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Innovative plant for the classification, treatment and chemical recycling of contaminated plastic waste for the revaluation of pyrolytic oils

PRTR Call for Proposals Project

The project is a new plant for the classification, treatment and chemical recycling of plastics through a completely innovative pyrolysis process that allows pyrolytic oils to be obtained for the manufacture of new plastic materials. With the increase in treatment capacity, and the possibility of expanding the range of sources of origin of waste, the introduction of new waste that is currently non-recyclable by the company will be allowed, and the quality control of both incoming waste and the oils obtained will be improved.

Line of action:

Private sector

Status:

En ejecución

Location:

Flix, Tarragona (Catalonia)

Geographic scope:

España

Execution date:

2025

End date:

2027

Duration:

01/01/25 - 30/04/27

Total budget:

€13,737,269.21

Amount of aid from the Biodiversity Foundation:

€2,140,036.29

Project based on a new chemical recycling plant for plastic waste with a high proportion of polyolefins, low humidity, a low proportion of PETs and the like, as well as the total elimination of PVC compounds, which through novel technologies from their thermal degradation with pyrolysis, leads to their conversion into pyrolytic oil.

The line will have a capacity of 25,000t/y of waste, obtaining 15,000t/y of plastics suitable for chemical recycling and 10,000t/y of invalid fractions that will be managed and revalued depending on their typology. On the other hand, the chemical recycling modules will allow the pyrolysis process to be carried out to obtain oils that replace petroleum, which will be used as raw material to manufacture new plastics, solid fraction (char) and gaseous fraction (non-condensable hydrocarbons). The modules will have a maximum input capacity of 35,000 t/year, taking into account that 15,000 t/y will be supplied by the pre-treatment line, and 10,000 t/y of waste pretreated by managers, with which 15,000 t/y of pyrolysis oils, 3,750 t/y of “Char”, will be obtained for use by third parties for use in the cement industry. thus achieving the recovery of 17.5% of the waste produced in the pyrolysis process. The gaseous fraction will be used as an energy source for the pyrolysis burning process.

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Innovative plant for the classification, treatment and chemical recycling of contaminated plastic waste for the revaluation of pyrolytic oils