BELGIUM: Ineos Styrolution building demo plant to produce ABS from recycled plastic
Ineos Styrolution announced plans to construct a new demonstration polymerization facility to test the production of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) plastic from recycled feedstock at its site in Antwerp, Belgium. The plant is intended to complement a demonstration unit planned by Ineos Styrolution’s project partner, Indaver, making Antwerp the “leading” European center for recycling of styrenics, Ineos Styrolution noted.
Plans for the new plant are part of the “ABSolutely Circular” project, which is supported by the EU LIFE program, the European Union’s funding instrument for the environment and resource efficiency. “Together with our project partners, we share the vision to turn plastic waste into valuable resources,” said Bart van der Zee, technical research and development project lead at Ineos Styrolution. “I am proud to be part of this project and I invite technology providers to join us on our mission. We are in fact still open for new partners to start working with us on the demonstration plant project in Antwerp.”
Source: Weekly “PetroChemical News”, Durham, NC, USA; 25 Jan 2021
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