The facility can process up to 150,000 tonnes of liquefied waste plastic annually. It produces feedstock for the plastics and chemicals industry. According to the company, processing will be ramped up gradually.

The project is also intended to align recycling processes with the requirements of the forthcoming European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).

The Implementing Decision also sets out the Commission's mass-balance approach under the SUPD implementing act voted through on 6 February.

The installation integrates Girbau's Sortech system with Picvisa's Ecosort technology. Sortech is designed to automate the feeding, separation and controlled distribution of garments in high-volume industrial environments. The system replaces repetitive manual handling and ensures a consistent material flow to downstream processes. Originally developed for industrial laundry applications, the technology has been adapted to meet the operational requirements of post-consumer textile sorting, where increasing material volumes require scalable and robust processing solutions.

The project aims to support material development by enabling data-based predictions of relevant properties and by improving efficiency in research and development processes.

The initiative contributes to ongoing efforts to strengthen a circular economy for polystyrene by supporting established collection and processing structures. It focuses on increasing recovery volumes of post-consumer polystyrene and on ensuring that collected material can be directed into stable recycling pathways with defined end markets.

A "Made in Europe" approach is seen as a means to reinforce industrial capacity, secure strategic material supplies and contribute to the EU objective of achieving a 24 per cent Circular Material Use Rate, as outlined in the Clean Industrial Deal.