{"id":114368,"date":"2022-08-19T07:19:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T05:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=114368"},"modified":"2022-08-15T10:50:49","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T08:50:49","slug":"topsoe-joins-circular-industrial-plastics-initiative-will-increase-plastic-recycling-by-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/topsoe-joins-circular-industrial-plastics-initiative-will-increase-plastic-recycling-by-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Topsoe joins circular industrial plastics initiative &#8211; will increase plastic recycling by 20%"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Circular Industrial Plastics has a budget of 41m DKK,\u00a0of which 18m DKK were granted by the Danish Eco-Innovation Program (MUDP) under the Danish Environmental Protection Agency.<\/li><li>The ambition is to make knowledge and technology within circular plastic available for Danish companies.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, many industrial products made of plastic are burnt or deposited after use because they either are not designed for recycling or because the available recycling technologies cannot handle the products. Several of the largest Danish companies prefer a change, and they would like recycling to increase by at least 20 percent before 2025.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides Topsoe, the project partners comprise Coloplast, Novo Nordisk, Danfoss, BASF, Grundfos, and COOP. Danish Technological Institute has united the companies in a project called Circular Industrial Plastics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2022\/08\/image-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-114370\" width=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2022\/08\/image-6.png 1500w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2022\/08\/image-6-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2022\/08\/image-6-1024x677.png 1024w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2022\/08\/image-6-150x99.png 150w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2022\/08\/image-6-768x507.png 768w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2022\/08\/image-6-400x264.png 400w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2022\/08\/image-6-1320x872.png 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption>Kim Gr\u00f8n Knudsen, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer at Topsoe. <strong>\u00a9<\/strong> Topsoe<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cBy joining forces, we expect to significantly increase knowledge and improve technologies for recycling of plastics. This project will\u00a0address the issue of plastic waste that our society is struggling with by speeding up the transition to circular economy,\u201d says <strong>Kim Gr\u00f8n Knudsen<\/strong>, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer at Topsoe.\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Broad access to circular plastic knowledge and technologies<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The first step in the project will be to survey and investigate the plastic materials that are currently used in the companies and then create an infrastructure for further treatment and recovery.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the completion of the project, the objective will be to demonstrate full-scale solutions for selected products within the categories of medical, technical, and consumer plastics, and to demonstrate the interaction of new recovery technologies in the circular flow.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, the ambition is to give Danish companies access to new knowledge and technologies for establishing circular flows within plastics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThe Circular Industrial Plastics project lays the foundation for a platform that matches materials and recovery technologies. This will give Danish companies easy access to co-operation and knowledge about specific solutions that can be implemented at once \u2013 but also to knowledge about innovation in the future. In brief, the project will be a catalyst for the transition from linear to circular production and use of plastics,\u201d says <strong>Dr. Lars Haahr Jepsen<\/strong> from Danish Technological Institute.\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The project is supported by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency and is a so-called flagship project where solutions will be tested and demonstrated in full-scale to inspire Danish trade and industry.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Participants in the Circular Industrial Plastics project<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\" class=\"underline\">Plastics consuming industrial companies<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Novo Nordisk A\/S<\/li><li>Danfoss A\/S\u00a0<\/li><li>Coloplast A\/S\u00a0<\/li><li>Grundfos A\/S\u00a0<\/li><li>F&amp;H A\/S\u00a0<\/li><li>Coop Danmark A\/S<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\" class=\"underline\">Reprocessing, infrastructure and recovery<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Trebo ApS\u00a0<\/li><li>Zirq Medical A\/S\u00a0<\/li><li>Makeen Power A\/S\u00a0<\/li><li>Crossbridge Energy A\/S\u00a0<\/li><li>Topsoe A\/S\u00a0<\/li><li>Marius Pedersen A\/S\u00a0<\/li><li>Geminor ApS\u00a0<\/li><li>BASF A\/S\u00a0<\/li><li>Knowledge partners<\/li><li>Aarhus University\u00a0<\/li><li>DTU, Technical University of Denmark\u00a0<\/li><li>Danish Technological Institute (project manager)\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Topsoe<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Founded in 1940, Topsoe\u00a0is a global leader in developing solutions for a decarbonized world, supplying technology, catalysts, and services for worldwide energy transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our mission is to combat climate change by helping our partners and customers achieve their decarbonization and emission-reduction targets, including those in challenging sectors: aviation, shipping, and production of crucial raw materials. From low-carbon or zero-carbon chemicals, to renewable fuels and plastic upcycling, we are uniquely positioned to aid humanity in realizing a sustainable future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Topsoe is\u202fheadquartered in Denmark, with 2,100 employees serving customers all around the globe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Circular Industrial Plastics has a budget of 41m DKK,\u00a0of which 18m DKK were granted by the Danish Eco-Innovation Program (MUDP) under the Danish Environmental Protection Agency. The ambition is to make knowledge and technology within circular plastic available for Danish companies. 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