United Kingdom – Mura Technology and Dow are taking the next step in their collaboration to help solve the global plastic waste problem by constructing multiple world-scale 120 kilotons (KT) advanced recycling facilities in the United States and Europe.
As a significant offtaker of the circular feed that Mura produces, Dow will play a significant role in the partnership. This circular feed, made from plastic waste currently destined for landfill or incineration, lessens reliance on fossil-based feedstocks and enables Dow to create a recycled plastic feedstock for the creation of new, virgin-grade plastics, which are highly demanded by international brands. Mura and Dow will ensure that plastic can be recycled into international supply chains through their joint efforts, advancing the circular economy for plastics and raising the value of plastic waste.
HydroPRS
This is a significant turning point in the rapid scaling up of Mura’s ground-breaking HydroPRS (Hydrothermal Plastic Recycling Solution) advanced recycling process, which can recycle all types of plastic, including flexible and multi-layered plastics that were once thought to be “unrecyclable.” It has the potential to stop millions of tons of plastic and carbon dioxide from entering the environment each year once it is implemented at scale and to produce the building blocks for a sustainable, circular plastics economy, a mission to which Dow is jointly committed and providing materials science expertise.
The first HydroPRS plant in the world, situated in Teesside, UK, is anticipated to begin operations in 2023 and will provide Dow with a 100 percent recycled feedstock through a 20 KT per year production line. This supply is anticipated to increase significantly as a result of the expanded partnership, which will also have a significant impact on Dow and Mura’s intended global rollout of up to 600 KT of advanced recycling capacity by 2030.
Through numerous projects in the United States and Europe, Mura’s technology will be scaled up thanks to Dow’s extensive global reach. These plans include potential co-location possibilities, which will significantly improve Mura’s plants’ ability to integrate.
