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The future plant will be able to process around 2000 tpa.<\/p>\n<p>Pyrolysis is the heat degradation of a substance in the absence of oxygen. It involves breaking down substances with heat without setting off combustion reactions. This enables waste containing thermoplastic to be turned into bio-fuel in this specific case.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>SBS&#8217;s HECO technology, which will be used at the plant, is more versatile and cheaper than other technologies used in processes of this type.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Its characteristic movement is markedly beneficial for the transfer of material and energy, which translates into a drastic reduction in the energy needed in the process and savings in process costs. 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