Wood to operate and maintain Freepoint Eco-Systems

Wood has been awarded a three-year contract to operate and maintain the Freepoint Eco-Systems plant in Hebron, Ohio, US.

The flagship facility spans 25 acres, utilising a 260 000 ft2 warehouse, making it one of the largest advanced recycling facilities in the world.

This facility will apply advanced pyrolysis recycling technology to convert approximately 90 000 t of end-of-life plastics into a petrochemical feedstock, pyrolysis oil, through a depolymerisation process. The feedstock can then be used in applications such as food-grade and medical-grade plastic packaging.

Wood will provide full facility operations and maintenance management, employing upwards of 100 people, supporting Freepoint Eco-Systems with operational readiness processes including the development of safety and maintenance management systems.

Freepoint Eco-Systems is committed to developing renewable pathways for plastic waste and contributing to a circular economy with each recycling facility, reducing annual greenhouse gas emissions generated by an amount equivalent to removing 15 000 cars from the road. This opportunity reflects growth in the plastics recycling facilities market.

Read the article online at: https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/26092024/wood-to-operate-and-maintain-freepoint-eco-systems/