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TAIPEI, April 20, 2022 /PRNewswire＝KYODO JBN/ --

CHIMEI Corporation today announced its successful implementation of chemically

recycled MMA in optical light guide plates for displays. The light guide plates

use recycled MMA, which can maintain the same optical characteristics as the

virgin MMA. CHIMEI plans to begin mass production of the recycled MMA light

guide plates in Q3, 2023. CHIMEI has successfully introduced new solutions and

created new areas for recycled materials in displays. It has reached an

important milestone for the sustainable circular journey of displays.

In order to fully realize circular recycling and carbon reductions, CHIMEI is

working with the supply chain to develop and use various sustainable materials,

including mechanical recycling, chemical recycling, and biomass materials. As

an important international PMMA acrylic pellet and light guide plate supplier,

CHIMEI has actively evaluated recycling technologies suitable for optical

materials in response to the customers' expectations for recycled material

usage. Additionally, CHIMEI possesses years of manufacturing experience and

superior technical abilities related to optical materials and plates. The

company is the first to successfully introduce recycled MMA optical light guide

plates in the market. CHIMEI's achievement shattered the idea that recycled

materials can only be used for exterior parts. The company has successfully

shown that recycled materials can be used in key optical components, reaching

an important milestone for the sustainable circular journey of displays.

CHIMEI's recycled MMA uses chemical recycling. The PMMA waste recycled by

CHIMEI and its customers is processed through pyrolysis and restored to MMA.

This process can reduce the use of new MMA. It uses less energy and the carbon

reduction effect is expected to reach 40%. In the future, recycled MMA can be

used in CHIMEI PMMA, MS, and MABS products, increasing the circular benefits.

CHIMEI has long been dedicated to the development of recycled materials. In

2016, the company first started deployment of mechanical recycling and

established the PCR plastic materials recycling supply chain and has already

become an important PCR ABS, PCR PC, and PCR alloy supplier. For this success,

CHIMEI ventured into the more technical area of chemical recycling. CHIMEI

aimed to make greater contributions towards the development of circularly

recycled materials.

About CHIMEI Corp.

CHIMEI is a Taiwan-based performance materials company that designs and

manufactures advanced polymer materials, synthetic rubbers, and specialty

chemicals.

Source: Chimei

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