Eni's Versalis partners with Acea Ambiente

Versalis, Eni’s chemical company, and Acea Ambiente, a subsidiary of Acea operating in integrated waste management and energy recovery sectors, have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by Adriano Alfani, CEO of Versalis, and Gabriele Di Cintio, CEO of Acea Ambiente.

The agreement marks the beginning of a collaboration focused on advancing the circular economy through joint recycling initiatives that recover value from post-consumer and post-industrial plastics.

The two companies will work together to analyse and select waste flows from Acea Ambiente’s facilities, with a view to assessing their suitability for Versalis’ recycling processes. The shared objective is to develop an integrated industrial supply chain, capable of producing high-quality recycled plastics, also via potential investments in new plants and the optimisation of existing processes.

The agreement furthermore foresees the joint assessment of chemical recycling solutions, including the Hoop^® technology, to recover value from plastic waste that cannot be recycled mechanically.

“This agreement reinforces our commitment to building a circular economy for plastics by combining our industrial and technological expertise with that of a strategic partner like Acea Ambiente. Last March in Porto Marghera, we launched a new plant for the production of plastics from mechanically recycled raw materials, with a production capacity of up to 20,000 tonnes per year of crystal polystyrene (r-GPPS) and expandable polystyrene (r-EPS). In Mantua, the Hoop^® chemical recycling demonstration plant for mixed plastic waste has been operational for a month; the industrial-scale version (40,000 tonnes/year) will be built in Priolo as part of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Eni-Versalis Chemical Transformation Plan. Our aim is to build more sustainable, scalable supply chains that add value to plastic waste and support the transition towards a low-emissions future,”said Adriano Alfani, CEO of Versalis.

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