Press release -
The roll-out of second-generation (Mk II) Plastics-to-Liquid plants begins
Today, Quantafuel released its Q2 report; a quarter characterised by significant achievements for the company. Quantafuel is confidently moving forward into the next phase; large-scale global implementation supported by strong and long-standing partners.
“The past quarter has been an important and eventful one for Quantafuel. We are moving forward into the next phase of our strategy and the commitment shown by key partners illustrates their support and confidence in Quantafuel becoming a frontrunner in the plastic recycling industry,” says CEO of Quantafuel, Lars Rosenløv.
One of the key milestones during the second quarter was the signing of the front-end engineering design (FEED) agreement for developing a Plastics-to-Liquid (PtL) processing plant in Dubai in cooperation with DUBAL Holding and our strategic partner BASF.
Furthermore, the recently announced agreement with Saipem, enables this top-five engineering major to globally market PtL plants under Quantafuel’s technology license. The agreement has added a new dimension to Quantafuel’s business model and provides even more flexibility and speed creating additional income streams over time.
Another important step in Quantafuel’s growth strategy was entering a joint venture with investment fund Eurazeo for our sorting facility in Esbjerg, Denmark. It is a game-changer for the plastic waste market in Denmark, and a prerequisite for the co-located large-scale PtL plant we are planning as a next strategic step in Esbjerg.
Quantafuel reported the completion of line three in the beginning of June, which also enabled the use of self-generated gas for reactor heating. This autumn, all four reactors at Skive will have the necessary equipment installed for heating with self-produced gas. With the current highly volatile and pricey European gas market, this is a significant contribution to our plant economics.
As reported in a press release on 5th July 2022, our Skive operation has been exposed to pressure on operating costs during Q1 and Q2. Key contracts have already been successfully addressed, improving the operational margin. Our efforts to counter cost increases along with the general drive to lower cost in Skive will continue and begin to show positive effects in Q3. At full production Skive will on a yearly basis deliver approximately NOK 70 million free cash flow based on current feedstock and offtake assumptions.
“Skive has been instrumental for where Quantafuel stands today. Our Mk II plants are built on all the key learnings from Skive combined with the long experience of our strategic partners. We are excited about the future,” says Rosenløv.
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The presentation of the second quarter results will be available here from 9am today.
Quantafuel is a Norwegian technology-based recycling company with the purpose of ending wasteful and unsustainable handling of our planet's resources. Drawing on more than ten years of development, Quantafuel converts waste plastics back into low-carbon synthetic oil products replacing virgin oil products. Quantafuel aims to rapidly build up production capacity on a global scale and to have a meaningful impact on one of our time's most pressing environmental challenges.
