Eastman Is Building a Circular Economy for Automotive Plastic Waste
Eastman, a specialty materials company, is pioneering a circular economy solution for automotive plastic waste. Up to 20% of end-of-life vehicle materials, known as automotive shredder residue (ASR), typically end up in landfills or are incinerated. Eastman is collaborating across the value chain to develop a closed-loop project that recycles this waste into sustainable feedstock for new materials.
Using molecular recycling technology, Eastman aims to replace fossil-based feedstock with recycled complex plastics, creating high-performance polymers for new automotive applications. This innovative approach could significantly reduce the environmental impact of the automotive industry while maintaining material quality.
Eastman, un'azienda di materiali specializzati, sta pionierezzando una soluzione di economia circolare per i rifiuti di plastica automobilistica. Fino al 20% dei materiali dei veicoli a fine vita, noti come residui di triturazione automobilistica (ASR), finiscono tipicamente in discarica o vengono inceneriti. Eastman sta collaborando lungo tutta la catena del valore per sviluppare un progetto a circuito chiuso che ricicla questi rifiuti in materie prime sostenibili per nuovi materiali.
Utilizzando tecnologia di riciclaggio molecolare, Eastman mira a sostituire le materie prime a base fossile con plastica complessa riciclata, creando polimeri ad alte prestazioni per nuove applicazioni automobilistiche. Questo approccio innovativo potrebbe ridurre significativamente l'impatto ambientale dell'industria automobilistica mantenendo al contempo la qualità dei materiali.
Eastman, una empresa de materiales especializados, está liderando una solución de economía circular para los desechos plásticos automotrices. Hasta el 20% de los materiales de vehículos al final de su vida útil, conocidos como residuos de trituración automotriz (ASR), suelen terminar en vertederos o ser incinerados. Eastman está colaborando a lo largo de toda la cadena de valor para desarrollar un proyecto de circuito cerrado que recicle estos desechos en materia prima sostenible para nuevos materiales.
Utilizando tecnología de reciclaje molecular, Eastman busca reemplazar las materias primas a base de fósiles por plásticos complejos reciclados, creando polímeros de alto rendimiento para nuevas aplicaciones automotrices. Este enfoque innovador podría reducir significativamente el impacto ambiental de la industria automotriz, manteniendo al mismo tiempo la calidad de los materiales.
이스만(Eastman)은 특수 소재 회사로 자동차 플라스틱 폐기물을 위한 순환 경제 솔루션을 선도하고 있습니다. 생애 종료 차량 자재의 최대 20%인 자동차 파쇄 잔여물(ASR)은 일반적으로 매립되거나 소각됩니다. 이스만은 가치 사슬 전반에 걸쳐 협력하고 있습니다 이러한 폐기물을 재활용하여 새로운 소재를 위한 지속 가능한 원료로 전환하는 폐쇄형 프로젝트를 개발하기 위해 노력하고 있습니다.
분자 재활용 기술을 이용하여 이스만은 화석 연료 기반 원료를 복합 플라스틱 재활용 자원으로 대체하여 새로운 자동차 애플리케이션을 위한 고성능 폴리머를 생성하는 것을 목표로 하고 있습니다. 이 혁신적인 접근 방식은 자동차 산업의 환경 영향을 상당히 줄이는 동시에 자재 품질을 유지할 수 있습니다.
Eastman, une entreprise spécialisée dans les matériaux, est à la pointe d'une solution d'économie circulaire pour les déchets plastiques automobiles. Jusqu'à 20 % des matériaux des véhicules en fin de vie, connus sous le nom de résidus de broyage automobile (ASR), se retrouvent généralement dans des décharges ou sont incinérés. Eastman collabore le long de toute la chaîne de valeur pour développer un projet en boucle fermée qui recycle ces déchets en matières premières durables pour de nouveaux matériaux.
En utilisant la technologie de recyclage moléculaire, Eastman vise à remplacer les matières premières d'origine fossile par des plastiques complexes recyclés, créant ainsi des polymères haute performance pour de nouvelles applications automobiles. Cette approche innovante pourrait réduire considérablement l'impact environnemental de l'industrie automobile tout en maintenant la qualité des matériaux.
Eastman, ein Unternehmen für Spezialmaterialien, führt eine Lösung für die zirkuläre Wirtschaft für Kunststoffabfälle aus der Automobilindustrie ein. Bis zu 20 % der Materialien von Fahrzeugen am Ende ihrer Lebensdauer, bekannt als Automobilzerkleinerungsrückstand (ASR), enden typischerweise auf Deponien oder werden verbrannt. Eastman arbeitet entlang der gesamten Wertschöpfungskette zusammen, um ein geschlossenes Projekt zu entwickeln, das diese Abfälle in nachhaltige Rohstoffe für neue Materialien recycelt.
Durch den Einsatz von molekularen Recyclingtechnologien zielt Eastman darauf ab, fossilbasierte Rohstoffe durch recycelte komplexe Kunststoffe zu ersetzen und leistungsstarke Polymere für neue Automobilanwendungen zu schaffen. Dieser innovative Ansatz könnte die Umweltbelastungen der Automobilindustrie erheblich reduzieren und gleichzeitig die Materialqualität aufrechterhalten.
- Eastman is developing a circular economy solution for automotive plastic waste
- The company is using molecular recycling technology to create new materials from automotive shredder residue
- Collaboration across the value chain to create a closed-loop recycling project
- Potential to replace fossil-based feedstock with recycled materials in automotive applications
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What if ASR could be used as sustainable feedstock for new materials that perform just as well as the original?
As an innovative specialty materials company, Eastman is collaborating with other companies across the value chain to discover what is possible for the automotive industry. Together, we're seeking to develop a closed-loop project to recycle automotive supply chain waste and uncover truly circular solutions.
By recycling these complex plastics using molecular recycling technology, Eastman can replace fossil-based feedstock and create polymers without compromising performance for use in new automotive applications.
Learn more about what it means for the automotive industry and how we can work together to create a better path forward at: https://www.eastman.com/en/sustainability/environmental/circularity
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