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>30% IRRs should be attainable converting waste-plastic back into oil, based on disclosures from technology-leaders in the sector. This economic model allows for stress-testing of product prices, input costs, gate…
…plastic recycling theme since 2019. There is extremely exciting potential for plastic pyrolysis, but mixed progress to-date, including in 2022. Further and broader details are found in our plastic research….
Alterra Energy built the US’s first larger-scale plastic pyrolysis facility, in Akron, Ohio, and has steadily been refining its plastic recycling technology. The company recently signed license agreements with Neste…
Due to the limitations of mechanical recycling, 85% of the world’s plastic is incinerated, dumped into landfill, or worst of all, ends up in the oceans. An alternative, plastic pyrolysis,…
The opportunity is emerging to absorb mixed plastic waste, turning plastic into roads, displacing bitumen from road asphalts. We find strong economics, with net margins of $200/ton of plastic, deflating…
…it should be possible to uplift plastic recycling margins by $50-100/ton. We remain most excited, however, by plastic pyrolysis, being pioneered by smaller companies, to turn plastic back into oil….
Global plastic is estimated at 470MTpa in 2022, rising to 1,000MTpa by 2050. This data-file is a breakdown of global plastic demand, by product, by region and by end use,…
Due to the limitations of mechanical recycling, 85% of the world’s plastic is incinerated, dumped into landfill, or worst of all, ends up in the oceans. An alternative, plastic pyrolysis,…
This data-file assesses the outlook for 30 plastic recycling companies, including next-generation plastic recycling or pyrolysis. This group is operating (or constructing) 100 plants around the world, which use chemical…
…waste plastics. Decarbonize downstream: a digital transformation in catalyst science? (Nov-2019, 25-pages) Plastic Pyrolysis: Turn the Plastic Into Oil (Apr-2019, 16-page report) Turn waste plastic into roads? (Apr-2020, 6-pages) Carbon-negative…