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INEOS Styrolution awarded gold rating for its sustainability performance from EcoVadis
Strategic carbon reduction blueprint to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 Industry-leading sustainable styrenics portfolio easily recyclable to enable closed-loop circularity and reduce plastics waste The business sustainability ratings company, EcoVadis, has awarded INEOS Styrolution a gold rating for its progressive environmental, social, governance (ESG) performance. This rating validates INEOS Styrolution’s sustainability efforts over the past year, placing it in the top 4% of companies in the chemical sector. The company is committed to deliver on its three sustainability goals: save one million tonnes of CO2e[1] in 2030 sell half a million tonnes of INEOS Styrolution’s sustainable ECO products in 2030 guarantee 100% regulatory compliance for both its conventional and ECO…
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Agilyx and INEOS Styrolution advance development of large scale TruStyrenyx™ plant
Collaboration with Technip Energies developing into projects Final stage of design and engineering work will form the basis for construction Facility will process up to 100 tons of polystyrene waste per day INEOS Styrolution America LLC (“INEOS Styrolution”), a global leader in styrenics, and Agilyx ASA (OSE: AGLX; OTCQX: AGXXF) (“Agilyx”), a technology company that enables customers to recycle post-use plastics to high value, virgin-equivalent products, today announce that they are advancing the development of a previously announced 100 tons per day TruStyrenyx™ chemical recycling facility in Channahon, Illinois. TruStyrenyx is a partnership between Agilyx and Technip Energies and provides an all-in-one solution for the chemical recycling of polystyrene back…
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Lade GmbH and INEOS Styrolution: Charging wallbox for e-mobility made with sustainable styrenics
Lade GmbH, a new German startup company dedicated to e-mobility and energy management, announced today that it has selected INEOS Styrolution’s sustainable Luran® S ECO material for their line of charging wallboxes. Founded only three years ago, Lade GmbH offers a broad portfolio of scalable e-mobility charging solutions for car park operators, companies, retail, buildings and real estate, municipalities, and public utilities. Recently recognised with the German Design Award Special 2023, the company’s wallboxes will be based on INEOS Styrolution’s Luran® S ECO 757G B40, a grade with 40% bio-attributed material. Luran S, an ASA1 polymer features high surface quality, good impact strength, enhanced color fastness, and excellent chemical resistance.…
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INEOS styrolution collaborates successfully with Arburg on sustainable solutions
INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, has announced today that they are working together with Arburg, a leading global manufacturer of plastic processing machines, to combine innovative sustainable injection moulding machines with the world’s broadest sustainable styrenics polymer portfolio. Demonstrations will be done at Arburg’s Anniversary Days 2023 (March 8-11 in Lossburg) and at FAKUMA 2023 (October, 17-21 in Friedrichshafen). First sustainable INEOS Styrolution’s ECO grades successfully tested by Arburg on their latest generation of injection moulding machines include Terluran® ECO as well as NAS® ECO. Arburg’s new anniversary machine ALLROUNDER 470 H Two hybrid Allrounder 470 H machines set the stage for new machine technology at the first…
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INEOS Styrolution’s Styroflex® proven to be a superior cost-effective binder for bio based products
INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, today announced that their Styroflex® SBC[1] product is a superior, cost-effective binder for bio based products such as cork. The new solution is a cork-Styroflex®-compound requiring no further additives or additional binders. It is expected to be a cost-effective and fully recyclable alternative to commonly used Polyurethane based binders. In 2020, INEOS Styrolution developed the idea of binding biomass like cork granules with Styroflex, a unique styrene-based material with very high flow at compounding temperatures above 150°C[2]. Two years later, the company began to explore if Styroflex can indeed act as a binder for cork granules. Ultimately, a solution was found with the help of…
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INEOS Styrolution launches ISCC PLUS certified, bio-attributed Styrolux® ECO and K-Resin® ECO grades into the Americas market
Significantly lowers carbon footprint ISCC PLUS certified mass balance approach New drop-in solutions support companies to achieve sustainability goals INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, today announces the introduction of its new Styrolux® ECO and K-Resin® ECO grades of sustainable polymers. The new grades contain bio-based renewable materials and are available now, across markets in the Americas. The company’s new line of ECO products provides their customers with drop-in solutions to significantly lower their carbon footprint and pave the way for a more sustainable ecosystem. Produced at INEOS Styrolution’s site in Altamira, Mexico, Styrolux ECO and K-Resin ECO are based on a mass balance ISCC PLUS certified approach. The…
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Hansgrohe selected INEOS Styrolution’s sustainable ABS for chrome plated sanitary fittings
Novodur®: INEOS Styrolution’s specialty ABS[1] Novodur® P2MC: special injection moulding grade suitable for electroplating Novodur® ECO P2MC B50: plug-in grade with 50% bio-attributed contribution Novodur® ECO B50: product carbon footprint savings of up to 71% INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, has today announced that Hansgrohe, a leading global manufacturer of sanitary fittings and fixtures has selected the company’s sustainable Novodur® ECO solutions for their next generation products. Hansgrohe is one of the world’s largest producers of shower heads, hand-held showers and taps/ faucets. As part of their challenge to reduce the company’s ecological footprint, the company decided to look at the materials used for the production of…
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INEOS Styrolution introduces new benchmark for weather resistance for its Luran® s
State-of-the-art UV stabilisation Available with INEOS Styrolution’s ASA[1] Luran® S and Luran® S ECO INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, has today announced that it has improved its leading additive package for weather resistance. The new Luran S “SPF60” elevates the UV stabilisation of Luran S to an all new level. Luran S provides all the product properties needed for a demanding outdoor application, e.g. in the automotive or construction industries. The ASA thermoplastic offers a high surface quality, good impact strength including enhanced colour deepness, when exposed to UV irradiation and heat, and an excellent chemical resistance. “SPF60”, a new additive package specifically designed for Luran S, enhances…
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Midea, GER and INEOS Styrolution collaborate to create the first large scale home appliance closed-loop circular economy system in the world
Successful validation of INEOS Styrolution’s ABS ECO grades for use in various MIDEA’s home appliances Milestone towards achieving the first large scale home appliance closed-loop circular economy system in the world INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, has today announced that its ABS ECO grades, manufactured from post-consumer recycled (PCR) ABS[1] produced by GER[2], have been successfully validated by Midea for its range of sustainable household appliances, including air conditioners, refrigerators and water dispensers. Established in 1968 and headquartered in Southern China, Midea is the global leader for household appliances and air conditioners, owning the most comprehensive white goods portfolio; while GER is a world-leading waste recycling enterprise based…
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The new standard work on recycling of plastics
Value chains per geography Recycling technologies Properties of recycled materials …and much more INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, has today announced the availability of a new publication on recycling of plastics. Together with a team of renowned authors from across the industry, Dr. Norbert Niessner, Global Innovation Director at INEOS Styrolution, published the new ‘Recycling of Plastics’ book that leaves no question on the topic unanswered. In times, when the value of plastics to the society is taken for granted and at the same time is overshadowed by issues caused by the inappropriate handling of plastics after use, recycling of this material becomes more relevant than ever before.…
