TotalEnergies has announced the construction of a new mechanical recycling unit for plastic waste at its Grandpuits site in France, said the company.
The new unit can produce 30,000 tonnes/y of high value-added compounds containing up to 50% recycled plastic material once it become operational in 2026. A specific centre will also be created that will provide technical assistance to customers and develop new products.
In Sep 2020, the company announced a net zero goal by 2050. The company launched a project to transform its Grandpuits industrial site into a "zero-crude" project, which is estimated to cost over EUR 500 M. The biorefinery's output capacity will be 210,000 tonnes/y by 2025 and 285,000 tonnes/y by 2027. The biomethane unit will prevent emission of around 20,000 tonnes/y of CO2.
The unit will have a capacity of 80 GWh. The site will also have two recycling units, one for advanced recycling with a capacity to process 15,000 tonnes/y of waste, and another a mechanical recycling unit. The Grandpuits site houses a large solar farm that has been generating 31 GWh/y of green electricity since Jul 2023.
We remind, Borealis and TotalEnergies celebrate the start-up of their Baystar joint venture’s new 625,000 metric ton-per-year Borstar® polyethylene (PE) unit, which more than doubles the current production capacity at Baystar’s site in Pasadena, Texas.
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