REG-TotalEnergies SE Circular Economy: TotalEnergies to Build a New Plastic Recycling Unit at the Grandpuits Zero-Crude Platform

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20/09/2023 13:45

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Circular Economy: TotalEnergies to Build a New Plastic Recycling Unit at the
Grandpuits Zero-Crude Platform

 

TotalEnergies (Paris:TTE) (LSE:TTE) (NYSE:TTE) has announced the building of a
new mechanical recycling unit for plastic waste at its Grandpuits site
southeast of Paris. This new investment follows those announced in June 2023
— the doubling of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production and
construction of a biomethane production unit — in line with the Company’s
ambition to develop low-carbon energy and the circular economy.

The new unit should enter service in 2026 and produce 30,000 tons a year of
high value-added compounds containing up to 50% recycled plastic material.

In addition to the mechanical recycling unit, a specific center will be
established that provides technical assistance to customers and develops new
products, in order to provide sufficient support for the commercialization of
the new range of hybrid compounds.

One year after investing in a new production line that makes high-performance
recycled polypropylene for the automotive sector in its plant at Carling, the
Company is now expanding its recycled polymer offering with this new unit at
Grandpuits. It will target the high-performance packaging market, in
particular for pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.

"This investment is great news for the local area and represents another
milestone for the zero-crude platform at Grandpuits. The investment in this
plastic recycling unit is entirely consistent with the Company’s ambition to
grow the circular economy and will contribute to the objective of reaching 1
million tons of circular polymers by 2030. By developing all these projects at
the Grandpuits zero-crude platform, the Company can confirm it will maintain
250 jobs at the site, honoring the commitments that it made in September
2020," said Bernard Pinatel, President, Refining & Chemicals at
TotalEnergies.

Grandpuits is an ambitious project for low-carbon energy and the circular
economy:

In September 2020, in line with its aim to get to net zero by 2050,
TotalEnergies launched a project to convert this industrial site. The
"zero-crude" project, which will cost an estimated total of over €500
million, is based on the development of several future-oriented activities in
biomass, renewables and the circular economy:


 * SAF production: the biorefinery’s output capacity of 210,000 tons a year by
2025 and 285,000 tons a year by 2027 will allow the Company to keep pace with
the gradual rise in EU blending mandates, set at 6% in 2030.


 * Biomethane production: the biomethane unit, which will receive feedstock in
the form of organic waste from the biorefinery, will prevent the emission of
almost 20,000 tons of CO₂ per year. Its annual capacity of 80 gigawatt-hours
(GWh) represents the average annual demand of 16,000 people.


 * Advanced and mechanical recycling: with two recycling units, one for advanced
recycling with capacity to treat 15,000 tons of waste a year, and another a
mechanical recycling unit announced today, Grandpuits is establishing itself
as a major French recycling site.


 * Green electricity generation: Grandpuits is home to the largest solar farm in
the Île-de-France region, equipped with a battery energy storage system.
Since coming onstream in July 2023, it has been generating 31 GWh of green
electricity a year, enough to supply 19,000 people. This power generation
required the installation of 46,000 solar panels and adds to the 28 GWh
facility built at Gargenville, west of Paris, which was launched in 2022.

About TotalEnergies and polymer production

TotalEnergies develops, produces and sells polymers—polyethylene,
polypropylene, polystyrene and their recycled equivalents, as well as
biopolymers—that can be incorporated into plastic production processes.
These polymers are lighter than many alternative materials, and their
optimized energy efficiency helps to reduce the carbon footprint of end
applications. TotalEnergies’ polymer experts in Europe, Asia and the United
States work alongside all professionals in the value chain, including
manufacturers, research centers and waste sorting and collection companies,
and their customers, in order to accelerate the move to a circular economy.
The Company is developing different plastic recycling processes and using
renewable feedstock to contribute to its ambition of reaching 30% circular
polymer production by 2030.

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About TotalEnergies

TotalEnergies is a global multi-energy company that produces and markets
energies: oil and biofuels, natural gas and green gases, renewables and
electricity. Our more than 100,000 employees are committed to energy that is
ever more affordable, cleaner, more reliable and accessible to as many people
as possible. Active in nearly 130 countries, TotalEnergies puts sustainable
development in all its dimensions at the heart of its projects and operations
to contribute to the well-being of people.

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