Port of Antwerp-Bruges officials visit PureCycle’s Ironton facility

PureCycle Technologies recently hosted officials from the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, including CEO Jacques Vandermeiren, at their flagship purification facility in Ironton. The PoAB group was shown the ongoing operations at the facility which will closely resemble PureCycle’s future facility in Europe. PureCycle CEO Dustin Olson said, “It’s always great to host visitors to our facility, but this was extra special. Jacques and his team from the Port of Antwerp-Bruges have been incredibly supportive of PureCycle’s efforts to bring our recycling technology to Europe. It was great to have them get more familiar with our process and see some of the recently produced pellets.” The visit from the PoAB delegation comes following the recent Green Transition: Belgium-US Partnership event in New York, NY on September 20th. PureCycle CEO Dustin Olson attended the event and had the chance to discuss collaborative opportunities with both the Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and Vandermeiren. Located within the NextGen District at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, PureCycle’s future site will occupy a 14-hectare plot that can house up to 4 purification lines. This means the site has the capability of creating an anticipated total capacity of 240,000 metric tons of PureCycle’s Ultra-Pure Recycled resin annually.