Dow, Mura Technology to construct advanced recycling facility in Germany

Dow, Mura Technology to construct advanced recycling facility in Germany
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The Horgen, Switzerland, office of United States-based Dow has announced that it is constructing an advanced recycling facility at its Böhlen site in Germany in partnership with London-based Mura Technology. The Böhlen facility, which the companies expect to be operational by 2025, will deliver about 120,000 metric tons per year of advanced recycling capacity at full run rate.

According to a news release from Dow, this planned facility in Germany builds on Dow’s ongoing collaboration with Mura, first announced in 2021, with an initial project to construct the world’s first plant using Mura’s Hydrothermal Plastic Recycling Solution (HydroPRS) process in Teesside, United Kingdom, which is expected to be operational in 2023 with an initial production capacity of 20,000 metric tons per year.

Mura’s HydroPRS advanced recycling process uses supercritical steam to convert most forms of plastics—including flexible and multilayer plastics—back into the original oils and chemicals from which they were made. According to Dow, these materials can then be used to create new, virgin-equivalent plastic products, suitable for food-contact packaging.

The companies have announced plans to build additional advanced recycling facilities as well. In July, Dow and Mura reported plans to build multiple advanced recycling facilities in the U.S. and Europe, including the Böhlen site, adding as much as 600,000 metric tons per year of advanced recycling capacity by 2030.

“Mura’s collaboration with Dow has led to the largest commitment across the industry to date, showcasing the urgency from industry leaders to adopt scalable solutions such as HydroPRS that will transform he plastics industry worldwide,” says Steve Mahon, chief executive officer at Mura Technology. “Dow’s continued support for Mura Technology has led to a highly financeable commercial arrangement and the deepening collaboration will allow both companies to achieve their stated ambitions in the advanced recycling space.”

The Böhlen site is expected to be co-located with Dow’s manufacturing facilities, which Dow says would enable larger capacity for plastic materials and increase the supply of fully circular feedstock to the industry. The company plans to take advantage of the co-location benefits, which it says could reduce the cost of scaling its advanced recycling facilities.

“The continuation and growth of Dow and Mura’s collaboration is another example of how Dow is working strategically to expand and build momentum around securing circular feedstocks and supporting breakthrough advanced recycling technologies,” says Isam Shomaly, Dow business vice president for Feedstocks and Commodities.

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Source: Recycling Today
Dow, Mura Technology to construct advanced recycling facility in Germany
<![CDATA[The Horgen, Switzerland, office of United States-based Dow has announced that it is constructing an advanced recycling facility at its Böhlen site in Germany in partnership with London-based Mura Technology. The Böhlen facility, which the companies expect to be operational by 2025, will deliver about 120,000 metric tons per year of advanced recycling capacity at full run rate. According to a news release from Dow, this planned facility in Germany builds on Dow’s ongoing collaboration with Mura, first announced in 2021, with an initial project to construct the world’s first plant using Mura’s Hydrothermal Plastic Recycling Solution (HydroPRS) process in Teesside, United Kingdom, which is expected to be operational in 2023 with an initial production capacity of 20,000 metric tons per year. Mura’s HydroPRS advanced recycling process uses supercritical steam to convert most forms of plastics—including flexible and multilayer plastics—back into the original oils and chemicals from which they were made. According to Dow, these materials can then be used to create new, virgin-equivalent plastic products, suitable for food-contact packaging. The companies have announced plans to build additional advanced recycling facilities as well. In July, Dow and Mura reported plans to build multiple advanced recycling facilities in the U.S. and…