A circular approach driven by demand and enabled by technology
The circular economy focuses on ways to eliminate waste, maximize resource efficiencyand reduce the use of natural resources by reusing, repurposing and recycling. As industries accelerate their transition toward more sustainable business models, Technip Energies is helping clients unlock value from waste streams and develop circular solutions at scale.
Leveraging our technology expertise, engineering capabilities and industrial execution experience, we offer a broad portfolio of recycling and circular solutions to support clients across multiple industries and value chains.
Innovative circular solutions
Technip Energies combines decades of experience with traditional industries to power proven circular economy solutions that reduce waste and pollution. Our circular economy innovations are based on deep expertise in polymers, chemicals and materials processing supported by long-standing partnerships with technology providers, industrial leaders and global brand owners.
From early-stage development to commercial deployment, we help clients assess opportunities, validate technologies, develop business cases and scale innovative solutions into industrial operations. Our teams support process development, industrialization and commercialization, helping clients accelerate the transition to economically viable circular business models.
Specialized skills for a changing world
We are helping clients boost their sustainability credentials by moving toward a circular economy throughout the value chain. Regardless of the project type, our recycling technology and other circular products and services support companies of every size from established players to startups.
Our key references include a demonstration plant in France for Carbios PET, the first commercial technology to depolymerize waste polystyrene back to a 99.8 wt% purity styrene monomer, our joint development project with Synova and SABIC to produce olefins and aromatics from plastic waste, and our alliance with BP Infinia enabling circularity for difficult-to-recycle PET plastic waste.
Circular economy options
Technip Energies’ technology centers of expertise across Europe, the USA and Asia offer a comprehensive portfolio of circular and recycling solutions:
Nerea™
A standardized product solution for the chemical recycling of hard-to-recycle plastics.
Nerea™ transforms complex plastic waste streams into new, industrial-specification feedstock - supporting the circular economy by keeping materials in motion and restoring value.
- Nerea™, a standardized, modular chemical recycling solution converting hard-to-recycle plastics into industrial-specification circular feedstock.
- Pure.rOil™ by T.EN and Pure.rGas™ by T.EN, two advanced plastic recycling solutions for circularity achieving conversion yields of up to 80% downstream purification applications for pyrolysis.
- Multiple alliance partners addressing mechanical or chemical recycling of various forms of plastic wastes, including Alterra Energy, APChemi and Synova.
- Start-up and commercialization support for depolymerization of PET (Polyethylene terephthalate) waste with Reju, an innovative company focused on creating new solutions at scale for plastic fiber in textiles that goes unrecycled and ends up as waste.
- Advanced polyester and polymer processing technologies with Zimmer®, supporting the production of high-quality recycled polyester (rPET) through purification, polymerization and repolymerization solutions enabling clients to scale circular textile and polyester value chains while meeting demanding product quality requirements.
Extensive capabilities, flexibility and know-how
- High knowledge of materials processing and experience with plastics and polymers including related monomers and catalysts
- Broad expertise on advanced chemical recycling processes, including depolymerization and feedstock recovery
- Optimized project economics through early technology assessment, business case development and process optimization.
- Accelerated commercialization of circular solutions through proven scale-up and industrialization expertise, including support for licensing and modular deployment strategies.
- Reduced technology and execution risks through extensive experience in process development, scale-up and project delivery.
- Flexibility to adapt work processes to startups, technology developers and established industrial companies.
- Global network of technology centers, R&D labs and pilot plants to support innovation, testing and deployment worldwide
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Nerea™
Sustainable Chemicals brochure
Zimmer® Polymer Technologies brochure
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