Also known as Py-oil.
chemXplore tracks 21 projects targeting pyrolysis oil, of which 15 are active.
11 new construction, 2 expansion, and 2 revamp / retrofit.
Expected to start operating, per year; 3 of the active projects carry no start-up date yet.
Owners and developers: ARC Resources Ltd. (1), Antin Infrastructure Partners (1), Aurora Renewable Carbon (1), BTG Bioliquids (1), Basell Polyolefine GmbH (1), BlueAlp (1)
Investors: Netherlands Enterprise Agency (2), Oost NL (2), Triodos Bank (2), Aurora Renewable Carbon (1), Infinity Recycling (1), Innovation Norway (1)
Contractors, licensors, and offtakers are recorded on 8 of these 15 projects For subscribers
Engineering plastics need tailored recycling—mechanical, solvent, depolymerisation or thermochemical—selected by waste composition; loopamid commercial plant began in early 2025; sorting and regulation are crucial.
Empyro will resume pyrolysis oil production from woody biomass residues this summer and add an upgrading unit to produce lignin- and sugar-based chemical feedstocks.
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.
New Rotterdam plant will convert end‑of‑life plastics via pyrolysis; PyroCon condenses vapors to liquid feedstock; basic engineering done, first skids due Q1 2027.
€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.
Improves pyrolysis-oil quality for steam crackers by removing chlorine, nitrogen and silicon; specific adsorbents cut chlorides up to threefold and modular columns enable flexible plant integration.
Live blow-moulding demo will produce 200ml cosmetic bottles with advanced recycled HDPE; 4L samples use Recycl-IN HDPE with 50% post‑consumer recyclate to support regulatory targets.
Used diaper plastics collected, mechanically separated and chemically recycled into ISCC‑certified pyrolysis oil for new polymer production, demonstrating industrial-scale circularity in Europe
Long-term deal secures sustainably sourced wood residues for Empyro bio-oil plant restart; feedstock will meet NTA 8080 traceability and sustainability criteria.
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