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Eastman’s Kingsport site achieves ISO 59014 certification for material circularity

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Eastman Chemical’s Kingsport, Tennessee site earned ISO 59014 certification from SCS Global Services for material circularity, covering its material-to-material methanolysis recycling technology. The process handles hard-to-recycle waste streams, including curbside plastic packaging that would otherwise be landfilled or incinerated, converting them for reuse in new materials.

What impact do you think third-party ISO 59014 certification will have on the scale-up and market acceptance of chemical recycling for plastics?

Eastman Chemical Co. (Kingsport, Tenn.) announced that its Kingsport, Tennessee, site has achieved ISO 59014 certification through SCS Global Services. The certification includes Eastman’s material-to-material methanolysis recycling technology at the Kingsport facility. Eastman’s recycling technology processes a variety of hard-to-recycle wastes, including curbside collected plastic packaging, that would otherwise be landfilled or incinerated and convert […]

The post Eastman’s Kingsport site achieves ISO 59014 certification for material circularity appeared first on Chemical Engineering.

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