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LyondellBasell to build sorting hub in Germany
Polyolefins producer LyondellBasell has secured a site for an integrated hub in Knapsack, Germany, which will combine the company’s various sorting and recycling operations. The project will be developed in phases, with the initial phase seeing the construction of an advanced sorting facility. The company says that in total, the hub will cover an area equivalent to 20 football fields and it is expected to start operations in the first quarter of 2026. “The industrial park in Knapsack is the ideal location for our integrated hub as is it close to our world-scale facilities in Wesseling and will allow us to develop additional technologies for the recycling of plastic waste,” said Yvonne van der Laan, LyondellBasell Executive Vice President, Circular and Low Carbon Solutions. “The integration of various technologies will allow us to
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Study supports plastics
Substituting plastics with alternative materials is worse for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in most cases, according to a study by the University of Sheffield in the UK. Research into the
LyondellBasell’s Wesseling-Knapsack location in Germany
build scale and offer our customers a wide range of products from recycled and renewable resources.” Interim Wesseling-Knap- sack site manager Stephan Staender said the integrated recycling hub will also produce feedstock for the advanced recycling unit the company is planning to build at its Wesseling site. The new hub will also provide opportunities for synergies with the company’s mechani- cal recycling facility in Geleen, Netherlands, and
the company’s polypropyl- ene compounding facility in Knapsack, he said. Separately, LyondellBa- sell announced it was starting a strategic review of the European assets of its Olefins & Polyolefins and Intermediates & Derivatives business units. The assess- ment will evaluate the assets in the context of a new business strategy which includes a focus on building a profitable circular and low carbon solutions business. �
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environmental impact of plastic products versus non-plastic alternatives has found that in 15 out of 16 applications examined, plastic products resulted in lower GHG emissions than their alternatives. The study used life cycle assessments with varying focuses. Sheffield University said
that even when focusing solely on direct life-cycle emissions, plastics maintain their advantage in nine out of 14 applica- tions. Factors such as lower energy intensity during production and the weight efficiency of plastics contribute to their reduced environmental footprint. �
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BASF unveils recyclable PU foam product
BASF said it has developed a new generation of flexible, meltable PU foams suitable for thermoplastic recycling at the end of their life cycle. The new foams combine the advantages of recyclability with the comfort properties of conventional PU foams with the added bonus of being 100% recyclable and able to be used as a raw material for new foams. This is made possible by an energy-efficient process recycling process developed by BASF. On average, up to 25 kg of PU can be found in a single car.
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Together with BASF, German supplier of advanced mobility products ZF Lifetec, has developed a steering wheel proto- type that contains ZF Lifetec production waste. �
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May/June 2024 | PLASTICS RECYCLING WORLD 5
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