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The project partners were recognized for the jointly developed solution as winners of the 2022 Materialica Design + Technology Awards in the category Material in Berlin on October 5, 2022. From left to right: Georg Stalter (Witte Automotive), Oliver Geiger (BASF), Eleni Kougioumtzi (Mercedes-Benz) und Simon Hoebel (Mercedes-Benz) (Source: BASF)
Closing the material cycle

Pyrolysis oil and biomethane enable production of mass-balanced plastics

As part of a development partnership, BASF, Mercedes-Benz, Pyrum Innovations and Witte Automotive can successfully close the cycle of recyclable materials by replacing fossil raw materials according to mass balance processes. By using pyrolysis oil from used tyres and biomethane from organic waste, fossil raw materials can now be replaced in the production of plastics with virgin properties.

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