Resonac Launches Circular Business Model for Used Plastics and Textiles
Last update on Jan 30, 2025
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has launched "CirculaC," a circular business model for used plastics and textiles.
This business model aims to regenerate used plastics and textiles into chemical raw materials such as hydrogen, ammonia, acrylonitrile, and carbon dioxide through the power of chemistry, transforming them into various final products. Through CirculaC, Resonac will strengthen its efforts toward the realization of a sustainable circular society.
has launched "CirculaC," a circular business model for used plastics and textiles. This business model aims to regenerate used plastics and textiles into chemical raw materials such as hydrogen, ammonia, acrylonitrile, and carbon dioxide through the power of chemistry, transforming them into various final products. Through CirculaC, Resonac will strengthen its efforts toward the realization of a sustainable circular society.
Using Regenerated Materials for Power Generation and as Feedstocks
The name 'CirculaC' is a combination of "Circular" and the initial "C" from "Chemical Recycle." CirculaC embodies the idea that 'Used plastics and textiles are regenerated into various products through the power of chemistry and circulate within the economy,' which is based on the Resonac's Purpose, "Change Society through the Power of Chemistry." The logo of CirculaC conveys a sense of trust and stability as a brand supporting the next generation of a circular society.
Resonac has been implementing "Plastic Chemical Recycling" (referred to as "Kawasaki Plastic Recycling (KPR)") since 2003, recycling used plastics into hydrogen and carbon dioxide. It is the only gasification chemical plant in the world that has maintained stable operations for over 20 years. In 2022, the cumulative amount of plastic processed exceeded one million tons.
Through KPR, Resonac gasifies used plastics at high temperatures, breaking them down to the molecular level and extracting hydrogen and carbon dioxide as outputs. The hydrogen is used for power generation in fuel cells installed in a hotel in Kawasaki City, and it is also utilized internally as a raw material for ammonia.
Ammonia is used as a raw material for acrylonitrile at our Kawasaki Plant, and it is also supplied externally for synthetic fibers, chemical fertilizers, and denitration agents. Meanwhile, the carbon dioxide is not released into the atmosphere but is utilized as a raw material for dry ice at Resonac's group companies or sold as a raw material for carbonated beverages. These products are planned to be sold under the CirculaC brand in the future.
The Resonac Group places sustainability at the core of its management and considers the realization and contribution to a sustainable circular society as an important mission. CirculaC is a result of their long-standing efforts in recycling used plastics. They aim to further expand the circle of resource circulation by leveraging the technologies and processes while co-creating with external stakeholders. Resonac will continue promoting the sustainable use of resources together with everyone toward achieving carbon neutrality.
Source: Resonac Corporation
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