PolyStyreneLoop opens EPS recycling plant: Correction

Corrects name of plant operator in headline and first paragraph

The PolyStyreneLoop co-operative has opened its polystyrene recycling plant in Terneuzen, the Netherlands, which is designed to facilitate closed-loop recycling of expandable polystyrene (EPS) waste.

The facility was officially opened and fully operational on 16 June, with a capacity to recycle 3,300 t/yr of EPS demolition waste from buildings. The project will use a physical recycling process based on the Creasolv Technology as a dissolution technique, allowing the removal of additives and impurities such as cement and other chemical residues to deliver high-quality polystyrene recyclates.

PolyStyreneLoop is a co-operative taskforce represented by more than 70 companies operating in the polystyrene foam value chain. Members include producer Synthos, the EUMEPS (European Manufacturers of Expanded Polystyrene) and a number of foam manufacturers, additives suppliers, converters and recyclers.

EPS is the polymer used for many building and construction applications because of its protective, thermal insulation and lightweight properties. Other common uses of EPS include packaging of white goods, fresh fruit, medicines and vaccines.

By Michael Vitiello