Mitsui Chemicals achieves commercial production of biomass polypropylene

On March 3, Mitsui Chemicals Co.
, Ltd.
announced that its subsidiary Prime Polymer Co.
, Ltd.
has become the first company in Japan to commercially produce biomass polypropylene
.

Mitsui Chemicals is advancing strategies to recycle chemical plastics and convert them into biomass to realize a circular economy
.
Mitsui Chemicals conducted the world's first demonstration test of bio-polypropylene industrialization
.
Back in 2019, Mitsui announced in a statement: "Our goal is to commercialize bio-polypropylene, which, unlike other major resins, has not been produced from biomass
.
We will Create a circular model in the manufacturing supply chain to significantly reduce CO2 emissions
.
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While conventional plastics are produced from fossil resources stored underground for hundreds of millions of years, bioplastics come mainly from plants
.
Because plants absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to grow, they provide a more efficient way to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, thereby helping to mitigate global warming
.
Biopolypropylene derived from plants is a product that promises to contribute to a more sustainable society
.