Agilyx Corporation has secured project financing and is proceeding with the construction of a 10 TPD production facility near Portland, Oregon that converts polystyrene (foam cups, packaging materials, and Styrofoam) into styrene monomer.
With this project development launch, Agilyx expands its commercial applications to include its first waste polystyrene pyrolysis plant. The plant is targeted to be producing styrene in Q2 2017.
The Agilyx chemical recycling technology returns polystyrene waste to its highest value – a styrene monomer product that can be blended into the virgin styrene manufacturing cycle. The process transforms previously single-use polystyrene items and a widely used, durable, and ubiquitous manufacturing material (styrene) into a resource that can be fully recycled. It is greenhouse gas favorable over traditional styrene manufacturing.
Published in the March 2017 Edition of American Recycler News