{"id":180720,"date":"2026-09-07T07:37:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T05:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=180720"},"modified":"2026-08-31T13:41:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T11:41:42","slug":"lyondellbasell-pyrolysis-reactors-installed-for-moretec-plant-in-wesseling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/lyondellbasell-pyrolysis-reactors-installed-for-moretec-plant-in-wesseling\/","title":{"rendered":"LyondellBasell: Pyrolysis Reactors Installed for MoReTec Plant in Wesseling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/08\/moretec-mrt-1-commercial-recycling-plant-1024x853.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-180754\" style=\"width:299px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/08\/moretec-mrt-1-commercial-recycling-plant-1024x853.webp 1024w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/08\/moretec-mrt-1-commercial-recycling-plant-300x250.webp 300w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/08\/moretec-mrt-1-commercial-recycling-plant-150x125.webp 150w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/08\/moretec-mrt-1-commercial-recycling-plant-768x640.webp 768w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/08\/moretec-mrt-1-commercial-recycling-plant-324x270.webp 324w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/08\/moretec-mrt-1-commercial-recycling-plant.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 LyondellBasell<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>LyondellBasell (LYB) has reached another milestone in the construction of its chemical recycling plant at its Wesseling site. The two pyrolysis reactors for the \u201cMoReTec-1\u201d plant have been installed, the company announced.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The reactors form the core of the catalytic recycling technology developed by LyondellBasell. Together with a proprietary catalyst, they are designed to break down plastic waste that is difficult to recycle mechanically into smaller molecules. This process produces pyrolysis oil and gas, which can be used as feedstocks for the production of new plastics. Intended applications include flexible food packaging.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MoReTec-1 plant in Wesseling is designed to process 50,000 metric tons per year. According to LyondellBasell, this is roughly equivalent to the amount of plastic packaging waste generated annually by more than 1.2 million people in Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the process, pre-sorted and pre-treated plastic waste is fed into the reactors together with a catalyst. The resulting feedstocks can then be used in crackers to produce monomers such as ethylene and propylene. These, in turn, can be used to manufacture polyethylene and polypropylene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LyondellBasell is receiving EUR 40 million in funding from the European Union\u2019s Innovation Fund for the construction of MoReTec-1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LyondellBasell (LYB) has reached another milestone in the construction of its chemical recycling plant at its Wesseling site. The two pyrolysis reactors for the \u201cMoReTec-1\u201d plant have been installed, the company announced. The reactors form the core of the catalytic recycling technology developed by LyondellBasell. 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