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COMPANY NEWS
Borealis announces scientific
innovation award winners 2024
orealis has announced the winners of its versity for developing a solvent-based recycling
2024 Scientific Innovation Award during process specifically for agricultural film.
Bits annual Innovation Day held in Linz,
Austria, on December 4, 2024. The awards cel- Third Place: Esun Selvam from the University of
ebrate significant advancements in sustainable Delaware for his innovative approach to polyole-
plastics and recognize innovators who are ad- fin waste recycling using rapid joule heating.
dressing critical areas such as sustainable pro- The award recipients not only received mon-
duction catalysts, energy-efficient polymeriza- etary prizes but also had the opportunity to
tion, and polymer recycling.
engage with industry leaders at Borealis' head-
Winners of the 2024 Awards: quarters. This initiative reflects Borealis' ongo-
ing commitment to sustainability and innovation
First Place: Clement Collins Rice from the Univer- in the plastics industry, with applications for the
sity of Oxford for his work on advanced catalyst 2025 awards expected to open in spring 2025
design for olefin copolymerization.
Source: - Sustainable plastics
Second Place: Elisabetta Carrieri from Ghent Uni-
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