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PureCycle partners with
Mitsui to take advanced
PP recycling to Japan
PureCycle
signs MOU
with Mitsui
QUALITY
PROTECTS.
ADVANCED PP recycling
company PureCycle Technologies,
Inc., has signed a memorandum
of understanding with
Tokyo-based Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
to explore the development
and operation of a recycling
facility in Japan to transform
polypropylene waste into Ultra-Pure
Recycled Polypropylene
(UPRP). Mitsui will help
facilitate the pre-construction,
on-the-ground operations and
will be an integral part of PureCycle's
work in Japan.
The MOU with Mitsui
comes on the heels of PureCycle's
successful second
quarter 2021 update. Construction
on the flagship Ironton,
Ohio PureCycle recycling
facility is well underway. Commercial
production will start
in the fourth quarter of 2022.
The company also recently
announced the location for
the first cluster facility in Augusta,
Georgia. PureCycle
has meanwhile presold more
than 20 years of UPRP output
from the Ohio plant and
has already allocated 40% of
its second plant in Augusta to
Ohio facility customers.
The e-mobility trend is gaining momentum,
particularly in view of issues such as resource
preservation and climate protection.
With
our innovative materials, we are already contributing
to the ongoing process of making
motor vehicles more lightweight and therefore
eco-friendly. Our high-tech Durethan®
thermoplastics and Tepex®
and
Pocan®
Agilyx patent
expanded
CHEMICAL RECYCLING company
Agilyx Corporation, a
100% subsidiary of Agilyx AS,
has been granted
a patent continuation
for its process
of breaking
down waste
polystyrene into its chemical
building block, styrene monomer.
The continuation of US
patent number 11,041,123 further
confirms that the company's
depolymerisation technology
extends to include
the breaking
down of all
waste plastic
polymers into
their respective discrete monomers
and is therefore not only
limited to polystyrene.
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polyamide
composite sheets open up new possibilities
in structural engineering and design. With
our flame-retardant product grades, we offer
custom solutions specifically for plugs, connectors,
mounting elements and housings in
electronic components. In this way, quality from
LANXESS is helping to shape future mobility.
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