A new force in
chemical recycling

  • We build to deliver
  • At scale, and to specification
  • Time after Time

Helix Projects builds, owns and operates integrated chemical recycling and upgrading plants that turn hard-to-recycle plastics into certified circular feedstocks for new plastics. We deploy proven chemical recycling technology at scale and upgrade that with complementary solutions to unlock the full value of plastic waste re-use in Europe.

Europe lacks sufficient circular, food-grade plastic feedstock. And demand is rising.

The problem

  • As plastic waste continues to grow, most of it still ends up in landfills or incinerators. While mechanical recycling helps, it’s not enough, and it’s not able to deal with all waste.
  • Circular feedstock shortfall: high-end uses, including contact-sensitive and performance applications, need consistent physical properties that mechanical recycling cannot always deliver.
  • Hard-to-recycle streams: plastic films, mixed fractions and contaminated plastics remain under-addressed.
  • Variable quality: pyrolysis oils vary widely; without disciplined upgrading, variability limits adoption at crackers.

Regulatory pressure driving demand for recycled content

PPWR establishes recycled‑content thresholds for plastic packaging and makes recyclability by design mandatory by 2030, with further step‑ups by 2040. This is pushing demand for more reliable, certified, circular feedstock at industrial scale.
Creates a direct regulatory driver for car manufactures to source more recycled plastics rather than virgin plastics.
Levy and tax mechanisms increase the cost of non‑recycled content, sharpening the business case for certified circular alternatives.
Brands and retailers have published targets for double‑digit recycled content by 2025–2030 translating into demand for circular feedstocks.

Implications on value chain

Structural demand for high‑quality, certified recycled feedstock, especially for contact‑sensitive and performance applications, is a persistent requirement in Europe.

Even with rapid growth, advanced-recycling supply will lag unless we build at scale and add upgrades to turn variable intermediates into predictable, cracker-ready streams.

EPR/DRS and tax dynamics accelerate the business case for circular feedstocks and shift costs toward producers who do not meet recycled‑content thresholds.

Helix Projects will build and operate large-scale recycling and upgrading plants that connect waste hubs to crackers with on-spec, certified circular feedstock for new materials. Our projects are de-risked with proven technologies, strict stage-gate governance, and long term contracts.