Vitol WPU selects Sulzer PyroCon for Rotterdam recycling plant
- WPU’s facility beside Vitol’s VPR refinery in the Port of Rotterdam will process large volumes of plastic waste.
- Sulzer’s PyroCon™ cools and condenses pyrolysis vapors into a liquid feedstock for new plastics production.
- Sulzer will provide engineering services and a complete skid‑mounted modular solution; basic engineering completed in Q1 2026.
- The solution is designed to handle mixed and contaminated plastics and to adapt to changing operating conditions and future capacity needs; first skid deliveries are scheduled for Q1 2027.
Project and location
WPU’s new facility, located next to Vitol’s VPR refinery in the Port of Rotterdam, will process large volumes of plastic waste. WPU’s proprietary technology converts the waste plastic into gas through a pyrolysis process.
Process technology
Sulzer’s PyroCon™ technology will rapidly cool and condense those pyrolysis vapors into a liquid feedstock that can be used to produce new plastic materials. The solution is designed to handle a wide range of materials, including plastic waste with varying levels of contaminants.
Engineering and schedule
Sulzer will provide engineering services and deliver a complete skid‑mounted modular solution to support project execution. Basic engineering for the project was completed in Q1 2026, with first skid deliveries scheduled for Q1 2027 in line with the project timeline.
Operational flexibility
The PyroCon system offers flexibility to adapt to changing operating conditions and future capacity needs, and is intended to ensure a consistent and reliable feedstock by rapidly cooling and condensing the gases produced during pyrolysis.
Source: Sulzer
