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CHEMICAL RECYCLING OF PET FOR MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES | Mechanical recycling of PET has its limitations: Repeated thermal stress causes the quality of the material to deteriorate, which leads to so-called downcycling in other applications. An alternative is chemical recycling, considered an important step towards a sustainable circular economy. The large industry has recognized this as well and plans to invest 9.8 billion euros in chemical recycling technologies by 2030. The SKZ Plastics Center, in collaboration with the Fraunhofer IFAM, is developing a method to make chemical recycling of PET accessible for medium-sized enterprises.
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