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LG Chem is driving the transition to a more sustainable plastics supply chain by minimizing waste and maximizing the recycling of scarce resources. This transition encompasses both conventional plastics and bio-plastics and aims to transform the business into a more sustainable model.
The team is reviewing all application and will get in touch with the applicants in the coming weeks. Stay tuned for more challenges!
two challenges available
Circular naphtha* is a pyrolysis oil derived from circular resources. Its advantage is that it can be manufactured using low-quality and low-purity plastics that are classified as other plastic, such as polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP), that were previously unrecyclable. To provide better products to our customers in the future, we are developing high-quality pyrolysis oil technology, focusing on developing high value-added uses for wax residue and exploring technologies to remove impurities from pyrolysis oil (metals, Cl, and PAHs).
* Naphtha produced by pyrolyzing used plastics with high-temperature, high-pressure steam and reverting it to its earliest form of raw material.
Application Phase: CLOSED
Mechanical recycling is the process of converting post-consumer waste plastics into new plastic pellets or other products through sorting, shredding, and molding. Currently, we produce a variety of post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic products and hope to participate in technological cooperation to create an ecosystem and value chain for recycling.
Application Phase: CLOSED
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