We transform waste into raw material
Burning or dumping plastic is nature’s dead end. Letting plastic pollute our environment is unacceptable. The power to stop this is in your hands, and as specialists in recycling and the circular economy of plastics, we’re ready to help you drive real change.
Our plant engineering team in Tangstedt has designed, planned and built a distillation plant for oil refining at our Hoyerswerda site. With loading and transport complete, the final installation phase of the reference project is now underway. With an oil refining capacity of 10 tonnes per day, the enespa WastX GO10 represents a significant upgrade for Hoyerswerda.
Circulation systems
The plastics industry operates a system that is currently almost exclusively based on fossil oil and keeps very little of it in the system. This results in many negative consequences. We close the plastic cycle through the chemical recycling of mixed plastic and scrap tyres, as well as the refinement of used oil.
The plastics cycle can only be closed through a combination of mechanical and chemical recycling processes. The recycled plastics are in no way inferior to products made from fossil oil.
Chemical recycling
Storage in the buffer box
Production of granulate
Sorting and shredding in the grinder
Plastic waste
Product manufacture and use
Oil recovery
Pyrolysis/thermolysis & condensation
Heating in the extruder
The chemical recycling process steps (highlighted in white) close the plastic cycle.
Earning money with plastic waste
Plastic-to-oil means converting mixed plastic waste into a high-quality product oil. The video shows a pyrolysis plant with a throughput of 5 tonnes/day (WastX Plastic P5).
Investing in the future
At enespa, we employ 50 staff and have over 3,500 shareholders and bondholders who share the vision of a future without plastic waste. This means that we are in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of Agenda 2030.
12 Responsible production
We reintroduce waste materials such as mixed plastic, old tyres and waste oil into the cycle. The wording of the UN goal
13 Climate action
The greenhouse gas balance of our thermo/pyrolysis process is better than incinerating the waste. The wording of the UN goal.
14 Life below water
Together with our partner, the BioDesign Foundation , we reintroduce plastic from the sea into the cycle. The wording of the UN goal.
6 Clean water
We create an incentive (earning money) to recycle plastic, tyres and used oil. The wording of the UN goal.
Strong partnerships
As specialists in the circular economy of plastics, we are working with several other companies to establish the market for chemical recycling. BioDesign Foundation is a strong partner at our side. As part of the "Vox Maris" project, the foundation collects old fishing nets that we chemically recycle. This is a win-win situation for people and nature.
Milestones
We have reached all our milestones to date. But let's not deceive ourselves: The road that has brought us to this point has been long and, at times, quite bumpy. The latest milestone on our journey: our new site in Tangstedt near Hamburg.
Invitation to the Extraordinary General Meeting 2024
AdBlue® by enespa
For our AdBlue® production, we are planning a take-back and recycling system for the containers. And with the income from the sale of AdBlue®, we will in turn finance our research and development in the field of chemical recycling.
When you buy your AdBlue® from us, you are supporting our pioneering work in the field of pyrolysis of plastics.
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The road to a circular economy for plastics is a long one. However, we are not travelling this path alone, but together with you. Celebrate with us when we come one step closer to our goal.
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