TOTALENERGIES SE: Circular Economy: TotalEnergies to Build a New Plastic Recycling Unit at the Grandpuits Zero-Crude Platform
20 Septembre 2023 - 02:45PM
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TotalEnergies (Paris:TTE) (LSE:TTE) (NYSE:TTE) has announced the
building of a new mechanical recycling unit for plastic waste at
its Grandpuits site southeast of Paris. This new investment follows
those announced in June 2023 -- the doubling of sustainable
aviation fuel (SAF) production and construction of a biomethane
production unit -- in line with the Company's ambition to develop
low-carbon energy and the circular economy.
The new unit should enter service in 2026 and produce 30,000
tons a year of high value-added compounds containing up to 50%
recycled plastic material.
In addition to the mechanical recycling unit, a specific center
will be established that provides technical assistance to customers
and develops new products, in order to provide sufficient support
for the commercialization of the new range of hybrid compounds.
One year after investing in a new production line that makes
high-performance recycled polypropylene for the automotive sector
in its plant at Carling, the Company is now expanding its recycled
polymer offering with this new unit at Grandpuits. It will target
the high-performance packaging market, in particular for
pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.
"This investment is great news for the local area and represents
another milestone for the zero-crude platform at Grandpuits. The
investment in this plastic recycling unit is entirely consistent
with the Company's ambition to grow the circular economy and will
contribute to the objective of reaching 1 million tons of circular
polymers by 2030. By developing all these projects at the
Grandpuits zero-crude platform, the Company can confirm it will
maintain 250 jobs at the site, honoring the commitments that it
made in September 2020," said Bernard Pinatel, President, Refining
& Chemicals at TotalEnergies.
Grandpuits is an ambitious project for low-carbon energy and the
circular economy:
In September 2020, in line with its aim to get to net zero by
2050, TotalEnergies launched a project to convert this industrial
site. The "zero-crude" project, which will cost an estimated total
of over EUR500 million, is based on the development of several
future-oriented activities in biomass, renewables and the circular
economy:
-- SAF production: the biorefinery's output capacity of 210,000 tons a
year by 2025 and 285,000 tons a year by 2027 will allow the Company to
keep pace with the gradual rise in EU blending mandates, set at 6% in
2030.
-- Biomethane production: the biomethane unit, which will receive
feedstock in the form of organic waste from the biorefinery, will prevent
the emission of almost 20,000 tons of CO per year. Its annual capacity of
80 gigawatt-hours (GWh) represents the average annual demand of 16,000
people.
-- Advanced and mechanical recycling: with two recycling units, one for
advanced recycling with capacity to treat 15,000 tons of waste a year,
and another a mechanical recycling unit announced today, Grandpuits is
establishing itself as a major French recycling site.
-- Green electricity generation: Grandpuits is home to the largest solar
farm in the Île-de-France region, equipped with a battery energy
storage system. Since coming onstream in July 2023, it has been
generating 31 GWh of green electricity a year, enough to supply 19,000
people. This power generation required the installation of 46,000 solar
panels and adds to the 28 GWh facility built at Gargenville, west of
Paris, which was launched in 2022.
About TotalEnergies and polymer production
TotalEnergies develops, produces and sells
polymers--polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene and their
recycled equivalents, as well as biopolymers--that can be
incorporated into plastic production processes. These polymers are
lighter than many alternative materials, and their optimized energy
efficiency helps to reduce the carbon footprint of end
applications. TotalEnergies' polymer experts in Europe, Asia and
the United States work alongside all professionals in the value
chain, including manufacturers, research centers and waste sorting
and collection companies, and their customers, in order to
accelerate the move to a circular economy. The Company is
developing different plastic recycling processes and using
renewable feedstock to contribute to its ambition of reaching 30%
circular polymer production by 2030.
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markets energies: oil and biofuels, natural gas and green gases,
renewables and electricity. Our more than 100,000 employees are
committed to energy that is ever more affordable, cleaner, more
reliable and accessible to as many people as possible. Active in
nearly 130 countries, TotalEnergies puts sustainable development in
all its dimensions at the heart of its projects and operations to
contribute to the well-being of people.
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