# NOVA Chemicals plans mechanical recycling facility in Connersville, Indiana

NOVA Chemicals announced plans to build its first mechanical recycling facility in Connersville, Indiana, to produce recycled polyethylene. The facility, operated by Novolex, will create up to 125 jobs and begin operating as early as 2025, delivering over 100 million pounds of rPE by 2026.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-07-18
- Where: Connersville, Indiana, United States
- Jobs: 125
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 100 million pounds per year
- Products: recycled polyethylene (rPE)
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [NOVA Chemicals](https://endata.com/companies/2940.md)
- [Novolex](https://endata.com/companies/331.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [iedc.in.gov](https://iedc.in.gov/events/news/details/2023/07/18/nova-chemicals-plans-new-indiana-mechanical-recycling-facility-to-power-sustainability-circular-economy), 2023-07-18: "NOVA Chemicals will build out and equip a portion of the 1.7 million-square-foot facility on 186 acres at 4747 N. Western Ave. in Connersville to process post-consumer plastic films to produce SYNDIGO™ recycled polyethylene (rPE) at commercial scale."

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