SULZER
Launch of recycling tech for contaminated PS / Viable for food-contact applications
— By Plasteurope.com staff —
Swiss industrial engineering and manufacturing group Sulzer (Winterthur; www.sulzer.com) has introduced a new technology to chemically recycle “heavily contaminated” polystyrene waste. The company noted that the resulting material can be used in food-contact applications.
Swiss industrial engineering and manufacturing group Sulzer (Winterthur; www.sulzer.com) has introduced a new technology to chemically recycle “heavily contaminated” polystyrene waste. The company noted that the resulting material can be used in food-contact applications.
 Sulzer’s EcoStyrene process is suitable for contaminated PS waste (Photo: Smarterpix/Edophoto) |
Sulzer said its EcoStyrene technology is able to process previously unrecyclable PS waste contaminated with flame retardants and food residue into feedstock for new products.
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“Our EcoStyrene technology provides a practical, economically viable answer even for the most challenging feedstock,” said Ilja Mikenberg, global head of process solutions at Sulzer Chemtech.
17.07.2025 Plasteurope.com [258315-0]
Published on 17.07.2025