chemXplore tracks 24 projects using plastic waste as feedstock, of which 12 are active.
Of the active ones, 12 new construction.
4 active projects carry no start-up date yet. The dates themselves, per project, are for subscribers.
EU funds first commercial plant converting mixed plastic waste into renewable BTX aromatics; plant will process 20,000 t/yr, produce 10,000 t/yr and cut 72% GHG vs fossil route.
Public tours show energy-from-waste operations, lamp recycling, bottom-ash recovery and a landfill viewpoint across themed routes with music and family activities.
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.
Stake in Grandpuits recycling plant transferred to full ownership; plant uses TAC™ technology under licence and recycles 15,000 t/yr.
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.
Advanced pyrolysis plant at Bamble will process 33,000 t/yr of end-of-life plastics, powered by renewable energy to produce recycled ethylene and virgin-quality recycled polyethylene.
Flexible food-grade film made from chemically recycled mixed plastic via ISCC PLUS mass-balance; MoReTec-1 to supply 50,000 t/yr feedstock; Taghleef and Amcor handled film and conversion.
Feasibility study to use natural hydrogen from a South Australia project as core feedstock for green methanol, with a preliminary study planned in H2 2026.
€1.5M EU grant for FEED of a Rotterdam-area chemical recycling plant, enabling terminal co-location, heat integration and logistics optimisation to lower CO₂ and improve economics.
chemXplore tracks 8 plants using plastic waste as feedstock in 4 countries.
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The 3 with the most plants, of 8 companies.
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