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Recycling

Asia gets more plastics recycling projects

by Alexander H. Tullo
August 19, 2021 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 99, Issue 30

 

Next-generation plastics recycling projects are moving ahead in Asia. Mitsubishi Chemical is licensing Mura Technology’s HydroPRS process for a plant in Ibaraki, Japan. The catalytic process uses heat, pressure, and supercritical water to break down plastics into oils and chemicals. And SK Global Chemical will develop a plant in South Korea based on PureCycle Technologies’ approach, which uses a solvent to purify postconsumer polypropylene. PureCycle recently said it will build a $440 million plant in Georgia.

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