LyondellBasell joins NEXTLOOPP
Published by Bella Weetch,
Editorial Assistant
Hydrocarbon Engineering,
NEXTLOOPP, launched in October 2020, aims at creating circular food-grade recycled polypropylene (FGrPP) from post-consumer packaging. LyondellBasell, one of the largest plastic and chemical companies in the world, has recently joined the initiative that brings more than 40 major industry players together.
“To unlock the full value of plastics, critical gaps must be addressed so these valuable resources can be circulated back into the economy after use. The development of innovative, new solutions and the increase of recycling rates is key to addressing plastic waste and climate change,” says Richard Roudeix, Senior Vice President Olefins & Polyolefins EMEAI at LyondellBasell. “In the area of post-consumer polypropylene for food packaging, we are eager to join and support the research of the NEXTLOOPP project, together with other industry players, to help find new solutions.”
Polypropylene is the most widely used plastic in food packaging. NEXTLOOPP is able to close the loop on polypropylene by using a combination of cutting-edge technologies, developed by Nextek Ltd. It does this by separating food-grade polypropylene from the rest, and by decontaminating the polymer to ensure compliance with food-grade standards in the UK, EU and the US. Following outstanding results of its innovative tracer-based sorting trials, Nextek Ltd recently started production trials of food-grade compliant recycled polypropylene, making over 60 different products from NEXTLOOPP's four grades of PPristine food compliant and INRT rPP grade resins.
Professor Edward Kosior, Founder and CEO of Nextek Ltd and NEXTLOOPP, said: “We are delighted to welcome LyondellBasell to our project. As we continue to build momentum, LyondellBasell’s expertise on delivering technologies that advance solutions to our world’s biggest challenges will be key.”
Read the article online at: https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/the-environment/25072022/lyondellbasell-joins-nextloopp/
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