Cyclyx International, a joint venture between Agilyx, ExxonMobil, LyondellBasell, has made the final investment decision to build its second Cyclyx Circularity Centre (CCC) in Texas, United States.
Last December, it decided to build its first CCC in Houston with capacity to produce around 136,000 tonnes (300 million pounds) of plastic feedstock for chemical and mechanical recycling, with ExxonMobil and LyondellBasell holding offtake rights. That first facility is expected to start operations in mid-2025.
The second facility will have capacity to produce another 136,000 tonnes (300 million pounds), bringing the total capacity of the two centres to 600 million pounds. Start-up is expected in mid-2026. The CCC2 will be located at an existing distribution centre in the Fort Worth, Texas area, and will create around 100 jobs for the local community.
Together, Agilyx, ExxonMobil, and LyondellBasell are investing $135 million into Cyclyx to fund the construction and operations for CCC2.
“This new world-class facility will significantly expand our capability to supply the growing industry demand for feedstock for both mechanical and chemical recycling,” said Joe Vaillancourt, CEO of Cyclyx. “CCC2 will help enable the aggregation and recycling of post-consumer, commercial, and industrial plastic waste often destined for landfills or incineration. We look forward to working with the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex community as well as our feedstock customers to deliver sustainable solutions.”
Cyclyx draws on a database of over 1500 post-use plastic chemical characterisations to assesses each source of waste plastic to understand its chemical profile. It then uses artificial intelligence and big data to sort those profiles into the various mechanical and chemical recycling pathways that the plastics can be used for. The two CCC will focus on sorting and custom blending collected material to ensure feedstock specifications and classifications meet expectations for ExxonMobil and LyondellBasell.
The announcement comes two months after California sued ExxonMobill for allegedly misleading the public about plastics recycling.