Rockwell Automation won a $15 million engineering, procurement, construction, and management contract from Vadxx Energy LLC for its first commercial-scale, plastic waste-to-synthetic crude energy facility in Akron, Ohio.
The new plant will transform end-of-life plastics into higher value energy products, recycling nearly 60 tons of waste daily, diverting it from landfill disposal.
The solution includes Rockwell’s PlantPAx Process Automation System suite, which is a multi-discipline control platform.
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Liberation Capital, a global private equity firm, signed an agreement with Vadxx to fund the first unit and additional commercial units.
"Vadxx is focused on successfully establishing our first commercial unit as the important first step toward global expansion,” said Jim Garrett, Vadxx Energy CEO. “Liberation Capital, Rockwell Automation, feedstock suppliers, and other partners will play key roles in our growth and success.”
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