Puma Ecocyclic Project
Key figures
- Start: 15 April 2025
- Partner: Ecocyclic & enespa technologies us llc
- Project Type: Construction and operation of a chemical pyrolysis plant
- Capacity: 10 tons of pre-sorted polyolefin waste per day
- Investment costs: USD 9 million (through Ecocyclic)
- Expected sales: USD 3,2 million per year
- Business: 24h / 7
Pioneering project for chemical plastics recycling in Texas. enespa technologies us llc and Ecocyclic plan a strategic collaboration to jointly operate the plant in Winnie, Texas, and later expand to additional locations. The companies are building a state-of-the-art chemical recycling plant with two modular production units that will process a total of 10 tons of plastic waste daily.
Why Puma?
The "Puma" project is enespa's first major project in the USA. Puma symbolizes not only the agility and determination of the Texas mountain lion, but also the advancement of a sustainable, circular economy future in a new market. The attributes of the mountain lion—agility, strength, and determination—reflect the innovative approach we are pursuing with our Texas facility.
The project is centred on a state-of-the-art recycling plant with two production units, each capable of handling 5 tonnes of pre-sorted waste per day. This gives the plant a total daily capacity of 10 tons. Advanced chemical recycling processes convert the waste material into It is converted into certified pyrolysis oil – a sustainable raw material for refineries. This pyrolysis oil replaces fossil raw materials in the production of high-quality plastics and packaging solutions with virgin quality. The use of recycled raw materials instead of petroleum-based materials contributes significantly to resource conservation and reducing environmental impact.
Location
The The Winnie site is intended to be established as a showcase project for innovation and sustainability in plastics recycling in the USA.
Visit of Ecocyclic at enespa in Appenzell: Cyrill Hugi, Kamalakar Poonuru, Vijay Kasireddy, Naeem Atiq Sadiq, Ben Richters, Zsolt Eötvös (from left to right)
About Ecocyclic
Ecocyclic is an innovative environmental technology company dedicated to contributing to a sustainable circular economy through recycling solutions. Using a novel, energy-efficient recycling process, low-value plastic waste is converted into high-quality energy feedstocks, thus contributing to closing the economic cycle.
The company is based in the US state of Texas and has AI labs and support facilities in Tamil Nadu, India.
Ecocyclic Update August 2025
Linkedin post by Naeem Atiq Sadiq
Translated text:
An important milestone for Ecocyclic! 🌍
Last week, my co-founders and I had the unique opportunity to visit the factory of our technology partner enespa ag in Hamburg to conduct the factory acceptance test (FAT) of our first modular technology units. Seeing our vision become reality—with machines assembled and tested—was a proud moment for all of us at Ecocyclic.
We then traveled to Lahti, Finland, to visit a sister factory and engage with the dedicated and skilled team there, who are helping us scale the transformative technology together with our AI partner MangoBytes.
The machines will play a critical role in Ecocyclic's mission to revolutionize sustainable chemical recycling, and we couldn't be more excited about the progress and collaboration with our engineering partners.
💡 State-of-the-art technology & AI
🌍 Strong global partnerships
🌱 Driving the circular economy forward
A big thank you to everyone who has brought us this far – the energy and collaboration between the teams is simply inspiring.
Keep it up!
Milestones
February 2025
Obtaining a building permit in Winnie, Texas
April 2025
- Start of construction of the first two 5-ton plants in Tangstedt
- Announcement of partnership between enespa and Ecocyclic
August 2025
- Factory acceptance test (FAT) in Tangstedt
- Visit to the sister factory in Finland
- Exchange with the team on AI (artificial intelligence) for implementation with partner MangoByte
October 2025
Delivery of the first two 5-ton systems in Texas
November 2025
Commissioning of the first two plants with a total capacity of 10 tons per day
December 2025
- Delivery of the first pyrolysis oils to customers
- Completion of ISCC Plus certification of the operating site
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