Plastic recycling
Igus invests in chemical recycling pioneer
Igus has invested 4.7 million euros in the company Mura Technology, which plans to commission the first commercial Cat-HTR plant. The Catalytic Hydrothermal Reactor (Cat-HTR for short) enables plastic waste to be recycled and crude oil to be extracted within 20 minutes.
The patented Catalytic Hydrothermal Reactor technology was developed in 2007 and tested over ten years in a pilot plant by the Australian company Licella. With Cat-HTR, conventional non-recyclable plastic waste can be converted back into crude oil within 20 minutes, saving resources compared to the extraction of fossil crude oil. Only water, high temperatures and pressure are used to separate and recombine the cells. One plant alone can process 20,000 tons of plastic in one year and thus reduce CO2 emissions by 28,180 tons. This is equivalent to the annual consumption of 5,983 cars or the annual energy requirements of 4,914 households.
The first commercial Cat HTR plant is currently being planned in Wilton, UK. Construction is due to start in 2020. Waste companies supply the waste to achieve their recycling targets. Oil is then recovered, which the customer can purchase at a similar price to fossil oil. A total of four Catalytic Hydrothermal Reactors will be built in Wilton to process over 80,000 tons of plastic waste annually. In the next step, Mura Technology plans to issue licenses and build plants worldwide. Igus is supporting this venture with 4.7 million euros.
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