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Total. the French oil and refining giant. has completed an industrial scale test run to incorporate 20 per cent of post-consumer recycled polystyrene in virgin polystyrene. The trial. which was carried out on an existing production asset. successfully led to products with properties equivalent to virgin polymer.
Jean Viallefont. Vice-President of Polymers in Europe. said: “Polystyrene is one of the easiest polymers to recycle. Our success highlights that polystyrene. which naturally provides outstanding performance for various applications. will be a significant contributor to the Circular Economy. It is unquestionably an innovative way to enlarge the accessible market for recycled polystyrene and to convert a large volume of post-consumer waste.”
Following its results and its plant trials. Total will launch developments to manage any contamination of recyclate. It hopes to create a robust process to handle complex polystyrene waste streams that can be implemented on our different existing production lines.
