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    Evonik cooperates with Vita to use recycled polyol raw materials for flexible polyurethane foam

    • Last Update: 2021-12-25
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    Chemical expert Evonik used its expertise in the field of polyurethane (PU) chemistry to develop an efficient chemical recycling process that converts flexible polyurethane foam into raw polyol raw materials, and said that this new hydrolysis recycling process It is possible to achieve a cycle in the flexible polyurethane foam industry



    As the next stage of development, Evonik will expand the scale of trials of its new process



    According to the latest report from EUROPUR (European Flexible Polyurethane Foam Block Manufacturers Association), in Europe alone, about 40 million mattresses are discarded every year, most of which end up in landfills, generating the equivalent of 600,000 tons of waste , Including more than 300,000 tons of polyurethane foam



    Ralph Marquardt, Head of Polyurethane Additives Business at Evonik, said: “Only by recycling the products to their raw materials and using them repeatedly can we achieve a complete circular economy


    Ian W Robb, CEO of Vita Group, added: “Vita Group is known for our long-term innovation in sustainability and investment in circular economy products



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