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WHO and GMDN agency sign agreement
large-scale implementation of mechanical recycling
processes, with more than 700,000 tonnes of PVC
Vynova has announced the launch recycled in Europe every year. However, due to the
long lifespan of PVC applications such as windows
of a research & development or pipes, PVC waste often still contains additives
that were used in production decades ago, but have
programme to further advance PVC since been proactively phased out by the European
recycling and help the PVC value chain Vinyls industry. In order to ensure full compliance
with existing and potential future restrictions relat-
accelerate towards circularity ed to such legacy additives, innovative solutions are
required.
To help realise this goal, Vynova has launched an
R&D programme comprising both internal research
efforts and collaborations with academic institutions.
ynova’s innovation efforts focus on technolo- One of these collaborations is focused on removing
gies to remove heavy metals from dissolved heavy metals, such as lead and cadmium, from end-
Vrigid post-consumer PVC waste. of-life rigid PVC products through a combination of
dissolution and membrane filtration technologies. If
PVC is widely used in numerous long-lasting and the current research efforts are successful in pro-
durable applications and can be repeatedly me- viding expanded, viable recycling options for the
chanically recycled without any significant loss of European PVC industry, Vynova will move towards
key properties. Over the past 20 years, the Euro- industrialisation of these technologies by 2030.
pean Vinyls value chain has been successful in the
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