Opportunities in Chemical Recycling in Developing Countries of Asia

Asia is the largest contributor to ocean-bound plastics and the fastest-growing region for packaging consumption. In recent years, chemical recycling, in the form of monomer recycling and plastics-to-fuel recycling, has emerged as a feasible solution to recycle plastic feedstock that cannot be recycled through mechanical processes. Technologies for these solutions are still in the early stages of development with only a few at commercial-scale operations.

This panel explores the opportunities for developing chemical recycling in developing countries in Asia and its barriers ranging from technologies, feedstock acquisition, finding suitable locations, and end markets.