Hi, my name is Caroline Gassauer
and I am a project director at the plastic-to-plastic department at OMV.
Plastic is a valuable resource and should not be thrown away,
but rather reused.
We at OMV reuse that plastic waste as a resource
and we are building a circular economy for plastics.
Besides initiatives to reduce and to reuse plastics,
we focus on two complementary recycling technologies:
one is the well-known technology of mechanical recycling,
which we are further developing to improve achievable qualities.
The other is chemical recycling, a solution for any mixed plastic waste
not suitable for mechanical recycling and which is currently either incinerated or even landfilled.
Chemical recycling results in a synthetic feedstock for producing any type of virgin plastics.
This virgin plastic can then be used in industries that require a high-purity level,
such as the healthcare sector.
Circular economy is an important part of OMV’s strategy for more sustainable living.
We build on existing knowhow and we aim to become a market leader
in the circular economy of plastics.