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Covestro pilots new process for PC recycling


At its facility in Leverkusen, Germany, Covestro is piloting a chemolysis process adapted to recy- cling polycarbonate (PC), whereby plastics are converted into monomers and fed back into the PC production process. Covestro says PC material


resulting from depolymerisa- tion can be mass-balanced and used as recycled material in demanding applications without further processing. The raw materi- als are especially sought after in applications that have special requirements in terms of safety, optical transpar- ency or aesthetics, like those in the automotive sector. “Pre-sorted waste streams containing a product content of more than 50% PC can be recycled this way,” said Markus Dugal,


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NGG buys majority of HydroDyn


In a move designed to benefit both companies, Austrian recycling technology firm Next Generation Group has acquired a majority share in HydroDyn, a specialist in plastic waste cleaning and purifying equipment. Under the terms of the


Covestro says chemolysis can recycle PC-rich waste streams so that the end material can be used directly for products even with high purity requirements


Head of Process Technology at Covestro. “This has been successfully demonstrated with various polycarbonate- containing plastic waste streams. With the help of this chemolysis, the cycle can be closed to a direct precursor of PC. This makes the recycling process very sustainable.”


Following successful development in the labora- tory, the next stage involv- ing technical implementa- tion of a continuous process has already started. A pilot plant, which is currently being planned, will be used to gather data needed for further expansion. � www.covestro.com


agreement, HydroDyn will retain its operational independence while working closely with Next Generation Group to achieve synergies.. “By joining forces with


HydroDyn, Next Genera- tion Group is well-posi- tioned to meet the increasing demand for integrated plastic recy- cling solutions,” said Josef Hochreiter, CEO of Next Generation Holding. � www.ngr-world.com � www.hydrodyn.de


Indorama Ventures increases PET recycling capacity in Brazil in latest expansion


Indorama Ventures has completed an expansion at its PET recycling facility in Minas Gerais, Brazil, more than doubling production capacity to 25,000 tonnes/yr. The expansion


project forms part of the Thai com- pany’s vision to increase its global recycling capacity to 50bn bottles per year by 2025. In 2020, the International Finance


Corporation (IFC) provided Indorama Ventures with $300m in Blue Loan funding to increase recycling capacity and divert more plastic waste from landfills and oceans in Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, India, and Brazil, countries currently struggling with mismanaged waste. D K Agarwal, Deputy Group CEO of


Indorama’s recycling facility in Minas Gerais


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Indorama Ventures, said: “We are grateful to IFC for this blue loan reinforcing Brazil’s importance as a leader in sustainability, and which also recognize the excellence and potential of our recycling operations.” � www.indoramaventures.com


www.plasticsrecyclingworld.com


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