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(photo source: total) according to foreign media reports, total, a French oil company, decided to double the capacity of its subsidiary synova to meet the growing market demand for high-performance recycled materials. By the beginning of 2021, synova, headquartered in Norway, will produce 40000 tons of recycled polypropylene materials annually that can meet the demanding quality standards of automotive OEMs and enterprises. "Plastics have many advantages, such as reducing the weight of commodities, improving energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions," said val é RIE Goff, senior vice president, polymer group, total Refining & chemicals. By developing recyclable raw materials, we can reuse end-of-life plastics. At the beginning of 2019, we acquired synova, and this capacity increase marks a new milestone in circular economic activities, helping us to achieve our goal of producing 30% recyclable polymers by 2030, and our ambition to make total a responsible energy giant. " Total is the alliance to end plastic One of the founding members of waste), which brings together about 40 member companies in the entire plastic and consumer goods value chain, and promises to provide more than $1 billion (the ultimate goal is to invest $1.5 billion) in the next five years to provide solutions to eliminate plastic pollution in the environment, especially in the ocean. Total is working on various recycling methods to develop high-performance recyclable polymers. For example, the group produces circular compounds, polypropylene and polyethylene with at least 50% recyclable materials, which have the same properties as the original grade polymer. Total is also working with citeo, Saint Gobain and syndifruis to create a polystyrene recycling channel in France by 2020, and to verify mass production at total's Carling and feluy industrial bases in France and Belgium. In addition, total is a global leader in bioplastics. Total corbion PLA joint venture has a 7.5-ton-a-year polylactic acid plant in Thailand. Polylactic acid is a 100% renewable and degradable bioplastics. In addition, total has set a target of producing 30% recyclable plastic by 2030.