Agilyx: plastic recycling breakthrough?
…review of Agilyx’s plastic recycling technology. Based on its patents, we infer that Agilyx has developed an intriguing and novel approach to plastic recycling. We think it uses a large…
Plastic Recycling Companies: pyrolysis and next-generation recycling?
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…
Global plastic demand: breakdown by product, region and use?
…Plastic recycling. We also see potential for plastic-recycling technologies to displace 8-15Mbpd of potential oil demand growth (i.e., naphtha, LPGs and ethane) by 2060, compared to a business-as-usual scenario of…
Carbios: plastic recycling breakthrough?
…will produce 40kTpa, costing €100M to construct, starting up in 2025, and saving 48kTpa of CO2. We believe economics could be extremely exciting, compared to conventional plastics and ethane cracking….
Recycling: a global overview of energy savings?
A global overview of recycling is laid out in numbers in this data-file, covering steel, paper, glass, plastics such as PET and HDPE and other metals, such as copper and…
TOTAL’s Plastic-Recycling Progress?
…different extrusion methodologies. The file also includes a summary of TOTAL’s plastic recycling patents. Overall it should be possible to uplift plastic recycling margins by $50-100/ton. We remain most excited,…
Alterra Energy: technology review?
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…
Next-generation plastics: bioplastic, biodegradable, recycled?
…by 50% and cost less than virgin plastic. But only c25% of plastic is well-suited to mechanical recycling. All of our recycling research is linked here. Next-generation plastic recycling is…
Carbon-negative plastics: a breakthrough?
…below, note here). We remain excited by the pace of progress in next-generation plastic recycling, turning waste plastic back into oil. TOTAL also screens among the leaders in this area,…
Turn the Plastic Back into Oil
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,…