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GR3N\u2019s process breaks down PET into its chemical building blocks. Credit: Teerasak Ladnongkhun via Shutterstock. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Industrial technology company Schneider Electric<\/a> has partnered with polyethylene terephthalate (PET) chemical recycler GR3N to cater to the advanced plastic recycling industry with an open automation system.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This collaboration aims to address the challenges of PET waste by deploying GR3N\u2019s Microwave Assisted DEpolymerization (MADE) solution.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The technology breaks down PET into its chemical building blocks that can be integrated to develop new PET pellets for packaging and textiles.<\/p>\n

GR3N\u2019s MADE solution, based on alkaline hydrolysis, can handle a higher amount of impurities than current technologies.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, GR3N demonstrated the technology and Schneider Electric\u2019s open automation technology, EcoStruxure Automation Expert, at its demonstration site in Italy.<\/p>\n

The pending MADE plant is designed to integrate all the technologies that will be adopted in the venture\u2019s first industrial-scale facility, anticipated to be established in Spain. <\/p>\n

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