Bankruptcy 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…

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Separating 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  

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VERAS 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:…

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PolyStyreneLoop 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…

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Position 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  

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PolyStyreneLoop wins the prestigious Blue Tulip Award

And the winner is… We are proud to announce that PolyStyreneLoop won the Blue Tulip Award 2020 in the climate category! The Blue Tulip Award identifies the most promising startups and innovations in the Netherlands across 8 categories. The competition in the climate category was fierce (which is good news, since it shows there are many great…

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