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Polymers

Eastman strikes supply deal for French recycling plant

by Michael McCoy
October 1, 2022 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 100, Issue 35

 

A person holding out a handful of polymer pellets.
Credit: Eastman Chemical
Eastman says its recycling technology can turn colored and opaque products into clear polymers.

Eastman Chemical has struck a deal with Interzero Plastics Recycling to receive up to 20,000 metric tons (t) per year of hard-to-recycle polyethylene terephthalate (PET) household waste. Eastman will break down the PET and turn it into new polymers at a previously announced 160,000 t chemical recycling facility in Normandy, France. Eastman says the plant will be the largest of its kind in the world when it opens in 2025.

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