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Chemical Recycling is Essential for Plastics Circularity, but Faces Challenges https://lnkd.in/emstFxsg Environmental imperatives drive the development of technologies for the chemical recycling of plastic waste, but significant hurdles – including economic viability, collection logistics and feedstock complexity – need to be addressed for chemical recycling to have a larger impact Plastic waste continues to be a major global environmental issue. While mechanical recycling, where plastic waste is ground up and remelted, remains the most prominent form of plastics recycling, its limitations (material degradation, contamination and performance) prevent it from enabling real plastics circularity. The field of chemical recycling of plastics, which aims to break down polymers into starting materials that are chemically equivalent to petroleum-derived feedstock, is a fast-evolving area that is critical for achieving true plastics circularity

Chemical recycling of plastics: is industrial maturity within reach? https://lnkd.in/ePPRDGyW Executive Summary Market overview 2030-2040 Trends Focus on initial projects In 2022, the EU generated 33.2 million tonnes (Mt) of post-consumer plastic waste, of which only 11.3 Mt (29%) have been recycled. To enhance plastic recycling rates, the EU has established a new regulatory framework. This includes a target of 55% of all packaging to be recycled by 2030 (EU Directive 2018/852) and a mandate for manufacturers to incorporate between 50 to 65% recycled raw materials (RRM) in new packaging by 2040 (provisional PPWR, 2024). Additionally, forthcoming regulations are expected to facilitate the certification of chemically recycled polymers through the recognition of the mass-balance approach. The study identified more than 51 projects currently operational or announced, representing a combined capacity of ~0.8 Mt/year. Most of these projects (62%) utilise pyrolysis technology, designed to process blended polyolefins resins (PE, PP, and PS/EPS). The industry has experienced a slowdown in new project announcements since 2022, primarily due to heightened financial and regulatory risks and increased competition from energy recovery sectors (SRF and incineration), particularly following the energy crisis in 2022. Key players in this sector, notably refiners and petrochemical companies, are showing a strong interest in chemical recycling to bolster their supply chains. Meanwhile, manufacturers, under regulatory pressure, are forming partnerships to secure volume and drive demand for chemically recycled resins. Ultimately, chemical recycling is expected to target polyolefin resins and PET (excluding bottles) impacted by the new packaging regulations and is projected to provide between 1.5 and 6.5 Mt of RRM by 2030 and 2040, respectively. This anticipated production will necessitate the establishment of new chemical recycling facilities categorised into two main processes: pyrolysis and/or gasification and solvolysis and/or enzymolysis. This cumulative capacity is estimated to reach ~2.5 Mt by 2030, scaling up to ~9 Mt by 2040. This would see chemical recycling achieve a 15 to 40% market share compared to mechanical recycling in the packaging sector. Overall investments for these facilities ("core-process" only) are estimated to exceed €5 billion by 2030 and €14 billion by 2040.

Future of Chemical Recycling 2025 https://lnkd.in/eKeWc2Y7

Plastic recycling doesn’t grow as expected….

Risques d'exposition lors de la manipulation à chaud de matières plastiques

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Recul de la production Européenne de plastiques, Mais pas des importations…

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