# Sabic to build semi-commercial chemical recycling plant in Geleen

Sabic plans to build a semi-commercial, 15,000-tonnes/yr plant to refine and upgrade pyrolysis oil feedstock for certified circular polymers at its Chemelot production site in Geleen, Netherlands. The plant is anticipated to enter commercial production in 2021.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2019-07-10
- Where: Geleen, Netherlands, Netherlands
- Starts operating: 2021
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 15,000 tonnes per year
- Products: certified circular polymers, pyrolysis oil feedstock
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [SABIC](https://endata.com/companies/3200.md)

## Sources

- [plasticstoday.com](https://www.plasticstoday.com/sustainability/sabic-to-showcase-certified-circular-solutions-at-k-2019), 2019-07-10: "Sabic first in the industry to scale-up innovative chemical recycling process to return mixed plastic waste back to the original polymer."

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