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Plastic is traditionally made from oil - a fossil resource.

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Unfortunately, only about a third of plastic is recycled in Europe.

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But what if we can help to improve this by turning plastic
back into oil for new plastic production?

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This would create a new cycle
reducing our reliance on fossil resources.

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Our chemical recycling technology, ReOil®, can do just that.

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The process starts with shredded end-of-life plastic,
which is heated to over 400 degrees celsius.

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This breaks down the plastic's molecular chains,
and turns solid plastic into gas.

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The gas then leaves the pyrolyzing process
through an evaporator.

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Next, we cool the gas in a controlled way.

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The heavier gas oil condenses first
and collects at the bottom of the condensator,

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while lighter substances like naphtha and liquid gas
are collected further up.

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This process produces a range of products, which can replace fossil raw materials mainly in the production of new chemicals.

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To make the whole process as efficient as possible, we mix the end-of-life plastic with a hot liquid that circulates continuously.

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This saves energy,

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supports heat transfer

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and helps to move the material smoothly through the entire system.

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Our largest ReOil® plant can process up to
2,000 kilograms of end-of-life plastic per hour.

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It is fully integrated into our Schwechat refinery

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where the circular feedstock produced is used to make new, high-quality plastics and other chemicals.

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Chemical recycling focusses on plastics
that are hard to recycle mechanically.

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Our ReOil® technology therefore complements existing recycling methods and helps to close the recycling loop for plastics.