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Basf And Arcus Sign Agreement On The Production And Dissolution Specialist

Procurement Of Pyrolysis Oil From Mixed Plastic Waste Signs Up To Styrenics
Circular Solutions

orealis has partnered with Trex-
Bel, an expert in foaming injec-
tion and blow moulded parts, to
co-develop a plastics bottle based
on Bornewables polyolefins, which
ASF SE has concluded a frame- make a significant contribution to clos- are made using renewable feedstocks
Bwork agreement for the purchase ing material cycles together with BASF,” derived from waste and residue
of pyrolysis oil from mixed plastic waste said Daniel Odenthal, Chief Operating streams.
with ARCUS Greencycling Technologies Officer of ARCUS Greencycling
GmbH, a technology company based in Technologies. The agreement foresees The lightweight bottle – which will
Ludwigsburg, Germany. The two com- the take-up to be increased to up to be showcased at the Borealis stand
panies want to contribute their respec- 100,000 tons of pyrolysis oil per year. at K 2022 – is reusable and fully re-
tive know how to the value chain in cyclable. The Bornewables grades –
order to return plastic waste that is not “The collaboration with ARCUS un- which are commercially available in
recycled mechanically in the sense of a derscores BASF’s commitment to con- Europe – are said to help conserve
circular economy and reduce CO2 emis- serving resources by using recycled natural resources because they are
sions. raw materials in the chemical industry derived solely from waste and resi-
and to drive the transition to a circular due streams, for example from used
ARCUS will supply BASF with pyrolysis economy,” said Christoph Gahn, Vice
oil and expand its capacities in the com- President Chemical Recycling Business cooking oil. Reusing waste already
ing years. BASF will use the oil in its pro- & Technologies at BASF. “Partnerships in circulation instead of fossil fuel-
duction plants as a raw material for the with agile, innovative companies are key based feedstocks enhances the sus-
production of Ccycled™ products. tainability of applications made us-
to achieving these goals. We are pleased ing the Bornewables grades.
The ARCUS process demonstration unit to have found such a partner in Ger- The companies claim that convert-
built in Frankfurt is the first of its kind many in ARCUS, who will be able to ers consume less energy in the pro-
on a commercial scale in Germany and supply us with commercial quantities of duction process when using MuCell
produces pyrolysis oil from mixed plastic pyrolysis oil for the production of Ccy- technology. The bottle thus helps
waste that is not recycled mechanically. cled™ products in the future. In this way,
“With the guaranteed purchase of the we support our customers in achieving close the loop on plastics circularity
oil produced, ARCUS can build further their sustainability goals.” by way of design for recycling, the
plants with higher capacity and thus use of renewable feedstocks, and ma-
terial performance across multiple
life cycles.

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