Sinopec xunke launches first batch of recycled modified plastic products

Recently, Sinopec Xunke completed the first delivery of its high-value modified products made from post-industrial recycled (PIR) plastics. The products were successfully delivered to downstream customers on May 23, marking the launch and implementation of its “resource recycling + entrusted processing + direct supply to end users” business model. This has opened up the entire PIR industrial chain from recycling and modification to end-use applications, with the project’s comprehensive resource utilization rate reaching up to 95%.

In the early stage prior to project commissioning, the company focused on aggregating high-quality PIR feedstock from surrounding refining and chemical enterprises and established a traceable and controllable raw material supply assurance system. Based on end-use performance requirements, the technical team tailored modified production solutions, strictly controlling key indicators such as product color difference and mechanical stability, while ensuring the on-schedule delivery of the first batch through full-process management of production scheduling and logistics. Building on this mass production achievement, Xunke will continue to iterate its recycling and processing technologies, expand its portfolio of high-value-added modified recycled plastics, and further strengthen its presence in the high-end recycled material application market.

On May 29, Xunke and Yangzi Petrochemical signed a strategic cooperation agreement on the recycling of polymer materials, marking the launch of an industry-academia-research collaborative industrialization initiative. Leveraging Xunke’s strengths in recycled resource integration and market channels, together with Yangzi Petrochemical Research Center’s capabilities in R&D, equipment, and technology reserves, the two parties will jointly tackle key challenges in areas such as recycled plastic modification and deep processing, connect the full chain of raw materials, R&D, and markets, and implement integrated circular materials solutions.

According to the cooperation plan, the two parties will establish a normalized joint R&D and project co-development mechanism, integrate recycled plastic resources across the industry, and accelerate the industrialization and implementation of laboratory technologies. Once the cooperation is put into practice, it will help improve the full-chain plastic recycling industry layout, support the petrochemical sector in fulfilling its dual-carbon development tasks, and promote the quality upgrade of China’s recycled polymer industry. Wang Qi, Vice General Manager of Yangzi Petrochemical; Zhang Yong of the Yangzi R&D Center; Qin Hengshun, Vice General Manager of Xunke; and other representatives from both sides attended the signing ceremony.