Niutech Signs Deal to Supply Waste-Plastic Pyrolysis Line for Refinery SAF Production

Overview

• Niutech announced a sales agreement over the weekend to deliver a continuous waste-plastic pyrolysis unit with a single-unit capacity of 10,000–50,000 tonnes per year and to upgrade an unnamed large refinery so it can make hydrotreated SAF from the pyrolysis oil.
• The company says its continuous system can accept mixed, low-value plastics such as PP, PE, PS, ABS and nylon without complex washing, sorting, drying or fine shredding, which could lower feedstock preparation costs for commercial use.
• The next material steps are detailed engineering, installation, integration with the refinery's hydrotreatment units, and an operational testing period to prove reliable, continuous and economically viable operation at refinery scale.
• Regulatory pressure to raise SAF supply under rules such as the EU's ReFuelEU and tight supplies of traditional feedstocks like used cooking oil are driving interest in plastic-derived pyrolysis oil as an alternative feedstock.
• Niutech brings prior commercial projects in multiple countries that reached the 10,000-tonne scale, but the project will be watched for whether it can divert low-value plastic waste into fuel feedstock without disrupting refinery operations or raising unexpected costs.