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10/11/2024 -
The Enterprise Ireland-backed company has announced an exclusive agreement with SITA UK

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Laois firm signs UK plastic to diesel deal

By Rebekah Hall
Portlaoise firm Cynar Plc has signed a deal to build Britain’s first plants to convert plastic into diesel fuel.

The Enterprise Ireland-backed company has announced an exclusive agreement with SITA UK, one of the UK’s leading recycling and resource management companies.

The fuel qualities of the recycled diesel will be on a par with conventional diesel according to SITA UK. The objective is to build ten UK plastic to diesel conversion plants, each designed to convert approximately 6,000 tonnes of mixed waste plastic annually, specifically targeting mixed waste plastic diverted from landfill, and to produce in excess of four million litres of end of life plastic into specification diesel fuel.

David Palmer-Jones, Chief Executive of SITA UK, said: "Traditionally, mixed waste plastic has been sent to landfill as no economically viable alternative way of treating it has been developed. Today’s announcement means that this can now be given a second life as a sustainable alternative to diesel."

"SITA UK’s agreement with Cynar will take Britain forward as it attempts to deal with mixed waste plastic with a solution that is both environmentally efficient and energy productive.

"Waste plastic recovery process is expected to be produced at below the cost of normal diesel and the fuel itself is expected to have a lower carbon footprint than conventional diesel.

"The fuel qualities of the recycled diesel will be on a par with conventional diesel, without the need for any further refining and therefore suitable for commercial use," he added.

Welcoming the announcement Greg Treston, Head of High Potential Start Ups and Scaling at Enterprise Ireland said: “Enterprise Ireland has worked closely with Cynar and is delighted to have supported this highly innovative export-oriented company. The technology is first class, and it is the type of high value business that is so important for the growth of the enterprise sector in Ireland.”

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