PureCycle Technologies is an early-stage company commercializing a patented dissolution recycling technology that converts post-consumer and post-industrial polypropylene (PP) waste into near-virgin quality recycled resin. The technology, originally developed by Procter & Gamble and exclusively licensed to PureCycle, uses supercritical fluids to physically separate contaminants from PP without breaking the polymer's chemical bonds, producing resin with purity above 99%. This distinguishes PureCycle from mechanical recyclers (lower purity, no food-grade capability) and chemical recyclers (energy-intensive, not plastic-to-plastic). PureCycle sells two product lines under the PureFive brand: Ultra (near-virgin resin for color-sensitive applications) and Choice (compounded blends tailored to specific customer specs for film, fiber, and automotive uses). PureCycle holds FDA Letters of No Objection for all food-contact applications, enabling use in rigid packaging, flexible film, fiber, and automotive parts. PureCycle's first commercial facility in Ironton, Ohio is currently ramping toward its ~107M lbs/year nameplate capacity, with early customers including P&G, Emerald Carpets, and several quick-service restaurant chains. PureCycle targets a selling price of ~$1.36/lb — a meaningful premium to virgin PP — justified by its sustainability value to brand owners. The company is building toward a global network of purification facilities, with plants planned in Thailand, Belgium, and Augusta, Georgia, targeting ~1B lbs of installed capacity by 2030. PureCycle remains pre-profitability and dependent on external capital, having raised $300M in preferred equity in mid-2025.
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