Attero has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Saudi chemical manufacturer Sabic.
The Dutch integrated waste management and recycling company will supply post-consumer plastic waste feedstock for Sabic’s chemical recycling plant in Geleen, the Netherlands.
The pyrolysis plant is a joint-venture between Sabic and Plastic Energy, first announced in 2018. Originally scheduled to start operations in the second half of 2022, the plant is currently in the final stage of construction. It will be integrated into Sabic's existing Geleen manufacturing site.
The chemical recycling facility at Geleen is key to Sabic’s goal of producing 1 million tonnes of circular materials by the year 2030.
The collaboration will see Attero supply Sabic with an undisclosed amount of plastic waste that is currently destined for waste-to-energy processing. Attero said it plans to expand post-sorting capacity at its Wijster facility in the Netherlands to facilitate the feedstock agreement long-term.
Wijster is the world’s largest post-separation plant, where Attero sorts plastic waste from municipal solid waste into up to 10 different streams. The organic material in the waste is screened out for processing in the anaerobic digestion plants to produce green gas.
“Attero is committed to be at the forefront of circular economy and further decarbonise its operations in waste-to-materials and waste-to-energy,” said Paul Ganzeboom, CEO of Attero. “Municipalities and companies for whom we process their residual waste on our locations in Wijster and Moerdijk will benefit from the most sustainable processing available in the market,” he added.