# SK Geo Centric and Purecycle Technologies to build Asia's first PP recycling plant in Ulsan

SK Geo Centric and Purecycle Technologies have signed a contract to build Asia's first recycled polypropylene production plant with an annual capacity of 60,000 tons in Ulsan, South Korea. Construction starts within the year for completion in 2024.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-01-11
- Where: Ulsan, South Korea
- Starts operating: 2024
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 60,000 tons per year
- Products: recycled polypropylene
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [PureCycle Technologies](https://endata.com/companies/47348.md) (partner)
- [SK Geo Centric](https://endata.com/companies/59265.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [pulse.mk.co.kr](https://pulse.mk.co.kr/news/english/10180322), 2022-01-11: "South Korea’s SK Geo Centric Co. has signed a contract with U.S. plastic recycling company Purecycle Technologies Inc. to build Asia’s first recycled polypropylene production plant with an annual capacity of 60,000 tons in Ulsan, Korea."

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