BlueAlp selected for EU grant, updates on PPO projects

Argus Media · Argus Media · 2026-11-04 11:00 UTC

Dutch pyrolysis chemical recycling company BlueAlp has been selected to receive €21mn ($23.5mn) from the EU Innovation Fund towards a new 49,000 t/yr pyrolysis unit and pyrolysis oil (PPO) upgrader in Kampen, Netherlands, it said.

Dutch pyrolysis chemical recycling company BlueAlp has been selected to receive €21mn ($23.5mn) from the EU Innovation Fund towards a new 49,000 t/yr pyrolysis unit and pyrolysis oil (PPO) upgrader in Kampen, Netherlands, it said.

The firm also said it plans to add a 24,500 t/yr pyrolysis reactor at its site in Oostende, Belgium.

Kampen was a joint venture with Shell, but BlueAlp took control as part of a decision to expand into building and operating plants, alongside its technology licensing business. The company said a final investment decision (FID) on Kampen, which will comprise two 24,500 t/yr lines, can take place after "further preparations". It expects construction to begin in early 2028 and a 2029 start up.

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