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    Exxon Mobil: Focus on the development of chemical recycling to help solve plastic pollution

    • Last Update: 2021-06-22
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    [ Star Enterprise of Chemical Machinery and Equipment Network ] To help reduce the impact of plastic waste on the environment, society needs to recycle a higher proportion of plastic products, rather than discard them forever
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    ExxonMobil is launching three new chemical recycling programs in the United States and Europe, seeking opportunities to extract value from plastic waste on a large scale
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    Companies such as ExxonMobil use chemical recycling technologies and processes that can transform difficult-to-recycle plastic products into raw materials with original quality at the molecular level , which can be used to produce a variety of valuable new products
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    At the same time, the process has the potential to be repeated continuously
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    Imagine that the yogurt box you discard will become the medical equipment you will use next time you see a doctor, and then become the dashboard of your next energy-saving car
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    This case is only a simple description of the more complex concept of "circular economy", but it strongly demonstrates what ExxonMobil is doing
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    In Bay City, Texas, USA, ExxonMobil has completed the initial phase of a trial: converting plastic waste into raw materials for manufacturing high-quality polymers
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    After the success of the next phase of the trial, we plan to bring the commercial mass-produced "certified cycle" polymer to the market later this year
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    We are also preparing to apply the test results to ExxonMobil chemical facilities around the world to increase the production capacity of chemical recycling
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    These facilities are closely integrated with our broader downstream business and therefore have important economies of scale that help reduce costs
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    In France, ExxonMobil and Plastic Energy, a leader in the field of chemical recycling, have launched a cooperative project to convert post-consumer plastic waste into various raw materials-used to produce recycled polymers that meet the original quality certification
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    The facility's initial annual processing capacity of plastic waste is 25,000 tons, and it is planned to expand to an annual processing capacity of 33,000 tons in the near future
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    According to the current plan, the facility is expected to become one of the largest plastic waste chemical recycling projects in Europe
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    The project is expected to be put into operation in early 2023
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      As a founding member, ExxonMobil and Agilyx jointly established Cyclyx International
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    The joint venture is developing systems to aggregate and pre-treat plastic waste to meet the growing needs of the advanced recycling industry
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    Cyclyx is committed to filling the current "missing link" between waste companies and recycling companies, so as to achieve large-scale advanced recycling
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    Exxon Mobil holds a 25% stake in Cyclyx
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      These initiatives and other efforts are helping us evaluate and further expand the opportunities for large-scale chemical recycling at production facilities located around the world
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      It is no exaggeration to say that plastics made from petrochemical products are the cornerstone of modern life, from medical protective equipment to food wrap, from kitchen utensils to auto parts, everywhere
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    (Did you know? Plastic parts now account for about 50% of the car’s volume, which makes cars lighter, improves fuel efficiency and helps increase the range of electric vehicles
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      Compared with traditional physical plastic recycling, chemical recycling makes it possible to recycle a wider range of products
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    Physical recycling is to grind waste plastics and mix them with new plastics; chemical recycling is to transform more different types and different qualities of plastics into a wider range of high-value products
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    In addition, every process in the physical recycling process will degrade plastics, and there is currently no obvious technical limit on the number of times plastic products are processed by chemical recycling
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      ExxonMobil is making full use of its expertise in R&D and molecular management to create options for chemical recycling solutions for globally integrated petrochemical facilities
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      To deal with global challenges such as plastic pollution, cooperation is essential
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    Therefore, we are also actively cooperating with other parties to find solutions
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    In 2019, ExxonMobil became one of the founding members of the "Alliance to End Plastic Waste
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    " This important global alliance of commercial and non-profit partners is committed to solving the global plastic waste problem
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    Since its establishment, the alliance has nearly 50 member organizations, and they have jointly pledged to invest more than 1 billion US dollars to develop safe, large-scale and economically feasible solutions
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      These efforts are part of ExxonMobil’s broader commitment to meet global energy and material needs while reducing its environmental impact, while also helping our customers reduce their environmental impact
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      Plastics have considerable value and are flexible in use, and should not be easily wasted
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    ExxonMobil will continue to work with industry, government, non-governmental organizations and consumers to encourage the proper disposal of plastic waste
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    We will continue to develop new technologies in the field of chemical recycling and actively respond to this important issue
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      Original title: Exxon Mobil: Focus on the development of chemical recycling to help solve plastic pollution
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