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Sustainability / Natural Solutions
Agilyx and Kumho Petrochemical have announced a collaboration to explore the development and construction of a chemical recycling project in South Korea.
Producing Pure Styrene from Post-use Polystyrene
The project will use Agilyx unique and novel
chemical recycling technology to produce pure styrene from post-use polystyrene. This would be used as a virgin equivalent raw material to produce solution styrene-butadiene rubber (SSBR), a key component for the manufacture of tires, including for the large volume, high-performance tire segment. The project would mark an exciting new application of Agilyx’s polystyrene depolymerization technology, introducing a new pathway for polystyrene into SSBR.
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We’re very interested in recycling of post-use plastics, while focusing on utilizing post-use polystyrene into the pure styrene,” stated Jong-Hoon Baek, CEO of Kumho Petrochemical. “
Collaboration with Agilyx will give Kumho Petrochemical an opportunity of proposing new line of eco-SSBR products to most of our customers who prefer sustainable products.”
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We are pleased to partner with Kumho Petrochemical to explore this project and expand the market for post-use recycled polystyrene into new, high growth and technically demanding applications such as this,” stated Tim Stedman, CEO of Agilyx. “
The potential to use waste plastic to create high performance SSBR for the manufacture of tires is a very exciting example of our technology’s ability to create a new life for plastic.”
Source: Agilyx