CHEMICAL RECYCLING | INNOVATION
possible. Secondly, minimising process losses in the system to maximise the amount of material ending up in new plastics products, and finally the cost efficiency of the process. Neste says that its technol- ogy development with partners is focused on these three targets. The company’s chemical recycling approach is building on a value chain where waste plastic is first liquefied and then turned into a high-quality feedstock for new plastics through pre-treatment, upgrading and refining. While the refining is done in a conventional refinery in Porvoo, Finland, further steps now need to be scaled up. For example, Neste made an investment decision of €111m in June to build an upgraded facility at the Porvoo refinery during the course of the EU-backed Pulse project. This facility will process 150,000 tpa of liquefied waste plastics. With liquefaction, Neste works with various suppliers and partners. Currently, worldwide liquefaction capacity is still limited. These capaci- ties also need to be ramped up to provide large- scale chemical recycling value chains. At present Neste has processed around 3,000 tonnes of liquefied waste plastics into high-quality feedstock for polymer production.
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Earlier in 2023, Neste also announced a joint
venture with pipes group Uponor, Wastewise and Borealis to build a chemical recycling value chain that is turning hard-to-recycle waste from PEX pipe production at Uponor into new PEX materials for water pipes, which have not been able to use recycled material previously due to high hygiene requirements. Neste says that its future developments are focused on building the upgraded capacities
Above: Neste is partnering with Uponor, Wastewise and Borealis on recycling waste from PEX pipe production
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