Mammoth Advanced Recycling Plant to Become Operational in 2025

The advanced recycling processes used by the plant will save nearly 1.5 tons of carbon dioxide per ton of plastic recycled, when compared with incineration.

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): Europe’s largest advanced recycling plant, being built by Mura Technology at Dow's Bohlen site in Germany, is expected to become operational by 2025, with a final investment decision expected by end-2023. The plant is expected to possess an advanced recycling capacity of approximately 120 kilotons per annum. The facility would be the first in Germany.

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Mura Technology is in the process of building several such units in Europe and the U.S., which is expected to deliver approximately 600 kilo tons of advanced recycling capacity by 2030. Also, the German project will make Dow the largest consumer of circular feedstock for polyethylene production.

Earlier in June this year, Mura Technologies had announced that its partner, KBR, made an investment of $100 million in it with the aim of developing multiple new projects across the world, which would result in eliminating more than 1 million tons of plastic from global waste streams.

The advanced recycling processes used by the plant will save nearly 1.5 tons of carbon dioxide per ton of plastic recycled, when compared with incineration. Also, the plant’s modern technology will reduce reliance on fossil-based feedstocks.

All contracts are expected to be in place before the end of 2023, said Marc van den Biggelaar, Advanced Recycling Director, Dow EMEA & APAC.