BioBTX en TeHo International slaan de handen ineen: op weg naar een circulaire maritieme industrie door op polymeer gebaseerde touwen te recyclen.
Teho International Inc Ltd (“TEHO International”), TEHO EuRope B.V. (“TEHO ROPES Europe”) en BioBTX B.V. (“BioBTX”), PCP B.V. (“PCP”) hebben een niet-bindend memorandum ondertekend of Understanding (“MOU”) om mee te werken aan de recycling van afgedankte landvasten (ook wel tros, lijn, of meertouw genoemd) die voor de scheepvaart worden gebruikt. Beide bedrijven verbinden zich ertoe een circulaire waardeketen te creëren waarin de gebruikte landvasten van TEHO ROPES Europe worden hergebruikt om hoogwaardige drop-in chemicaliën te produceren door BioBTX.
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In the past months, BioBTX and TEHO ROPES Europe, together, have collaborated successfully in the upcycling possibilities of end-of-life mooring ropes into the aromatic drop-in chemicals BTX, of which new, durable, and high-performance plastics can be produced.
TEHO ROPES Europe, is a full range supplier of synthetic mooring ropes, steel wire ropes and mooring equipment, mainly servicing customers active in Maritime, Industry and Oil & Gas. TEHO ROPES Europe is committed to sustainability and wants to offer its customers theopportunity to recycle their mooring ropes at the end of their useful life. The recycling possibilities of mooring ropes are currently extremely limited, due to the varying compositions and constructions. These ropes often consist of distinct types of polymers, making it difficult in recycling them.
BioBTX, a leader in renewable and biobased aromatics, has developed a technology to produce high value chemical building blocks from recycled materials and renewable sources. BioBTX expects to realise its first commercial scale plant named “PETRA Circular Chemicals Plant'' at the chemical park of
Delfzijl in Q3 of 2024. At this plant, a wide variety of renewable and recycled materials can be processed, and end-of-life mooring ropes have been identified to be a suitable feedstock for the plant. The BioBTX process is one of the few processes that can handle such complex feedstocks, without the need of extensive pre-processing.
TEHO ROPES Europe aims to supply PCP up to 1,000 tonnes of end-of-life mooring ropes
to the BioBTX plant, as one of the first contracted feedstocks. TEHO ROPES Europe and BioBTX will work together to maximise the volume of mooring ropes that will be recycled, thereby reducing the pressure on the environment of discarded plastic waste.
The collaboration of TEHO ROPES Europe and BioBTX contributes to the circular economy
by eliminating waste and circulating materials and conforms to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 12, 13 and 14. The MOU is subject to the agreement and signing by TEHO ROPES Europe and PCP of a detailed legally binding agreement before the end of Q1 of 2024.
Jan-Kees Noordhoek, managing director at TEHO ROPES Europe: ‘We always want to offer our customers the best and most sustainable mooring solutions possible. By taking back the end-of-life mooring ropes and enabling their recycling, the maritime industry fulfills its obligation to society. The collaboration with BioBTX is a notable example of how we can close the loop on material use.’
Ton Vries, Managing Director bij BioBTX: ‘Om in 2050 een volledig circulaire economie te bereiken, zullen we gebruik moeten maken van alle verschillende soorten koolstofbronnen ter vervanging van alle fossiele bronnen die tegenwoordig worden gebruikt. De samenwerking met TEHO ROPES Europe bewijst dat circulaire oplossingen al gerealiseerd kunnen worden als partijen uit verschillende branches de handen ineen slaan. In dit geval voorkomt het niet alleen dat het plastic afval groeit, maar vervangt het tegelijkertijd de behoefte aan fossiele bronnen.''
About TEHO International Inc Ltd. (“TEHO International”)
TEHO International is a global, diversified holding company specialising in offshore marine, engineering and property development. The Company has been listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange Catalist Board since 2009. Originally established as a small local rigging and mooring company in 1986, TEHO International adopted an organic and inorganic growth approach to expanding its businesses, creating synergy with the provision of related products and services. In May 2014, TEHO International diversified into property investment and development. At present, the Group offers products, services and solutions to customers across a wide range of economic sectors, including marine, offshore oil and gas and real estate. TEHO International’s network spans across South East Asia, East Asia, Europe and North America.
About BioBTX B.V. (“BioBTX”)
BioBTX is a leader in renewable and biobased aromatics through developing circular economy technology. BioBTX transforms sustainable feedstock and plastic waste into high value chemical building blocks, reducing waste and CO2 emissions in the process and substituting for fossil resources. BioBTX is based in Groningen, the Netherlands, is currently building its first commercial plant.
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