MOL and Idemitsu Kosan to launch demonstration test of recycling used plastics generated aboard VLCC

The demonstration test will be conducted on the VLCC Suzukasan chartered by the Idemitsu Tanker Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Idemitsu Kosan, from MOL.

Idemitsu Kosan subsidiary Chemical Recycle Japan Co., Ltd. will use the VLCC waste plastic as raw material and produce generated oil by its technology of recycling of used plastics into oil. Idemitsu Kosan will verify the feasibility of recycling used plastics generated on MOL-operated vessels, including VLCCs, by confirming whether the generated oil produced by this process can be used as a raw material for petrochemical products and fuel oil.

This project is a follow-up to the demonstration test on recycling marine plastics that the two companies have conducted since September 2023.

Read the article online at: https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/29022024/mol-and-idemitsu-kosan-to-launch-demonstration-test-of-recycling-used-plastics-generated-aboard-vlcc/