Project

Nowadays we can recycle so many materials, but yet some of them, such as heterogenous plastic, present a much tougher challenge. The European Union’s action plan for circular economy and the strategy for plastics in a circular economy aim to eliminate waste and maximise value, while protecting our environment.

LIFE PlasPLUS revisits the concept of recycling with its holistic approach to simultaneously close the loop for two traditionally siloed material value chains, plastics and minerals, by producing high purity recycled thermoplastics and antimony. These two materials in high demand, notably for the emerging electric mobility sector requiring the increased use of lightweight materials and flame retardants to, respectively, lower energy consumption and increase fire safety.