Source: Polyplastics
Recently, Polyplastics Co., Ltd., a global leader in the field of engineering plastics, announced that in accordance with its mechanical recycling business plan, the company will launch a 40% glass fiber reinforced grade of DURAFIDE® rG-PPS by December 2025. The company will develop high-quality optimized formulas to contribute to achieving 100% recycling of engineering plastics by expanding the application of mechanically recycled materials.
In the first phase, Polyplastics’ mechanical recycling business will collect glass fiber reinforced PPS waste from customers through an open mechanical recycling solution, namely Post-Industrial Recycling (PIR). This PPS waste will be used as raw material for the manufacture of DURAFIDE® rG-PPS, which will be launched this year. In the initial stage, strict acceptance inspections will be conducted, and metals will be removed. In subsequent processes, recycled materials and some raw materials will be reformulated to meet target specifications. These materials will undergo the same quality standard testing as virgin materials.
The open PIR program will help customers reduce and effectively utilize waste while significantly reducing the carbon emissions of their products. Currently, the raw materials provided by customers will be specific grades of DURAFIDE® glass fiber reinforced PPS.
Polyplastics will develop a higher glass fiber content grade of DURAFIDE® rG-PPS as the second version of the product. The company will establish a system to supply this grade and the 40% glass fiber reinforced grade to customers in Japan. The establishment of the recycled materials business and the open PIR system requires applications and the establishment of collection routes. The company hopes to collaborate with customers and companies in the recycling and industrial waste disposal industries.
In the future, Polyplastics will establish a “local production, local consumption” recycling chain in each geographic region.
