BlueAlp chosen as tech partner for BioBTX circular-aromatics plant
- BlueAlp selected as technology partner for BioBTX's Delfzijl plant and will license, engineer, design and manufacture the pyrolysis modules.
- BlueAlp's pyrolysis converts mixed consumer plastics into gas which BioBTX's ICCP converts into circular aromatics: benzene, toluene and xylene (BTX).
- Plant processing capacity is approximately 20 kilotons per year of mixed plastic waste.
- Pyrolysis modules are being manufactured in Eindhoven and will be shipped to Delfzijl for integration from December 2026.
Partnership and scope
BlueAlp was selected as the technology partner for BioBTX's Delfzijl plant and will license its pyrolysis technology and deliver detailed engineering, design and manufacture of pyrolysis modules to be integrated into the BioBTX facility.
Technology and process
BlueAlp's continuous pyrolysis heats mixed consumer plastic waste to produce a gas phase; BioBTX's ICCP catalytic process converts those gases into circular aromatics—benzene, toluene and xylene (BTX)—used as chemical building blocks.
Scale and schedule
The plant's processing capacity is approximately 20 kilotons per year of mixed plastic waste; the pyrolysis modules are being manufactured at BlueAlp's Eindhoven facility and are scheduled for transport to Delfzijl for integration from December 2026.
Industrial context
The Delfzijl plant will be the first commercial-scale BioBTX facility deploying ICCP technology at industrial scale and represents a step toward producing circular aromatics from plastic waste rather than fossil feedstocks.
Source: BioBTX