UK - based ReNew ELP is building a 3000 tonne per year plastics recycling facility in Wilton , north - east England . ReNew said the plant , which is due for completion in late 2019 , will use " breakthrough " Catalytic Hydrothermal heating technology , which turns end - of - life plastics into valuable oils and chemicals . The technology , which was originally developed by Australia - based Licella , uses water at high pressure and high temperatures to chemically alter a wide range of feedstocks , such as recycled plastics and rubber tyres . The new unit 's processing capacity will eventually be increased up to 80,000 tonnes per year , it said .
UK-based ReNew ELP is building a 20,000 tonne per year plastics recycling facility in Wilton, north-east England. ReNew said the plant, which is due for completion in late 2019, will use "breakthrough" Catalytic Hydrothermal Reactor technology, which turns end-of-life plastics into valuable oils and chemicals. The technology, which was originally developed by Australia-based Licella, uses water at high pressure and high temperatures to chemically alter a wide range of feedstocks, such as waste plastics and discarded tyres. The new unit's processing capacity will eventually be scaled up to 80,000 tonnes per year, ReNew said.