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The challenges of ChemCycling ® ChemCycling ®, despite its effectiveness at recycling certain plastics and mixedpolymers , comes with its own distinctive challenges . It ’ s an emerging technology that needs to be scaled further to develop its full potential . There is also the issue of managing impurities from a mixed waste stream . The solution to both these challenges is investment , which ironically creates further hurdles .
As the manufacturer accrues greater investment they need planning security in place , which requires ChemCycling ® to be recognised as part of a legal framework of recycled content . Mia and Matthias note that existing legislation is ambiguous at best , and BASF customers have to abide by stringent material requirements . Selling further into the market and enhancing outreach , dialogue and education towards customers , politicians and regulatory bodies will be a critical part of tackling this .
Matthias says it ’ s critical to scale things up to tackle this , making the process tangible so the people writing legislation and building infrastructure better understand the ChemCycling ® process .
“ The challenge is as an industry we all have to work as one ,” Mia adds . “ Whatever we do with mechanical or chemical or organic recycling , it requires the whole value chain to work together .” Working together across the value chain hinges on everyone being on the same page – understanding the sheer sustainable potential of BASF ’ s recycling solutions . The manufacturer shares this need to spread knowledge with another industry leader , ABB .
ABB & BASF : Spearheading sustainable change Technology leader and industrial manufacturer ABB recently announced an incredible new electric motor innovation – the MV Titanium .
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