Technology
March 19, 2021
Repsol To Build PU Recycling Plant
Repsol’s new PU foam recycling plant will be capable of processing over 2,000 t of waste per year. (Source: Repsol) 18. March 2021
Repsol: Construction of Spain’s first PU foam recycling plant
Repsol announced that it plans to build Spain’s first plant for chemical recycling of polyurethane foam at its Puertollano Industrial Complex. According to the company, the new recycling facility is expected to be completed by the end of 2022 and will entail an investment of approximately EUR 12 million. Once operational, the plant will be capable of processing around 2,000 metric tons of polyurethane foam per year, the equivalent of 380 linear kilometers of mattresses placed side by side. Repsol plans on using this circular economy project to produce circular polyols from recycled polyurethane foam.
The company said that integrating this new recycling plant into the Puertollano petrochemical complex will ensure the quality of this circular product by allowing the maximisation of synergies with the facility’s standard processes. This investment marks yet another step forward in Repsol’s commitment to the transformation of its industrial area. It involves turning production centres into multi-energy hubs capable of generating products with a low, zero, or even negative carbon footprint. Repsol has already announced investments totalling EUR 700 million in decarbonisation and circular economy projects to be carried out through 2025 at the Puertollano Industrial Complex alone. This helps ensure a competitive future for the industrial facility, said the company.
In the words of José Luis Bernal, executive director of Repsol Chemicals: “The polyurethane foam recycling plant represents a chance to create new business models that reflect Repsol’s environmental commitment while also helping our customers meet their sustainability objectives and respond to the growing need to recycle and extend the useful life of our products.”
Repsol said it has adopted the circular economy as a tool for using resources more efficiently, thus, enabling the company to reduce CO2 emissions. In December 2019, Repsol became the first company in its sector to announce it was reorienting its strategy to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. The company’s circular economy strategy dates back to 2016. Today, it includes over 200 initiatives applied throughout the value chain, from obtaining raw materials to marketing of products and services. All industrial complexes are being adapted to use waste from a variety of sources as raw materials in new products, with the aim of using a total of 2 million t of waste by 2030. With this strategy based on new recycling processes, Repsol said it has positioned itself as one of the petrochemical companies with the strongest commitments to sustainability and with one of the most extensive catalogs of circular products, ranging from polyolefins recovered through mechanical recycling processes to polyolefins, styrene, and other chemically recycled products.
March 19, 2021
Repsol To Build PU Recycling Plant
Repsol’s new PU foam recycling plant will be capable of processing over 2,000 t of waste per year. (Source: Repsol) 18. March 2021
Repsol: Construction of Spain’s first PU foam recycling plant
Repsol announced that it plans to build Spain’s first plant for chemical recycling of polyurethane foam at its Puertollano Industrial Complex. According to the company, the new recycling facility is expected to be completed by the end of 2022 and will entail an investment of approximately EUR 12 million. Once operational, the plant will be capable of processing around 2,000 metric tons of polyurethane foam per year, the equivalent of 380 linear kilometers of mattresses placed side by side. Repsol plans on using this circular economy project to produce circular polyols from recycled polyurethane foam.
The company said that integrating this new recycling plant into the Puertollano petrochemical complex will ensure the quality of this circular product by allowing the maximisation of synergies with the facility’s standard processes. This investment marks yet another step forward in Repsol’s commitment to the transformation of its industrial area. It involves turning production centres into multi-energy hubs capable of generating products with a low, zero, or even negative carbon footprint. Repsol has already announced investments totalling EUR 700 million in decarbonisation and circular economy projects to be carried out through 2025 at the Puertollano Industrial Complex alone. This helps ensure a competitive future for the industrial facility, said the company.
In the words of José Luis Bernal, executive director of Repsol Chemicals: “The polyurethane foam recycling plant represents a chance to create new business models that reflect Repsol’s environmental commitment while also helping our customers meet their sustainability objectives and respond to the growing need to recycle and extend the useful life of our products.”
Repsol said it has adopted the circular economy as a tool for using resources more efficiently, thus, enabling the company to reduce CO2 emissions. In December 2019, Repsol became the first company in its sector to announce it was reorienting its strategy to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. The company’s circular economy strategy dates back to 2016. Today, it includes over 200 initiatives applied throughout the value chain, from obtaining raw materials to marketing of products and services. All industrial complexes are being adapted to use waste from a variety of sources as raw materials in new products, with the aim of using a total of 2 million t of waste by 2030. With this strategy based on new recycling processes, Repsol said it has positioned itself as one of the petrochemical companies with the strongest commitments to sustainability and with one of the most extensive catalogs of circular products, ranging from polyolefins recovered through mechanical recycling processes to polyolefins, styrene, and other chemically recycled products.
March 12, 2021
Vita Opens Innovation Center
Technical Innovation Centre launched by MP
It has been a Budget Week like no other with a big focus on kick-starting the economy and ‘building back better’. At The Vita Group, we continue to invest in the future, ensuring we’re able to sustainably deliver the very best products and solutions for our customers for generations to come. As part of this mission, we are proud to unveil our fourth innovation hub with the launch of Vita’s new Innovation Centre in Accrington, Lancashire.
The Accrington Technical Innovation Centre will work in partnership with employees and customers across our European footprint to lead research, development, and collaboration on highly engineered and customized polyurethane foam, including driving forward sustainable solutions through the use of biopolyols.
Vita’s four state-of-the-art innovation centres in Accrington, Corby, Middleton and Lithuania collectively represent a £1.3m investment for the Group, 80% of which has been allocated to its sites in the North West.
The centre was officially opened by Sara Britcliffe MP for Hyndburn & Haslingden, at a virtual launch event hosted from the site in Accrington. It offered guests a virtual tour of the new facility, as well as an overview of the site from Group CEO Ian Robb and Technical MD Stuart Roby.
Joining via video link, Sara Britcliffe MP said: “The Innovation Centre is a fantastic example of the type of investment needed in our area to help make the vision of a levelling up agenda a reality. As we start to ease restrictions, I am eager to put Hyndburn & Haslingden firmly back on the map, and work with local businesses like The Vita Group to make our area an innovation hub for the entire region, bringing forward more exciting projects like this, driving jobs and growing the next generation of innovative businesses and facilities.”
A huge congratulations to all involved and welcome to our new colleagues who will help to make this new facility a world-class centre of excellence, combining Vita’s technical expertise in foam chemistry with the latest state-of-the-art testing equipment and systems.
March 12, 2021
Vita Opens Innovation Center
Technical Innovation Centre launched by MP
It has been a Budget Week like no other with a big focus on kick-starting the economy and ‘building back better’. At The Vita Group, we continue to invest in the future, ensuring we’re able to sustainably deliver the very best products and solutions for our customers for generations to come. As part of this mission, we are proud to unveil our fourth innovation hub with the launch of Vita’s new Innovation Centre in Accrington, Lancashire.
The Accrington Technical Innovation Centre will work in partnership with employees and customers across our European footprint to lead research, development, and collaboration on highly engineered and customized polyurethane foam, including driving forward sustainable solutions through the use of biopolyols.
Vita’s four state-of-the-art innovation centres in Accrington, Corby, Middleton and Lithuania collectively represent a £1.3m investment for the Group, 80% of which has been allocated to its sites in the North West.
The centre was officially opened by Sara Britcliffe MP for Hyndburn & Haslingden, at a virtual launch event hosted from the site in Accrington. It offered guests a virtual tour of the new facility, as well as an overview of the site from Group CEO Ian Robb and Technical MD Stuart Roby.
Joining via video link, Sara Britcliffe MP said: “The Innovation Centre is a fantastic example of the type of investment needed in our area to help make the vision of a levelling up agenda a reality. As we start to ease restrictions, I am eager to put Hyndburn & Haslingden firmly back on the map, and work with local businesses like The Vita Group to make our area an innovation hub for the entire region, bringing forward more exciting projects like this, driving jobs and growing the next generation of innovative businesses and facilities.”
A huge congratulations to all involved and welcome to our new colleagues who will help to make this new facility a world-class centre of excellence, combining Vita’s technical expertise in foam chemistry with the latest state-of-the-art testing equipment and systems.
February 3, 2021
Stockmeier UL Certified Products
STOCKMEIER Urethanes now has UL GREENGUARD and UL GREENGUARD Gold Certified products. Their certified products have undergone rigorous scientific testing to meet some of the world’s most stringent chemical emissions requirements. The GREENGUARD Gold Certification standard includes health-based criteria for additional chemicals and requires lower total VOC emissions levels to help ensure that products are acceptable for use in environments like schools and healthcare facilities.
“Globally, we are dedicated to finding solutions that will create a healthier environment by reducing chemical exposure,” stated, Andreas Schulze Ising, Director of Sales at STOCKMEIER Urethanes USA, Inc. “As chemical manufacturers, we understand the need to produce environmentally friendly solutions to better protect our earth and make us a sustainable company for years to come.”
See the products here: https://spot.ul.com/main-app/products/catalog/?keywords=Stobielast
Everchem Updates Archive 
Sign Up for Email Updates