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Source: AOL
Endolys Ltd has committed to investing up to £120 million in the region following its acquisition of the former Cleveland Bridge site in Darlington.
The chemical recycling company announced that it will generate up to 120 jobs through the installation of pyrolysis oil production units at the Yarm Road facility.
Endolys confirmed that £60 million has already been secured for the initial phase of development, which will involve six units processing 60,000 tonnes of shredded plastic film waste into 40,000 tonnes of pyrolysis oil annually.
In the second phase, which will require a similar investment, an additional 60,000 tonnes of film waste will be converted into another 40,000 tonnes of oil, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
All waste will be sourced from municipal waste facilities.
Pending planning and environmental approvals, operations for phase one are anticipated to commence by the end of 2026.
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen expressed hopes that the plant “will breathe new life into the iconic former Cleveland Bridge site.”
Pyrolysis is a thermal decomposition process capable of chemically breaking down plastic into its fundamental oil and gas components.
Endolys highlighted that plastic film is one of the most difficult plastic materials to recycle in the UK, with no current large-scale recycling facilities available and limited kerbside collection options.
Coveris has expanded its MonoFlexLite E portfolio—made with a single-layer polyethylene material—to include a recyclable solution with up to 45% post-consumer recycled (PCR) content, specifically engineered for wet wipe and cosmetics applications.
A Penteadora SA has successfully started up a complete mechanical textile recycling line and a needlepunch nonwoven line supplied by ANDRITZ at its production site in Unhais da Serra, Portugal.
The European Commission has adopted new EU-wide rules establishing the first official methodology for calculating, verifying, and reporting chemically recycled content in single-use plastic beverage bottles, primarily those made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Part of the Commission's broader plastics package, the initiative aims to create a transparent, level playing field and provide critical investment security for the European plastics recycling sector.