Download: J4CE Noteworthy Cases/Initiatives 2022
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PS Recycle Technology
Sulzer Japan Limited
For pyrolysis of polystyrene, which Sulzer perform with its technology partner VTT, combining the strength of Finland’s strongest research organization with Sulzer’s existing SuRe™ styrene technology. Testing different polystyrene wastes including contaminations of polyethylene and polypropylene has been shown to achieve a 64% yield for styrene monomer. The quality of the monomer is suited to the production of polystyrene in all qualities, including for food packaging applications.
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Bio Fuel Technology License
Sulzer Japan Limited
Under the cooperation with BASF, our joint development target is to improve the existing MaxFlux and BioFlux technologies for plastic recycling and biofuels with leading catalyst and adsorbent technology in terms of yields and energy consumption, thereby lowering the carbon footprint of the technology and improving CAPEX and OPEX requirements.
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Circular Polymer Technology
Sulzer Japan Limited
Sulzer is a key shareholder in Worn Again Technologies, a company dedicated to textile recycling. In 2022 we announced that the first pilot plant will be built in Winterthur, Switzerland, and that Sulzer has increased its share in Worn Again Technologies. Building on our experience in the process development and licensing of polylactic acid (PLA) polymers and co-polymers, Chemtech is creating a portfolio of process technologies for biobased polymers. In 2022, significant progress was made on establishing pilot plants to test different raw materials, such as lactic acid, and developing formulas to modify properties of PLA polymers. Sulzer’s unique ring-opening technology to produce biopolymers such as PLA is suited to producing other biopolymers and co-polymers. It has been our goal to have a pilot plant platform available to test different synthesis routes and formulas on different scales to accelerate process development – and this was implemented in Switzerland in 2022.
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Promoting Reuse together with the DIY store, local government, and residents
ECOMMIT Co.,Ltd. Saitama City CAINZ CORPORATION
In order to promote the local recycling-oriented society, Saitama City has held a slogan, “We work together and participate to create a recycling-oriented city Saitama)'', while CAINZ held “Let's all DIY the lives of the town (Kumimachi Plan)''.
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The Circular Economy Lease(CE Lease) provided by Fuyo Lease
Fuyo General Lease Co.,Ltd.
The Circular Economy Lease (CE Lease) is a lease that promotes the circular economy by setting a residual value and utilizing a clause that allows the property to be returned at the end of the lease. Fuyo Lease reliably reuses and recycles products that are returned with their use value maintained, thereby extending product life and improving resource recycling.
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Bottle-to-Bottle Closed Loop Recycling Projects in 2022
Japan Soft Drink Association
Since 2020, beverage industry has implemented numerous activities to promote bottle-to-bottle recycling (Closed Loop Recycling) of PET Bottles. Our initiatives continue into 2022 where we continued promoting test events and educative activities focused on resource circulation and minimizing marine litter.
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Upcycling of waste plastic in collaboration with local government
S.lab Inc.
・Members/roles Kamakura City: Collection of used plastic resources from citizens Keio University: Overall project management and raw material development, printing operation and design for 3D printing S.lab Inc.: Joint development and providing pellet type 3D printing equipment ・Points of collaboration We aim to upcycle used plastic materials which is collected from local communities with a high added-value 3D printer. We make it easier to carry out these activities by collaborating with local government. There are also many private companies that cooperate and provide technical assistance in our activities.
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A new resource circulation model for office plastic waste in Tokyo
Terrarem Group Co., Ltd.
Tokyo Metropolitan and M.M. Plastic, as a pioneering in plastic material recycling, are collaborating with waste generators such as Mitsubishi Estate, Mitsui Fudosan, and Tokyu Land are conducting demonstration project.
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Closed-Loop-Recycling of P-Con
OKABE Co., Ltd.
The collection of used P-Con in the Kanto region begun in October 2022, and "EcoP-Con", which is made of materials recycled from collected products, was launched in September 2023.
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Recycling Vinyl Window Dark-Colored Frame Material—Recycling into Raw Material for Resin Frame Material—
YKK AP Inc.
We have already recycled scrap materials (polyvinyl chloride: PVC) generated in-house during vinyl window manufacturing into raw materials for vinyl windows, and started applying a new recycling method to products for shipment in September 2022.
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Polyester type mono-material labelstocks "MMP50CA BP401 8SK"
LINTEC Corporation
Containers made of various material like PET, PP and PE are used around us, these are attached self-adhesive label reflected the image of the product. For general self-adhesive label, acrylic type or rubber type adhesive that are different material from containers is used.
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Recycling Vinyl Window Frame Cutting Scrap - Recycling into Double Glazing Gasket -
YKK AP Inc.
In 2019, we began recycling scrap materials (polyvinyl chloride: PVC) generated in-house during the manufacturing of vinyl windows into raw materials for gaskets.