Evonik partners with Remondis to further explore chemical recycling of polyurethane mattresses

Evonik is now another step closer to commercializing its chemical recycling technology for polyurethane (PU). The Germany-based specialty chemicals maker has teamed up with Remondis, one of the world’s largest recycling companies, to secure a supply of end-of-life mattress foam. In Europe alone, approximately 40 million mattresses are discarded every year, of which only about…