BlueAlp to provide chemical recycling technology to Italy’s RES

Netherlands-based BlueAlp has signed an agreement with Recupero Etico Sostenibile S.p.A (RES) of Italy to provide that waste management and recycling firm with a 20,000-tons-per-year chemical recycling production line.

BlueAlp will supply a technology license and will engineer, procure and fabricate the chemical or advanced plastics recycling unit at its workshop in Eindhoven, Netherlands. RES will own and operate the plant to process and convert up to 20,000 metric tons of discarded mixed plastic per year.

The plant will be set up in Pettoranello del Molise, Italy, and is being scheduled for a mid-2026 startup.

“We are very proud to announce the signing of the agreement with BlueAlp that will lead to the construction of a new pyrolysis plant, the first in Italy in terms of size and investment,” says Antonio Lucio Valerio, CEO of RES.

“RES will be the first national operator able to close the waste cycle, from the initial collection to the sale of the raw material resulting from the plastics processing. All of this in a defined area, respecting the surrounding environment, demonstrating the potential that waste can have when innovation marries commitment to reducing oil dependency and promoting the responsible use of resources."

The pyrolysis production line will be constructed next to RES’ existing mechanical recycling facilities, and the new plant will accept discarded material that cannot be recycled mechanically, such as polyolefin film fractions.

The processed scrap will be converted to pyrolysis oil that can be used to replace raw materials in the virgin plastics value chain and chemical and petrochemical industries. “This offers a response to the large demand for high-quality recycled content solutions, for example, the demand from fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) players with ambitions to make plastic food packaging circular,” BlueAlp says.

“We are thrilled to partner with RES, as this marks a significant step toward making plastics truly circular," BlueAlp CEO Valentijn de Neve says. It is key that waste managers invest in plants and technology, giving another life to plastic waste that currently cannot be mechanically recycled.

“We are very proud to work with RES as they pioneer the materials transition, which perfectly aligns with BlueAlp’s ambition to accelerate plastic recycling. We aim to empower customers worldwide to embark on projects to recycle the plastics that are currently landfilled or incinerated.”

BlueAlp refers to its pyrolysis system as “the most sustainable and economically attractive technology to convert plastic waste into cracker feedstock.”