February 14, 2025

First Australian commercial Cat-HTR facility receives EPA approval

The Environmental Protection Agency Victoria (EPA) has approved the Development Licence submitted by Advanced Recycling Victoria (ARV) to establish a plastic resource recovery plant in Altona, to convert end-of-life plastics into liquid and gaseous hydrocarbon products.

The Environmental Protection Agency Victoria (EPA) has approved the Development Licence submitted by Advanced Recycling Victoria (ARV) to establish a plastic resource recovery plant in Altona, to convert end-of-life plastics into liquid and gaseous hydrocarbon products.

The proposed plant will process approximately 20,000 tonnes of end-of-life plastic feedstock per year.

Render of ARV’s Stage 1 Cat-HTR advanced recycling facility in Altona – KBR

The proposed infrastructure will include:

  • a plastic preparation shed
  • a hydrothermal treatment plant
  • tanks to store the products generated
  • and an area for storing containers containing plastics.
For more information on the EPA application process
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