The Netherlandsinfinity-recycling.com
Its role Investor / Financier
Infinity Recycling B.V. is a privately held growth equity and impact investment firm headquartered in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Founded in 2019 by Jan-Willem Muller and Jeroen Kelder, the company specializes in investing in advanced recycling technologies to create markets for end-of-life waste streams, with a primary focus on plastics and the transition to a circular economy.
The firm manages the Circular Plastics Fund, an Article 9 impact fund that closed at €175 million in committed capital in 2024. It provides capital and strategic support to portfolio companies developing technologies such as pyrolysis and chemical recycling, enabling the conversion of plastic waste into chemical feedstocks and new materials. Notable investments include Pryme N.V. in Rotterdam, Itero Technologies, Clariter, DePoly, BioBTX, and others across Europe.
Operating from its base in Rotterdam, Infinity Recycling connects technology developers with industry players, financiers, and regulators to facilitate the scale-up of first-of-a-kind commercial plants. As an independent specialist fund manager in the sustainable chemicals and recycling sector, it emphasizes both financial returns and environmental impact, supporting the defossilization of the plastics value chain.
chemXplore tracks 2 projects involving Infinity Recycling, of which 2 are active.
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Convert plastic waste into about 10,000 t/y of renewable aromatic oil and downstream benzene, phthalic anhydride and aromatics for circular supply chains; first plant operational early 2028.
First commercial ICCP plant in Delfzijl will process 20,000 t/yr mixed plastic into ~10,000 t/y BTX aromatic oil and ~8,000 t/y by-products, cutting GHG 70–80%.
First commercial plant directly converting mixed plastic waste into 10,000 t/yr BTX plus 8,000 t by-products; construction begins early 2027, start-up mid‑2028.
The new plant will convert plastic waste into renewable aromatics, reducing carbon emissions. The €80M funding includes equity, debt financing, and grants, highlighting confidence in the innovative approach.
The plant will process 27kt of waste plastics annually, offsetting 20kt of fossil resources and creating 40 jobs, supporting the transition to a circular plastics hub in Limburg.
The plant will convert 27,000 tonnes of plastic waste into oils, wax, and gas, reducing emissions. It will create 30 local jobs and aims to expand with a larger commercial plant in the future.
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