Styrenyx™
A capital-light developer and licensor of proprietary advanced recycling technology that uses catalyst-free depolymerization to recycle polystyrene waste back to its original building blocks for reuse in new, high-quality products.
Backed by 20+ years of technology development
Styrenyx is dedicated to helping solve the problem of plastic waste.
With eight generations of technology released since 2004, and an advanced recycling facility for polystyrene waste operating in Japan, Styrenyx has established itself as a leading player in the advanced recycling sector.
Styrenyx: Feedstock to Product
Styrenyx is designed to drive the future of sustainable packaging by enabling plastics to be recycled repeatedly, reducing reliance on virgin materials and significantly lowering carbon footprints.
Input: Polystyrene feedstock
Densified polystyrene waste is fed into the reactors.
Conversion: Depolymerization
Our patented pyrolysis reactor depolymerizes, (breaks down using high, controlled temperatures) the polystyrene into its original building blocks: styrene monomers.
Output: Styrene monomer
The end-product, a styrene monomer, enables all styrene monomer end-markets to create new, virgin-equivalent, high-quality polystyrene products, displacing the need for fossil-based production.
Styrenyx is proven on a commercial scale
Styrenyx is at the heart of Toyo Styrene’s advanced recycling facility in Chiba, Japan — the largest facility dedicated to the depolymerization of polystyrene waste in the country.
This innovative facility converts polystyrene waste into a styrene monomer using Styrenyx technology. The recovered styrene monomer can be used in making high-quality polystyrene products with a significantly reduced carbon footprint compared to those made with virgin materials.
Built for versatility Styrenyx is used in commercial-scale technology platforms to redirect plastic waste from the landfill and back into use. Unlike other technologies, Styrenyx’s reactor does not use a catalyst. This means we are able to process contaminated plastic waste, greatly increasing recyclability rates.
Catalyst-free system
Allows contaminated polystyrene feedstocks
Flexible process
Produces a product to feed any styrene monomer end–market
Robust feedstock capability
Allows input of a broad range of polystyrene feedstocks and blends (including, waste PS, GPPS, EPS, XPS, HIPS, ABS, AS & SAN)
Electrified reactor
Allows for a reduced carbon impact through a renewable energy source