Circular Economy (Cont’d from Page 5)
Currently, mechanical recycling is the most advantageous from an economic, energy and carbon impact perspective. However, limitations to mechanically recycled plastics use arise in light of some degradation that occurs during each reuse cycle, contamination by additives and other factors, IHS Markit said. Therefore, although IHS Markit said it expects mechani- cal recycling to increase significantly from some 20 million metric tons today to 112 million to 200 million metric tons in 2050, for the base and aggressive scenarios, this process alone will not be sufficient to achieve ambitious circularity goals. Chemical recycling will be needed to close the gap, according to the analysis. Steps Forward IHS Markit said it expects step-change improvements in reactor design, catalysis and product processing with chem- ical recycling technologies to enable large-scale implemen- tation of chemical recycling, enabling the aggressive case scenario. However, scale has been an issue to date. “Technology advances would allow significant plant ca- pacity scaleup, for example, from 500 to 3,000 metric tons per day, versus the 50 to 300 metric tons per day that are common today and where pyrolysis technology is cost-pro- hibitive,” said Jonny Goyal, Associate Director, Technology and Infrastructure, IHS Markit. “Pyrolysis technology—that is high-temperature process- es—will be able to operate with improved economics and development and will demonstrate reductions in unit fixed costs by as much as 50 to 65 percent,” he continued. IHS Markit believes that advances along the technology experience curve will enable total chemical recycling ca- pacity to increase from just 1.2 million metric tons today to 44 million to 190 million metric tons in 2050 for different scenarios the company has modeled. The IHS Markit analysis finds that closing the circularity gap will require global alignment of stakeholders: • Governments and regulatory bodies need to coalesce and support the development of standardized goals and reg- ulatory actions that provide clarity and promote a circular model for plastics; • Consumers and alliances need to continue to support the move toward circular-packaging solutions and provide greater transparency while recognizing the many pressures companies face; and • Industry needs to develop required technologies, build assets and manage costs to transition to a new circular mod- el for plastics. Fenix Parts Acquires University Auto Recyclers Fenix Parts, a recycler and reseller of automotive parts in Hurst,Texas, has acquired the assets of University Auto Re- cyclers in Pensacola, Florida. UniversityAuto Recyclers is a full-service automotive recy- cling facility that provides service in the Florida panhandle, along with Alabama and Mississippi.
Buyer’s Guide
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