SOREMA / AXENS

Deal to advance chemical recycling of PET waste

SYCLUS

French tech company Axens to build bio-ethylene plant for Dutch start-up / CropEnergies to provide ethanol feedstock

CIRCULAR ECONOMY

PET/polyester recycling must scale up to meet demand / Chemical recycling can complement mechanical methods, reuse to boost circularity – Systemiq report

ARKEMA

Emmanuelle Bromet to take charge of sustainable corporate development

TORAY

Construction of French chemical reclaim plant for PET / Cooperation with Axens

PLASTIC ENERGY

New advanced recycling partnership with Freepoint and TotalEnergies / First “Tacoil” plant in the US

PLASTIC ENERGY

Strategic collaboration with Axens / Marketing of pyrolysis knowhow

REPSOL

Process said to improve chemical recycling of plastics waste / “Rewind Mix” purifies pyrolysis oils / Partnership with Axens, IFPEN

SUMITOMO CHEMICAL

License agreement with Axens / “Atol” ethanol-to-ethylene process picked for waste-to-polyolefins project in Japan

TOTAL

L'Oréal PE bottle said to be first made from industrial waste gas

ANELLOTECH

Bioplastics project in US advances / First shipment sent for evaluation by French development partners

ETB CATALYTIC TECHNOLOGIES

Funding for bio-butadiene pilot plant / Commercialisation expected within three years / Plans to license process globally

ANELLOTECH

Bioplastics collaboration with Suntory moves ahead / Commercial plant planned / Discussions underway with potential partners

TOTAL

Bio-based ethylene technology launched / Partnership with IFPEN and Axens