INEOS Styrolution advance the circularity of polystyrene

Building on chemical recycling with the de-polymerisation technology
Connecting the dots across the value chain aiming at a circular economy
Agilyx Corporation and INEOS Styrolution have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for deploying Agilyx’s de-polymerisation technology at or near to an INEOS Styrolution facility in North America. The aim is to convert post-consumer polystyrene waste into styrene monomer that can be used to re-manufacture new polystyrene products.

The cooperation objectives defined in the MOU between Agilyx Corporation and INEOS Styrolution are the natural next step to set up a chemical recycling infrastructure and establish a circular economy for polystyrene.

Agilyx opened its first commercial waste polystyrene-to-styrene oil chemical recycling plant on April 19, 2018. The plant recycles up to 10 tons per day of previously unrecoverable polystyrene waste to produce high-quality styrenic polymers.

INEOS Styrolution is committed to driving the advancement of the de-polymerisation technology. Together with several research institutions, the company is working on a technical feasibility study and is aiming at the development of a holistic recycling concept in collaboration with waste management companies.