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Recycling

Encina Development cancels massive recycling plant

by Alexander H. Tullo
April 28, 2024 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 102, Issue 13

 

Encina Development is dropping plans to build a $1.1 billion plastics recycling facility in Point Township, Pennsylvania. The plant would have been able to catalytically convert 450,000 metric tons per year of postconsumer polyethylene, polypropylene, and polystyrene into benzene, toluene, xylene, and other chemicals. The firm raised $55 million from investors in 2022. It also secured interest from chemical makers looking to acquire sustainable raw materials. For example, the German firm Covestro signed a benzene and toluene supply agreement in January. Encina says it is pursuing better opportunities in Saudi Arabia, Southeast Asia, and elsewhere in the US.

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