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Pretreatment and upgrading of liquefied waste plastic - IDENTIFIED BY INCITE

The project aims to implement proprietary technologies to pretreat and upgrade liquefied waste plastic and integrate these technologies into Neste’s refinery operations in Porvoo, Finland. Pretreatment and upgrading is a crucial step in turning liquefied waste plastic into high-quality petrochemical feedstock.

Link to the technique (Basic Information)

https://www.neste.com/products-and-innovation/plastics/project-pulse

  • Under construction
Technology readiness level (TRL) 7
Date of development of the technique
1 April 2022
1 January 2028
Environmental purpose of the innovative technique
Material efficiency (Reduction of raw material consumption or waste generation)
Circular economy (e.g. recovery/reuse/recycling of residues, industrial symbiosis)
Relevant industrial sector
Waste treatment
IED activity
4.1.(a) Production of organic chemicals, such as: simple hydrocarbons
4.1.(b) Production of organic chemicals, such as: oxygen-containing hydrocarbons

Environmental performance

  • GHG Emission reduction 2028

GHG emissions data:

1,300,000.0Avg