# GreenMantra and Sun Chemical partner to develop polymers from polystyrene waste

GreenMantra Technologies and Sun Chemical agreed to jointly develop polymers from recycled polystyrene waste for use in ink formulations. GreenMantra will construct a pilot plant in Brantford, Ontario with an annual capacity of 1,000 metric tons.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2017-09-13
- Where: Brantford, Ontario, Canada
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1,000 metric tons per year
- Products: polymers from recycled polystyrene, ink formulations
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [GreenMantra Technologies](https://endata.com/companies/26914.md)
- [Sun Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/22104.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/greenmantra-technologies-and-sun-chemical-partner-to-develop-new-polymers-from-polystyrene-waste-for-ink-formulations-300518692.html), 2017-09-13: "Our team of scientists has had great success in the lab applying our technology and process to achieve depolarization of waste polystyrene."

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