Issue 18/2021 - Shell proposes to build a chemical recycling plant for waste plastics

Shell plans to build a chemical recycling plant for waste plastics

Recently, Shell announced that it will build two waste plastic chemical recycling plants in the Netherlands by 2023 to produce pyrolysis oil feedstock
for its steam crackers in Moerdijk, the Netherlands, and Rheinland, Germany.
It is estimated that the two waste plastic chemical recycling plants can convert more than 30,000 tons/year of waste plastic into pyrolysis raw materials
.

It is reported that the two plants will be jointly built by Shell's strategic investment subsidiary, Shell Venture Capital, and plastic waste recycling specialist BlueAlp, and the two sides will also establish a joint venture
.
Among them, plastic chemical recycling technology is provided by BlueAlp, which breaks down waste plastic into pyrolysis oil and is used to produce sustainable chemicals
.
As part of the agreement, Shell acquired a 21.
25% stake
in BlueAlp.