PS dissolution and separation technology for closed-loop recycling of colored and patterned food trays
Published: September 2026
Collaboration Outcomes
DIC completed construction of a dissolution and separation recycling facility at its Yokkaichi Plant for polystyrene (PS), the raw material used in colored and patterned foamed food trays. In collaboration with FPCO on closed-loop recycling of PS, DIC is working on the industry’s first closed-loop recycling of colored and patterned food trays using material recycling.
(Left) Building housing the completed dissolution and separation recycling facility
(Right) Various processes used in the closed-loop recycling of polystyrene (PS)
(This English version is based on the original Japanese Alliance Case Study prepared in FY2024.)
