Tipperary's Trifol aims for major expansion on synthetic fuel demand
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The Tipperary clean technology firm Trifol is to double its workforce next year as it expands its operations to meet demand for its oil products derived from waste plastic.
The company's plant, based in the former Bord Na Mona peat briquette factory in Littleton currently employs 15 people and this will increase to 30 in 2025.
Expansion plans are already in place to add 12 more reactors which will increase the number of people employed to 75 by 2030. Some 45 people have already been involved in the build-out of the plant over the last two years. The company has long-term plans to add a second facility either in Ireland or abroad.
Trifol converts used plastic, primarily silage bale plastic, into wax and synthetic oils including low-sulfur diesel and aviation fuel.
Last month the company announced a deal with Shell to supply it with pyrolysis oil which Shell uses to create new plastic. The wax it produces is supplied to a firm in Germany that further processes it for use in a range of products including medicines, beauty products, tyres, wax crayons and MDF products.
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The company received capital support from the EU LIFE Programme and the Irish Government’s Climate Action Fund.
"Our project shows how technology can help us achieve our climate ambitions," Pat Alley, Chairman of Trifol Resources said. "Our national target to recycle 55% by 2030 is very achievable.
"Ireland consumes more plastic packaging per person than any other EU country at 58kgs per capita per annum. We can turn the tide on plastic waste. Trifol can recycle some 75% of this target in conjunction with the new Deposit Return Scheme. Ireland can be a world leader in giving old plastic a new life.”
“We can help make air travel more sustainable in the production of low sulphur fuels. We have led the way in areas such as the smoking ban, plastic bag levy and the ban on smoky fuels.
"It is within our grasp to do the same in tackling our 450,000-tonne waste plastic mountain, and to make our country more environmentally sustainable going forward.”