{"id":178534,"date":"2026-07-15T07:23:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T05:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=178534"},"modified":"2026-07-08T14:09:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T12:09:21","slug":"pryme-permanently-closes-its-plastic-recycling-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/pryme-permanently-closes-its-plastic-recycling-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"Pryme permanently closes its plastic recycling plant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p><strong>It was revealed last month that Pryme was undergoing a strategic realignment.\u00a0The company had halted operations at its &#8220;Pryme One&#8221; plant in Rotterdam, a facility designed to process plastic waste into pyrolysis oil.\u00a0In 2021, Pryme had signed an off-take agreement with Shell for the pyrolysis oil produced at the &#8220;Pryme One&#8221; plant.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"702\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/07\/Pryme-Rotterdam-1024x702.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-178541\" style=\"width:614px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/07\/Pryme-Rotterdam-1024x702.png 1024w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/07\/Pryme-Rotterdam-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/07\/Pryme-Rotterdam-150x103.png 150w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/07\/Pryme-Rotterdam-768x527.png 768w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/07\/Pryme-Rotterdam-394x270.png 394w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/07\/Pryme-Rotterdam.png 1095w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 Pryme<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Closure of the plastics recycling plant <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>However, technical issues forced Pryme to scale back the plant&#8217;s capacity.\u00a0Ultimately, it proved impossible to repair or replace the reactor.\u00a0The Port of Rotterdam Authority recently announced that the plant will remain permanently shut down, as Pryme was unable to secure sufficient funding to upgrade or expand the facility.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company states that it is considering a restructuring and remains open to &#8220;strategic alternatives,&#8221; 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