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QM Recycled Energy (QMRE) welcomee the UK’s first VÍXLA plastic waste-2-oil system into its Kent facility. This 16.4-tonne, containerised unit from Eagle Technology of Norway is the first compact, containerised, decentralised, plastic waste-2-oil system seen in the UK.
The delivery of the first VÍXLA system from Eagle Technology represents a significant milestone, and the first step towards achieving an annual processing capacity of 6,600 tonnes (operating four VIXLAS) of plastic waste at our site in Hoo. The oil produced from the VÍXLA will be sold to Petrochem companies who will use it to make new and renewable plastic instead of using feedstocks from fossil origins.
A typical QMRE VÍXLA system will convert 1kg of plastic waste into 1 litre of QUEL (pyro-oil) - 85% of the total, 12% non-condensable gas used to heat the process and 3% carbon ash which can be used in construction products. The system operates for 330 days of the year.
