Ten years of close collaboration between chemical recycling pioneer Plastic Energy and Loughborough University has now culminated in the formal opening of Plastic Energy’s new development ‘hub’ at the University.
Based at the University, Plastic Energy’s research team, who previously used shared laboratory space, now have their own new labs and dedicated office space at their disposal in the Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Park (LUSEP).
Plastic Energy continues to work on the further development and optimisation of its chemical recycling technology. The new lab features sophisticated equipment, which the research team use to test feedstock and improve the quality of the Tacoil produced from Plastic Energy’s Thermal Anaerobic Conversion - or TAC - process.
The opening of the new labs and separate office was celebrated at an event last week attended by the Plastic Energy leadership and research teams, and key stakeholders at Loughborough University, including Steve Christie, Professor of Chemical Technologies and Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor for the Doctoral College. After the opening speeches from Professor Christie, Carlos Monreal, founder and CEO of Plastic Energy, and David McNamara, Plastic Energy’s CTO, attendees were given a tour of the labs, complete with a demonstration of current R&D projects.
“After a decade of collaboration with Loughborough University, we are delighted to formally open our new Plastic Energy labs and office space at LUSEP,” said David McNamara, CTO at Plastic Energy. “This will provide a base for our research team to continue their invaluable work on our technology and act as a hub for internal and external visitors.”