Advanced Recycling

Alongside our partner Mura Technology, we are planning and building multiple chemical recycling facilities in the U.S. and Europe, adding as much as 600 kilotons of recycling capacity by 2030. In October 2023, Mura opened the world’s first commercial-scale HydroPRS™ (Hydrothermal Plastic Recycling Solution) advanced plastic recycling plant in Teesside, U.K. The purpose-built facility at the Wilton International industrial site will process flexible and rigid mixed plastics, including films, that are currently considered ‘unrecyclable’.

Valoregen, a Dow partner, is building France’s most significant single hybrid recycling site, combining mechanical and advanced recycling technologies. Valoregen will be able to reduce the overall carbon emissions produced from these processes by limiting the transportation of waste products between sites. The ultimate goal: a systems approach capable of recycling all plastic waste in one place. To succeed, we must create a viable marketplace for varied recycling technologies and waste materials. There is no single solution, but a combination of new partnerships and innovative technologies is driving a systems evolution.

Dow and Plastogaz SA, a technology start-up and proprietor of an advanced recycling technology, have a strategic investment, which will help to simplify the process of converting plastic waste to feedstock and provide another carbon-efficient option to keep plastic waste out of landfills and the environment. The collaboration marks another milestone in Dow’s ongoing mission to protect the climate and close the loop on plastic waste.