Plastics is a worldwide success story, it can save economics and the environment.
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Global threats and priorities |
Opportunities to tackle - breakthrough topics for plastics |
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Climate, +1,5 oC, CO2, methane |
CO2 processing – CCS, Super-insulations VIP, Biorafineries |
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Drinking water |
Superabsorbers, Micro/nano filters, Composites |
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Dead oceans – eutrophication with P and N |
Recycling of polymers and waste waters, Biopolymers, Superabsorbents |
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Energy, fossil fuels |
Polymer electronics, PV, OLED, Functional/response materials, Insulations |
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Food |
Intelligent (bio)packaging, Super-barrier films |
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Health, aging, population growth |
Implants, 3D-print, Composites |
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Self-sufficient houses |
VIP Insulations, Micro/nano foams, Composites, Super-barrier films, Functional/response materials |
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Vehicles |
Composites, Nano-foams, Blends, (Blok)copolymers, Integrated injection moulding, PVD, CVD, HVOF |
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Sources, rare metals |
Biopolymers, Recycling of cars, EE, magnets, Compoosites |
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Waste |
Recycling of polymers, Reactive extrusion, scCO2, Biopolymers |
European plastics industry
- Employs 1,5 mill. people in 60.000 companies.
- Multiplier effect is 2,4 in GDP and 3 in employment.
- It is among the 5 most innovative sectors.
- 7,5 mil. tons of plastic waste is recycled.
- 27,1 mil. tons of plastic waste is collected.
- Plastic insulation saves 250 times more energy, than it consumes.
- Reduces hit impacts by 4 times.
- Processing in the EU amounts to 49,9 mil. tons.
- Average growth in years 1950-2017 was 8,5 % annually.
- Continuous growth for over 60 years.
- Production increased from 1,5 to 348 mil. tons in years 1950 to 2017.
- Global production increased for 3,8% from 2016 to 2017.
Consumption of plastics by countries (Source: PlasticsEurope)
Consumption of plastics by segments (Source: PlasticsEurope)
Evolution of plastic waste treatment and recycling 2006-2016
PLASTICS - data
- Producers of plastic products in Slovenia (source: GZS)
- Plastic - the Facts, PlasticsEurope 2019
- PlasticsleMag