Mura Technology, a joint venture (JV) between the UK’s Armstrong Energy and Australia’s Licella Holdings, is to build a $40m plastic recycling plant in Timor-Leste. The company will use recycled plastics from local factories as well as imported materials such as aluminium, glass and plastic. The plant will use a Catalytic Hydrothermal Reactor (Cat-HTR) invented by University of Sydney Professor Thomas Maschmeyer, who founded Licella to market his invention. It uses high-temperature water under high pressure to recycle waste plastic back into oil. ’s secretary of state for the environment, said: “This is an exciting collaboration for us. The JV will work with plastic waste processing not-for-profit organisation RESPECT. Timor-Leste generates about 70 mt of plastic per day.
Mura Technology, a joint venture (JV) between the UK’s Armstrong Energy and Australia’s Licella Holdings, is to build a $40m plastic recycling plant in Timor-Leste. The company will use recycled plastics from local factories as well as imported materials such as aluminium, glass and plastic. The plant will use a Catalytic Hydrothermal Reactor (Cat-HTR) invented by University of Sydney Professor Thomas Maschmeyer, who founded Licella to market his invention. It uses high-temperature water under high pressure to recycle waste plastic back into oil. The JV will work with plastic waste processing not-for-profit organisation RESPECT. Timor-Leste generates about 70 mt of plastic per day.