{"id":120811,"date":"2025-09-16T10:33:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T07:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/polymervapooshesh.ir\/?p=120811"},"modified":"2025-09-17T09:28:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T05:58:25","slug":"pmma-recycling-alliance-showing-results-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/polymervapooshesh.ir\/en\/pmma-recycling-alliance-showing-results-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"PMMA recycling alliance showing results in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><em>Iranpolymer\/Baspar\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong>The Europe-wide\u00a0recycling alliance for polymethyl methacrylate\u00a0(PMMA) is showing promising results, founding member R\u00f6hm announced in a statement.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The alliance was founded at the end of 2024 by\u00a0NextChem,\u00a0R\u00f6hm, acrylic and polycarbonate sheet and film maker\u00a0Polyvantis, and PMMA recycler\u00a0Pekutherm.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The partnership aims to boost the recycling of PMMA from end-user products and post-consumer waste and to establish a closed-loop material cycle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-ad-para\" dir=\"ltr\">PMMA, also known as acrylic glass, has excellent optical and physical properties. It is used for glazing applications in, for example, caravans, facades, furniture, and vehicle tail lights, but is also found in flat screens, neon signs, jewellery, and more. Around 300,000 tonnes of PMMA are produced in Europe alone each year of which just 10% is being collected for recycling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-ad-para\" dir=\"ltr\">One year on, the alliance is attracting \u2018strong interest and growing demand across the industry\u2019, R\u00f6hm said. PMMA recovery rates in Europe have seen a \u2018significant increase\u2019, the company added, without provident specific data.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-ad-para\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWe\u2019re delighted that our joint initiative has energised the market,\u201d says Heiko Pfister, managing director of Pekutherm. \u201cSeveral PMMA processors are thankful to now have access to a recycling system within Europe and are increasingly avoiding exports outside the EU.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The alliance provides an advanced collection and sorting system for PMMA waste, along with options for mechanical recycling. Pekutherm coordinates collection logistics, while R\u00f6hm and Polyvants further process the recyclate before using it as raw material in rPMMA production. In the future, MyRemono, NextChem\u2019s recycling subsidiary, plans to\u00a0chemically recycle waste\u00a0not suited for mechanical recycling. The alliance will then directly compare both recycling approaches.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">R\u00f6hm has already produced material formulations containing 30% mechanically recycled PMMA for use in vehicle tail lights in Renault cars. It will showcase the prototype at this year\u2019s K show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-ad-para\" dir=\"ltr\">The European Parliament and Council are\u00a0currently negotiating legislation\u00a0that could impose a 20% to 25% recycled plastic content mandate in new vehicles.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em><strong>sustainableplastics<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iranpolymer\/Baspar\u00a0 The Europe-wide\u00a0recycling alliance for polymethyl methacrylate\u00a0(PMMA) is showing promising results, founding member R\u00f6hm announced in a statement. The alliance was founded at the end of 2024 by\u00a0NextChem,\u00a0R\u00f6hm, acrylic and polycarbonate sheet and film maker\u00a0Polyvantis, and PMMA recycler\u00a0Pekutherm. 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