to take place during the second half of 2020, with the first batch of Renuva polyols expected to be delivered in the first half of 2021. � www.dow.com


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