The agreement will see KBR support the global licensing, engineering and scale-up of ReVentas’ dissolution recycling process, which is designed to recover high-purity polymers from post-consumer polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) waste streams.
ReVentas said its proprietary process removes colours, contaminants and complex waste-stream components from plastic waste to produce a recycled pellet with properties comparable to virgin resin.
The technology is intended to provide an alternative route for plastic waste that would otherwise be downcycled, landfilled or incinerated.
Tom Rose, Chief Executive Officer of ReVentas, said: “We selected KBR as our engineering and license partner because of their incredible engineering depth, international reach and experience in deploying chemical and recycling technologies at scale.
“This alliance will help ReVentas move faster, and deliver the capacity our industrial partners require, whilst also establishing dissolution recycling as a leading solution for circular plastics.”
The partnership combines ReVentas’ technology with KBR’s established engineering and technology licensing capabilities, with both companies aiming to bring new recycling capacity to market more quickly.
The move comes amid increasing demand for high-quality recycled polymers, particularly from packaging producers and consumer goods manufacturers facing regulatory and supply chain pressure to incorporate more recycled content into products.
Scaling plastics recycling capacity
Founded in 2020 and based in Livingston, Scotland, ReVentas focuses on dissolution recycling for polyolefins, specifically polyethylene and polypropylene.
Its technology targets coloured and contaminated plastic waste streams that are difficult to process through conventional mechanical recycling routes.
ReVentas is currently completing front-end engineering design (FEED) for its first commercial demonstration plant, which is expected to process 10,000 tonnes of recycled high-density polyethylene (HDPE) annually.
Commissioning is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2028.
The company has also set out plans to deploy more than 750,000 tonnes of recycling capacity by 2036.
Hari Ravindran, SVP and Global Head at KBR Technology Solutions, added: “We are looking forward to collaborating with ReVentas and adding commercial value to this technology, designed to further enhance plastics recycling.
“Moreover, this process is complementary to KBR’s capabilities in advanced recycling technology.
“KBR will fully support the scale-up and licensing of this platform and accelerate the industry’s need for practical, commercially-robust solutions for circular plastics.”
KBR, headquartered in Houston, US, is an engineering, technology and services company operating in more than 80 countries.
The company has an established presence in process technology licensing and has been active in plastics recycling partnerships, including its long-running alliance with Mura Technology to commercialise hydrothermal recycling systems.
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