(Beijing, June 1, 2020) Launched by the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation (CPCIF) and the China National Resource Recycling Association (CRRA),together with 15 initiative companies such as Sinopec, P&G, Dow, GEM, Kingfa, Kingfisher, LOVERE, Meituan Waimai, Longfu Recycling Energy Scientech,ShuYe Environmental Technology,Covestro,Suez,bp China and BASF, the establishment of a joint working group on Green Recycled Plastics Supply Chain(hereinafter referred to as the GRPG) is announced.
The first batch of initiative companies represents crucial players in the industry chain covering raw material producer, brand owner, recycling end, consumption end, recycled material producer etc.
The establishment of the GRPG is to solve the bottleneck existing in the construction of plastics circular economy. Through the cooperation of important stakeholders, the GRPG will build a standardized and evaluating system that is commonly recognized by the entire plastics recycling chain, open up all links in the plastics industry chain, promote the application of green recycled plastics and the construction of the green plastics supply chain, and explore a new models for the development of the plastics circular economy in China and even the world.
After the formal establishment, the GRPG will engage in building a set of complete standard system, certification system and testing system which is covering the entire life circle of recycled plastics—from plastics product recycling and processing of recycled plastics to additives in the product, regulating safe and sustainable use of recycled plastics, evaluating and guiding scientifically the design and production of green plastics products. Based on the actual situation of China’s plastics industry, this set of systems will aim at the demand of industry chain and specific subdivisions of application, with the principles of science and rationality, operability, and easy implementation, to provide standardized guidance for enterprises committed to participating in the construction of green recycle plastics supply chain.
The GRPG will hold an official inaugural meeting in Beijing on June 20, 2020.
In order to consolidate industry wisdom, promote system construction, and share green achievements, the GRPG welcomes leading companies in the plastics industry chain to join.