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Successful completion of the ‘PSLoop Project’
MARCH 29TH, 2024 Recycling Technology for Expanded Polystyrene containing legislated HBCD proven to be successful Over the last years the EPS industry has invested significant amounts of financial resources and technical support effort into the ‘PSLoop Project’, a demonstration plant in Terneuzen (NL) designed to prove that the proprietary solvent-based recycling technology can successfully remove…
Read MoreNew Milestone PS Loop B.V.
FEBRUARY 15TH, 2024 NEW MILESTONE TOWARDS A CIRCULAR ECONOMY FOR THE EPS INDUSTRY PS Loop B.V. has successfully achieved a major milestone by continuously producing 5 tons recycled polystyrene per week (Loop_PS) from EPS construction waste containing the legacy flame retardant HBCD. Test results have proven that the Loop_PS remains well below the UTC, the…
Read MoreOperation PS Loop B.V.
JUNE 12, 2023 UNIQUE RECYCLING SOLUTION FOR EPS INSULATION MATERIALS LAUNCHED The first industrial plant for recycling EPS insulation materials goes into regular operation this summer: the innovative CreaSolv® Technology enables PSLoop to recycle HBCD-containing polystyrene foams on an industrial scale and testifies to the industry’s great innovative strength. After the German EPS Converters (GEC)…
Read More(RE)Launch PS Loop B.V.
JUNE 22, 2022 Restart of the Polystyrene Loop initiative – the closed loop recycling of EPS insulation materials The demonstration plant for the industrial recycling of EPS insulation materials from demolition and refurbishment work is reopened exactly one year after it was put into operation for the first time. A consortium of German companies has…
Read MoreBankruptcy Polystyrene Loop B.V.
Terneuzen (NL), March 8th 2022 Unfortunately, Polystyrene Loop B.V. fell into bankruptcy on March 8th, 2022. The Polystyrene Loop cooperative was a combined EPS and Brominated Flame retardant industry effort to build and operate a novel demonstration plant aiming to recycle deconstruction EPS waste with destruction of the flame retardant HBCD, and subsequent recovery of…
Read MoreSeparating bitumen from EPS
Together with Kingspan Unidek and Renewi, PSLoop investigates the possibility of separating bitumen from EPS for further recycling. The results of the first pilot are very promising. Read the entire article (Dutch): Hergebruik EPS met bitumen
Read MoreVERAS pilot EPS demolition waste
Together with VERAS – the Dutch demolition association – pilot projects took place to further promote the recycling of EPS and evaluate their success. The projects showed that while more efforts are required for the separate collection, this is technically feasible and collection points are available to further treat the EPS. Read the full evaluation:…
Read MorePolyStyreneLoop wins ICIS Innovation Award
Rewarding the best in chemical innovation.. We are proud to announce that PolyStyreneLoop won the ICIS Innovation Award 2021 in the category “Best Innovation by an SME”! “Innovation is an important way to set your company apart in the chemicals industry. With increasing global competition, customers are more careful in their buying decisions, outside forces…
Read MorePosition Paper
Circular Economy for PS-foam demolition waste containing HBCD available! However, the collection of feedstock needs to increase … To read more, click on the picture
Read MoreThe CreaSolv® Process Animation
Easy to follow explanation of the process!
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