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providers), CIS (one provider), and
Japan (one provider). With 27 compa-
nies most providers are small enter-
prises, followed by micro/start-up- and
medium- enterprises (both each 18 com-
panies), and large enterprises (16 pro-
viders) such as Blue Alp (Eindhoven,
the Netherlands), Demont (Millesimo,
Italy), INEOS Styrolution (Frankfurt,
Germany), Neste (Espoo, Finland),
Österreichische Mineralölverwaltung
(OMV) (Vienna, Austria), Repsol
(Madrid, Spain), Unipetrol (Prague,
Czechia), VTT (Espoo, Finland), and
Chevron Phillips (The Woodlands,
TX, USA).

Gasification Fig. 4: Installed advanced recycling output capacities for different products in EU27+3.
Another thermochemical process
that is capable to convert mixed plastics
waste and biomass in presence of heat
and oxygen into syngas and CO is gasi-
2
fication. Overall, 12 gasification tech-
nology providers were identified and
currently the largest achieved capacity
measure up to 200,000-tpa with most
providers located in North America
(seven providers), followed by Europe
(five providers). The majority of the
identified companies are medium sized
(four companies) enterprises, followed
by small- (three companies), micro/
start-up (two companies), and large
enterprises (one company). Eastman
was the only identified large enterprise. Fig. 5: Installed and future advanced recycling production capacities for EU27+3.
more than 60 and therewith the majority In the coming five years a strong
Evaluation of global capacities and the is operating in Europe covering nearly growth of the market is expected in
role of advanced recycling in Europe one quarter of the worldwide input which the amount of installed chemi-
More than 340 planned as well as capacity which ranks Europe at the top cal and physical recycling plants will
installed and operating plants were of the global comparison. Globally, the steadily grow. A first indicator are the
mapped worldwide already providing production capacity of advanced recy- announcements of the technology pro-
a total input capacity of 1,477-ktpa. In cling is 1,082-ktpa with products rang- viders for the construction of new plants.
Europe, there is already a considerable ing from polymers, monomers, naphtha, An analysis of these announcements
potential of know-how and providers Secondary Valuable Chemicals (SVC), shows that the input capacity in Europe
for chemical and physical recycling and fuels & energy. Europe’s circular 2027 will more than triple by 2027, while
technologies, which is reflected in the strategy becomes evident by setting the globally the capacity will double. How-
comparison with the globally installed product shares of polymers, monomers, ever, the projection for Europe might
plants and capacities. naphtha, and SVC from chemical and change in dependence of additional poli-
physical recycling into the global con- tical measures, such as the revision of
From all installed chemical and text. Here, Europe is capable to cover relevant directives or the establishment
physical recycling plants worldwide 36 % of the installed global capacity. of incentives and investment programs.

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