Polyurethane: From Old to New

Dear Readers,

in order to promote the circular economy, cooperation along the value chain is often invoked. Four major players in the plastics industry have now entered into such a cooperation to recycle polyurethane foams.

Up to now, these foams have largely been thermally recycled. The aim of the companies is now to process them chemically instead and to use the polyol obtained again for the production of polyurethane.

Enjoy reading!

Florian Streifinger, Editor

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This is an abridged version of the Plastics Newsletter, dated October 12, 2022. Sign up here to get the latest plastics industry news and background delivered to your inbox every fortnight.