Milliken joins hands with polyolefin industry chain to launch high-quality polyolefin low-carbon recycling project

During the Sixth China International Import Expo in 2023, Milliken & Company and partners from the polyolefin industry gathered at the Milliken booth at the Shanghai National Convention and Exhibition Center to jointly launch the “Gathering and Regeneration” high-quality Polyolefin low-carbon recycling project. Companies participating in the project launch ceremony include Milliken, the Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW), the Joint Green Recycled Plastics Supply Chain Working Group (GRPG), Sinopec, Huajin Group, Kingfa Technology and Ruimo Technology.

The launch of this project aims to bring together various enterprises in the polyolefin industry chain, broaden the path of sustainable development of the polyolefin industry in plastic recycling, and form an industrial alliance for high-quality polyolefins. At the same time, in terms of waste plastic recycling in the field of highly transparent polyolefins, the cooperative companies will carry out in-depth technical discussions and business exchanges to promote the green and low-carbon development of the industrial chain.

At the launch ceremony, Cindy, Global President of Milliken Chemical Division
Boiter said: “To transform the plastics sector from the current linear economy to a circular economy and ensure that plastics maintain their value requires the attention and participation of all sectors of society, including business, government, academia and communities. Through collaboration and innovation from all parties, Only then can we fundamentally change the way the economy operates and consumer lifestyles, and create a circular economic ecology for the plastics industry.”

Dr. Zhou Zhaolin, President of Milliken Chemical Division Asia Pacific, said: “Millliken has been actively maintaining close cooperation with upstream and downstream enterprises in the polyolefin industry chain, through technical exchanges, application development research and market promotion, with customers, industry associations, partners and Brand owners and others work together to promote the sustainable development of the industry.”

Talking about the difficulties faced by the industry, Tang Yusheng, China chief consultant of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste, pointed out that plastic waste is a global problem. To solve this problem, we need the joint efforts of all sectors of society, including enterprises. In this regard, Man Juan, director of the Office of the Green Recycled Plastic Supply Chain Joint Working Group (GRPG), also said that whether from the perspective of resource security or the ecological environment, controlling plastic waste pollution and promoting the development of the recycled plastic industry are important A task that cannot be delayed.

In terms of promoting plastic waste management, Sinopec has shared its successful experience, leveraged its technological and resource advantages, and actively strengthened the development of physical recycling and chemical recycling technologies for plastic waste. Hao Chunbo, president of Huajin Chemical Research Institute, said that Huajin Group has launched special polypropylene materials to improve the processing performance of recycled polypropylene, which can solve the problem of reduced performance of polypropylene products after physical recycling, thereby improving the efficiency of material recycling.

In terms of how companies participate in the recycling and recycling of waste plastics, Huang Hui, senior consultant of Kingfa Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd., said that Kingfa Technology uses innovation, production, service and application through collaboration and technical cooperation with the upstream and downstream industry chains. way to promote closed-loop recycling of plastics. Zhu Kuan, founder and CEO of Ruimo Technology, proposed that companies can promote the transformation of low-value plastic waste into high-value-added sustainable materials by developing core technologies, help expand recycling volume and standardize recycling, thereby driving the value of the recycling industry chain. .

In the future, participating companies in the high-quality polyolefin low-carbon cycle project will hold regular technical seminars and carry out technology development and application promotion in stages to promote the continued advancement of the project. At the same time, it will also expand the scope of participating companies and attract more people. Relevant companies in the polyolefin industry participate in this project.