France's advanced plastic recycling era begins with TotalEnergies
This synthetic oil will serve as a petrochemical feedstock, allowing the production of recycled plastics that meet stringent quality requirements for food contact and medical applications.
SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): TotalEnergies SE shares are up during Thursday’s premarket session as it starts production at France’s first advanced plastics recycling plant.
This initiative marks a significant step in converting the Grandpuits refinery into a zero-crude platform.
Launches 15,000-Ton Recycling Plant
The new plant, located southeast of Paris, has an annual capacity of 15,000 tons. It utilizes innovative recycling technology to convert hard-to-recycle plastic waste into synthetic oil.
This synthetic oil will serve as a petrochemical feedstock, allowing the production of recycled plastics that meet stringent quality requirements for food contact and medical applications.
Notably, TotalEnergies has partnered with Citeo and Paprec in 2023 to ensure a steady supply of plastic waste for the plant, which is part of a broader strategy to reduce environmental impact.
Valérie Goff, Senior Vice President, Renewables, Fuels & Chemicals at TotalEnergies added, “The start-up of the first advanced plastics recycling plant in France is an important milestone in the conversion of our Grandpuits site into a zero-crude complex. Alongside Plastic Energy, contributing its technology, and our partners Citeo and Paprec, we are supporting the emergence of a brand-new French plastic recycling activity,”
Angola Plant Production Commencement
This week, the company started production at Angola's Quiluma offshore gas field, its first non-associated gas development.
The project is expected to produce about 330 million cubic feet per day, supplying the Angola LNG plant and supporting exports to Europe and Asia.
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