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Interactive map of chemical recycling facilities and projects

Chemical (advanced) recycling can extend circularity to plastic streams that are hard to recycle mechanically. The Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety, and Energy Technology Umsicht has compiled an interactive map of Europe's chemical recycling activities, covering facilities, technologies, capacities, and project status across the continent. For context, the European steam cracker sites and capacities are also listed.
Interactive map of chemical recycling facilities and projects
Interactive Map shows Chemical Recycling Facilities in Europe - Capacity, Technology and Status. Copyright: Fraunhofer Umsicht
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Key findings (as of October 2025):

  • Scope: 65 projects in the pipeline across Europe.
  • Planned chemical recycling capacity (excluding cancelled and operational projects): 2,799 kt/a.
  • Operational today: 18 plants totalling 289 kt/a (Pyrolysis 262 kt/a; Solvolysis 19 kt/a; Solvent-based 8 kt/a). No gasification plants are operational.
  • Technology mix of planned and operational capacities: Pyrolysis 1,938 kt/a; Gasification 860 kt/a; Solvent-based 68 kt/a; Solvolysis 102 kt/a; Enzymatic 50 kt/a; Hydrothermal 70 kt/a.
  • Discontinued projects: 9 chemical-recycling projects (819 kt/a) have been officially cancelled, including 7 pyrolysis projects totalling 791 kt/a.

Methodology and scope

  • Coverage: Chemical/advanced recycling projects in Europe (pyrolysis, gasification, solvolysis, solvent-based, enzymatic, hydrothermal). Tire pyrolysis is included. European steam crackers are mapped as a separate overlay for system context.
  • Capacities: Nameplate capacities reported by companies or public sources; rounding may occur.
  • Last update: October 2025. The dataset is maintained and updated periodically by Fraunhofer Umsicht.

Directly access the interactive map here.

Source: Fraunhofer UMSICHT
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