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COLLABORATION
Covestro advances end-of-life automotive plastics

recycling in China

German polymer fi rm, Covestro, discarded automotive headlamps,
has announced an enhanced collabo- which Covestro will then process
ration with Chinese plastics recyc- into PCR materials for automotive
ling company Ausell. Building on engineering applications.
their previous partnership in recycling
polycarbonate water barrels, this new “The automotive industry, facing
collaboration aims to accelerate the increasing regulatory pressures for
recycling of plastics from end-of-life sustainability, as well as following
vehicles, contributing to the automotive their own roadmap to “close the loop”
industry’s circularity by transforming barrels annually, converting them into of materials, is looking for robust and
waste into materials for new automotive post-consumer recycled (PCR) poly- adapted solutions to their challenges.
components. carbonates for various industries such The recycled polycarbonates will not
as electronics, home appliances and only enhance the sustainability of
Since 2020, Covestro has been automotive. With this strengthened automotive components but also
partnering with Ausell to recycle 1- collaboration, Ausell will supply demonstrate the potential for high-value
million 19-litre polycarbonate water recycled polycarbonates derived from recycling solutions,” Covestro said.

Sibur to offset carbon footprint of Russia’s COP29

delegation

Russian petrochemicals fi rm, Sibur, Hydrometeorology and Environmental the past 10 years. These initiatives have
has announced plans to offset the carbon Monitoring, which is facilitating the generated over 3.3-million tonnes of
footprint of the Russian delegation work of Russia’s delegation and working certifi ed carbon credits that can be traded
attending the UN Climate Change group. in both Russian and international markets.
Conference (COP29) in Azerbaijan, To date, Sibur has concluded around 15
making it the fi rst internationally The company said it has already transactions involving carbon credits,
verifi ed carbon-neutral delegation in completed eight climate projects, reducing enabling its customers and partners to
the history of the conference. its emissions by a total of 10.8-million reduce or fully offset the carbon footprint
tonnes of CO -equivalent emissions over of their operations, products or events.
2
The offset will be achieved using
carbon credits generated through a climate PQ expands speciality silica production
project aimed at improving energy
effi ciency at Sibur-Neftekhim. The in Indonesia
credits will be withdrawn from the com-
pany’s account in the Russian Carbon PQ, a US-based producer of sodium microniser. Thes company said the expand-
Units Registry. The carbon footprint will be silicates, speciality silicas, and deriva- ed facility will enable it to introduce inno-
calculated by Kept, while TÜV Austria tive products, has announced the vative new products to meet the specifi c
Standards & Compliance will verify the successful completion of the expansion of needs of customers in the personal care,
carbon-neutrality claim. A certifi cate its silica production facility in Pasuruan, paints & coatings and pharmaceutical
confi rming the carbon offset will be Indonesia. markets. “This expansion allows PQ to
published on the website of the UN deliver superior products with enhanced
Global Compact National Network. The The project, which was completed properties enabling our customers to fur-
process is being carried out with the on time and within budget, expanded ther deliver on their competitive advan-
support of the Federal Service for the facility with a new state-of-the-art tages,” said Mr. Al Beninati, CEO of PQ.

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