Article by Adam Duckett
PLASTIC ENERGY has agreed another partnership with an industry heavyweight – this time ExxonMobil – to build a plant that will turn waste plastic into chemicals feedstock.
The partners have been developing plans since 2018 and say they will make a final investment decision in mid-2021 to build what they describe as one of the largest advanced recycling plants in Europe. If agreed the plant is expected to start operations in 2023 and would be sited next to ExxonMobil’s Notre Dame de Gravenchon petrochemical complex in France. Plastic Energy will build, own and operate the plant, which will have an initial capacity to process 25,000 /y of plastic waste, with plans to scale to 33,000 thereafter.