TotalEnergies has converted feedstocks from plastic waste into circular polymers at its polypropylene plant in La Porte, Texas, US. The La Porte plant, one of the international’s largest polypropylene websites, will produce sustainably licensed polymers appropriate for a wide range of applications, consisting of food-grade packaging.
The petrochemical feedstock is provided by way of New Hope Energy’s ISCC+-certified superior recycling facility in Tyler, Texas. The feedstock changed into converted into monomers at the BASF TotalEnergies Petrochemicals (BTP) facility – a 60/40 joint assignment (JV) between BASF and TotalEnergies based totally in Port Arthur, Texas – before being transformed into round polymers at TotalEnergies’ polypropylene plant in La Porte, Texas. Both the La Porte and BTP centers obtained their ISCC+ certification in 2022.
TotalEnergies and New Hope Energy have also signed a multi-year agreement under which New Hope Energy will deliver TotalEnergies with petrochemical feedstock crafted from plastics to produce recycled polymers. New Hope Energy uses a patented pyrolysis generation evolved in partnership with Lummus Technology to process and convert blended plastic waste that would in any other case be destined for landfill or incineration.
“After Europe, this first manufacturing of round polymers from advanced recycling in the US is a breakthrough in our dedication to assembly the global market’s developing demand for extra innovative and sustainable plastics, in addition to our ambition to provide 1 million tpy of circular polymers by way of 2030,” stated Heather Tomas, Vice President Polymers Americas.
“We are excited to accomplice with TotalEnergies in our mutual attempt to transform plastic for a cleanser world,” stated Rusty Combs, CEO of New Hope Energy. “This delivery agreement is a crucial step towards accomplishing New Hope’s intention of creating pyrolysis tasks at a scale that will materially improve the state’s plastic recycling performance. We are honored with the aid of the self-assurance TotalEnergies has located in both our crew and our sturdy technology.”
