TotalEnergies will build a mechanical recycling unit for plastic waste at its Grandpuits site southeast of Paris. The new investment follows those announced in June 2023 – the doubling of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production and construction of a biomethane production unit – in line with the company’s ambition to develop low-carbon energy and the circular economy.
The new unit should enter service in 2026 and produce 30,000 tons a year of high value-added compounds containing up to 50% recycled plastic material.In addition to the mechanical recycling unit, a specific center will be established that provides technical assistance to customers and develops new products, in order to provide sufficient support for the commercialization of the new range of hybrid compounds.
The press release stated that one year after investing in a new production line that makes
high-performance recycled polypropylene for the automotive sector in its plant at Carling, the company is now expanding its recycled polymer offering with this new unit at Grandpuits. It will target the high-performance packaging market, in particular for pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.
“This investment represents another milestone for the zero-crude platform at Grandpuits. The investment in this plastic recycling unit is entirely consistent with the company’s ambition to grow the circular economy and will contribute to the objective of reaching 1 million tons of circular polymers by 2030. By developing all these projects at the Grandpuits zero-crude platform, the Company can confirm it will maintain 250 jobs at the site, honoring the commitments that it made in September 2020,” said Bernard Pinatel, President, Refining and Chemicals at TotalEnergies.
