While recycling and bio-based materials offer promising pathways to the sustainable production of plastics and their chemical precursors, fundamental hurdles around economics and infrastructure remain. In this issue's lead story, Jonathan Katz of Chemical Processing discusses the many hurdles—and promising routes forward—on the industry's long and complex road to circularity with Tim Thiel, global circular economy manager for Covestro. Read on to learn more.
— Keith Larson, Market Leader