Chemical Recycling

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24/09/2026Covestro Starts Up Pilot Plant for Chemical Recycling of High-Performance Elastomers in Leverkusen, Germany

Covestro AG, a global supplier of high-tech polymer materials, has announced the startup of a pilot plant for the chemical recycling of high-performance polyurethane elastomer Vulkollan® at its Leverkusen, Germany site, effective September 16, 2026, according to the company. The investment is reported to be in the double-digit million-euro range, and the new process is […]

08/09/2026Idemitsu Kosan Begins Basic Design of Second Oil-Based Chemical Recycling Facility

Japanese refining and petrochemical company Idemitsu Kosan has reportedly decided to begin basic design work, together with its subsidiary Chemical Recycling Japan (CRJ), on a second oil-based chemical recycling facility. The facility is designed to convert waste plastics into “CR Oil,” a crude-oil-equivalent feedstock, which is then used to produce recycled chemical products at Idemitsu’s […]

02/09/2026LyondellBasell Installs Pyrolysis Reactors at Its MoReTec-1 Chemical Recycling Plant in Wesseling, Germany

LyondellBasell has reportedly completed installation of two pyrolysis reactors, key equipment for its MoReTec-1 chemical recycling plant under construction in Wesseling, Germany. The plant is reportedly the company’s first commercial-scale facility based on its proprietary MoReTec process, converting hard-to-recycle mixed plastic waste into pyrolysis oil and gas for reuse as feedstock for new polymers. Annual […]