AMA, Numatter sign agreement for Industrial-Scale Pyrolysis Plant
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) and Numatter Recycling Technologies Ltd have signed a binding feedstock agreement for the long-term daily supply of 100 metric tonnes of plastic waste for Ghana’s first industrial-scale pyrolysis plant.
The agreement provides the feedstock certainty required for the commencement of full-scale construction of the facility, which is designed to convert difficult-to-recycle plastic waste into fuel products and other industrial materials.
Under the arrangement, AMA will coordinate the collection and supply of plastic waste streams from across the Accra metropolis, while Numatter Recycling Technologies provides the processing and offtake capacity for the materials.
Job creation
The project is expected to create a sustainable end-market for plastic waste, particularly low-value materials such as sachets and multilayer films, which often end up in drains, waterways and landfill sites.
The facility, which is projected to create about 1,500 direct and indirect jobs, is expected to contribute to waste reduction, environmental management and domestic fuel production when operational.
The Accra Metropolitan Chief Executive, Michael Kpakpo Allotey, and the Chief Executive Officer of Numatter Recycling Technologies Ltd., Kelvin Boateng, signed for the respective institutions.
Construction phase
The signing of the agreement marked a major step in the implementation of the project, which was first announced in September last year through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the parties.
Unlike the earlier memorandum, the feedstock agreement establishes legally binding commitments for the supply of plastic waste required to sustain operations at the planned 100-tonne-per-day facility.
The agreement is also expected to provide the long-term supply-chain certainty required to support project financing, capital mobilisation and construction activities.
Remarks
Speaking at the signing ceremony, Mr Allotey described the agreement as an important step towards transforming plastic waste from an environmental challenge into an economic resource.
He said the initiative would support sustainable development efforts while contributing to cleaner communities and employment creation.
For his part, Mr Boateng said the agreement represented the transition of the project from planning to implementation.
He said plastic waste should be viewed as a resource capable of supporting industrial development, employment and environmental management when effectively recovered and processed.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hydroxy Systems Technologies, Rakesh Reddy Reddy, said the agreement provided the feedstock volumes and contractual framework necessary for the deployment of the technology at an industrial scale.
The Waste Management Director of the AMA, Solomon Noi, reaffirmed the Assembly’s commitment to supporting initiatives that combine environmental management with economic development and industrial innovation.
With the feedstock agreement now in place, the project is expected to advance to its construction and mobilisation phase as stakeholders work towards establishing the country’s first industrial-scale plastic waste-to-fuel facility.
