Chemically Recycled Hydrocarbon Plastics news

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  20 October 2025

  LYB Invests in R&D to Improve Mechanical Recycling Quality

  LYB enhances recycling with advanced sorting, decontamination, and analytics for safer, high-quality recyclates, focusing on different technologies for various plastic waste types.
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  22 September 2025

  ExxonMobil halts chemical recycling projects in Rotterdam and Antwerp

  Projects halted due to EU policy disputes on recycled content calculation, impacting economic viability and investment in circular economy technologies.
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  18 September 2025

  MOL Group Converts Plastic Waste into High-Value Products at Tiszaújváros Site

  MOL's pilot test in Hungary converts plastic waste into polyethylene and polypropylene, advancing its circular economy strategy with ISCC PLUS certification.
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  15 September 2025

  Coolbrook Breakthrough: Pyrolysis Oil from Plastic Waste Cracked at Large-Scale Pilot

  RotoDynamic Reactor technology cracks 100% plastic-waste pyrolysis oil, enhancing sustainable olefin production and supporting circularity in petrochemicals.
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  17 March 2025

  Freepoint Eco-Systems Secures $50M Finance Facility with ING

  A $50M loan supports a new Ohio facility to upcycle hard-to-recycle plastic, marking a significant step in expanding global waste plastic upcycling.
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  15 January 2025

  Coolbrook Featured in 2025 Global Cleantech 100

  The 2025 Global Cleantech 100 highlights firms driving sustainable innovation. Economic viability is key as cleantech evolves amid policy shifts and rising demand for climate solutions.

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  10 July 2024

  Lummus and MOL Launch Waste Plastic Recycling Plant in Hungary

  The plant will process 40,000 tons of waste plastics annually, using advanced pyrolysis technology to produce circular petrochemicals with zero direct scope 1 emissions.