HydroPRS, a global project for innovative plastics recycling from Mura Technology, continues to gather pace. The Cologne-based company igus is one of its supporters. Now another partner, the chemical company Dow, is joining in.
Converting plastic back into oil in just 25 minutes - that's the promise of the Hydrothermal Plastic Recycling Solution of the startup Mura Technology. To make the transition to a sustainable circular economy a success, globally active industrial companies such as igus the development of this technology. With the second largest chemical company in the world Dow Chemical another partner is now on board.
Mura Technology turns plastic waste into oil
With the Hydrothermal Plastic Recycling Solution (HydroPRS), Mura Technology has developed a Innovative technology for chemical plastic recycling has been developed. The aim is to establish a sustainable circular economy for plastics and prevent plastic waste from entering the environment. The method uses water, heat and pressure to convert plastic waste back into oil in just 25 minutes.
The start-up Mura Technology has already entered into partnerships with the engineering services company KBR and the motion plastics specialist igus. igus was the first investor from the industry at the end of 2019 and further increased its investment to five million euros in March. Dow Chemical, a global developer and producer of plastics, is now joining the company as another major partner. The collaboration will further drive the scaling of Mura's advanced recycling process
Plastic waste becomes new packaging
The world's first plant to use HydroPRS on a large scale is currently being built in Teesside, UK. The first line with a Capacity of 20,000 tonnes per year is expected to go into operation in 2022. Once all four lines have been completed, Mura will be able to, recycle up to 80,000 tonnes of plastic waste per year and Dow with the raw materials obtained through the process.
Dow will use this to develop new plastics for food packaging and other packaging products that will eventually be fed back into global supply chains. Dow's commitment is also designed to demonstrate that Mura's solution can meet both the sustainability and performance requirements of the industry and that the products made with HydroPRS can be used on a large scale to produce new plastics.
Also igus Managing Director Frank Blase welcomes the cooperation: „Strong partnerships are needed to help this technology achieve a breakthrough and thus have a tangible effect on the environment. We are delighted for Mura, that Dow is on board.“
Source: igus
