Chemical recycling of plastics rises as oil crisis continues
By 
Phillip Broadwith2026-03-24T14:58:00
Recovering feedstocks from hard-to-recycle plastic is potentially important in a more circular plastic economy
The US–Israeli conflict with Iran has created a crisis in supplies of fossil-derived oil and polymer feedstocks. This disruption is bringing renewed emphasis on the need for alternative feedstocks, and so recent announcements regarding oils derived from chemically recycled waste plastic will be very welcome news.