Sumitomo Chemical

Chemicals, circular polymers, PMMA and carbon-cycle technologies

Sumitomo Chemical states that its Ehime Works chemical-recycling pilot facility received ISCC PLUS certification for chemically recycled MMA monomer in December 2024, following certification for acrylonitrile at the same site. In February 2026, Lummus and Sumitomo Chemical announced commercial availability of PMMA chemical-recycling technology. The company describes SUMIPEX Meguri recycled PMMA as suitable for high-quality automotive and display applications. Public sources do not establish pilot throughput, a specific waste supplier, production allocation or customer offtake.

Ehime Works Named chemical-recycling pilot facility

ISCC PLUS MMA monomer certification, 2024

2026 PMMA-CR commercial availability announcement

Open Capacity, grade and buyer evidence

• Used and process-scrap PMMA
• Pyrolysis or depolymerization inputs and energy
• ISCC PLUS chain-of-custody records

Outputs and residuals to resolve

• MMA monomer and recycled PMMA molding material
• Automotive and display-grade PMMA applications
• Nonconforming PMMA and process residuals

First decision: Start with one PMMA waste stream and a demanding end use. Prove composition, additives, collection or process-scrap source, monomer recovery, certification scope, molding properties and buyer validation.

Sumitomo Chemical identifies the Ehime Works pilot facility and ISCC PLUS certification for chemically recycled MMA monomer.

Product bridge

SUMIPEX Meguri recycled PMMA is described for high-quality uses such as automobiles and displays.

Commercialization signal

Lummus and Sumitomo Chemical announced commercial availability of PMMA chemical-recycling technology in February 2026.

Evidence boundary

Public sources do not disclose operating capacity, waste-source contract, batch data, commercial allocation or a named buyer.

Decision boundary

This is a rare case where a chemical-recycling brief can begin with a named facility and certified monomer. The discipline is still the same: a pilot and a product announcement do not prove the available grade, volume or customer.

This is a public screening map. It separates company-disclosed flows from open qualification work. It does not convert a destination into a buyer or an announced ambition into operating capacity.

Build a PMMA feedstock contract map

Chemical recycling is only as stable as its sorted PMMA input.

Next evidence: Source type, volumes, composition, collection or scrap handling and commercial rights.

Qualify SUMIPEX Meguri at application level

High-quality use must be proven against an actual molding and performance requirement.

Next evidence: TDS, COA, color and optical properties, part test and approval.

Keep pilot and commercial status separate

Commercially available technology is not the same as contracted commercial production.

Next evidence: Facility status, capacity, project owner, launch criteria and product allocation.

• ISCC PLUS Certification for Recycled MMA Sumitomo Chemical, December 2024 https://www.sumitomo-chem.co.jp/english/news/detail/20241216e.html
• PMMA chemical recycling commercial availability Sumitomo Chemical, February 2026 https://www.sumitomo-chem.co.jp/english/sustainability/news/detail/?key=9680
• Sustainability Report 2025 Sumitomo Chemical https://www.sumitomo-chem.co.jp/english/sustainability/information/library/files/docs/sustainability_report_2025e.pdf
• Commercial-scale PMMA chemical-recycling license Sumitomo Chemical, February 2026 https://www.sumitomo-chem.co.jp/news/detail/20260205.html

Source hierarchy: filings and company disclosures first. The brief states what those sources support and leaves the unresolved plant, grade, permit, buyer and mass-balance questions explicit.

The next useful working session starts with: Start with one PMMA waste stream and a demanding end use. Prove composition, additives, collection or process-scrap source, monomer recovery, certification scope, molding properties and buyer validation.