據ICIS-MRC網站3月17日莫斯科報道，據《印度化學新聞》報道，三菱化學公司（MCC）和豐田通商株式會社（Toyota Tsusho Corporation）已開始聯合考慮以生物乙醇為原料生產和銷售乙烯、丙烯及其衍生物，目標是在2025年開始運營。

為了實現可持續的循環型社會，對塑料的再利用和回收的需求越來越大。 也有強烈的期望通過使用植物衍生材料實現可持續的生命周期。

MCC和豐田通商正致力于各種回收工藝的商業化，旨在通過將源自化石燃料的原材料轉換為源自植物的材料來實現循環型社會。

為了使一系列產品更具可持續性，包括在包裝/容器和衛生用品中通常難以收集和回收的產品，兩家公司都決定研究如何將乙烯、丙烯及其由植物衍生原材料制成的衍生物的制造和銷售商業化。

MCC和豐田通商將評估以生物乙醇為原料的100%植物源乙烯(生物乙烯)及其衍生物的生產，以及以生物乙烯為原料的日本首個植物源丙烯(生物丙烯)及其衍生物的生產和銷售。

兩家公司將調查生物乙烯、生物丙烯及其衍生物的市場需求，并進行具體的可行性評估，目標是到2025年實現商業化。

郝芬 譯自 ICIS-MRC

原文如下：

Mitsubishi Chemical and Toyota Tsusho to jointly study ethylene, propylene and their derivatives production from bioethanol

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC) and Toyota Tsusho Corporation have begun a joint-consideration to manufacture and sale ethylene, propylene, and their derivatives using bioethanol as a raw material, with an aim to commence operation in 2025, according to Indian CHEMICAL News.

There is a growing need for plastic reuse and recycling to achieve the realization of a sustainable recycling-oriented society. There are also strong expectations for realizing a sustainable life cycle by using plant-derived materials.

MCC and Toyota Tsusho are working on the commercialization of various recycling processes and aim to realize a recycling-oriented society by switching from raw materials derived from fossil fuels to plant-derived materials.

In order to make a wide range of products more sustainable, including products which are generally difficult to collect and recycle among packaging/containers and sanitary goods, both companies have decided to examine how to commercialize the manufacture and sale of ethylene, propylene, and their derivatives made from plant-derived raw materials.

MCC and Toyota Tsusho will evaluate the manufacture of 100% plant-derived ethylene (bioethylene) and its derivatives using bioethanol as a raw material, and the manufacture and sale of the first plant-derived propylene in Japan (biopropylene) and its derivatives using bioethylene as its raw material.

Both companies will investigate the market need for bioethylene, biopropylene, and their derivatives and conduct a concrete feasibility assessment with an aim to commercialize by 2025.