Flowserve, Clariter announce plastics partnership

Flowserve Corp., an Irving, Texas-based provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, and Clariter, a global cleantech company based in Luxembourg, have entered into a strategic collaboration agreement to advance the production of Clariter's green petrochemicals made from plastic scrap.  

"Clariter is pleased to welcome Flowserve as a strategic partner," says Ran Sharon, Clariter president and CEO. "Partnering with Flowserve provides a significant boost to the design and engineering of our future plants, and the bringing to commercial scale of our innovative technology to transform plastic waste into green products that replace fossil-based petrochemicals. I look forward to our cooperation as we pursue our common sustainability goals and bring an end to plastic waste."   

As part of this long-term collaboration agreement, Flowserve will contribute its flow-control expertise, optimum equipment sizing and commissioning support, for the scale-up of Clariter's commercial production plants.  

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Through this partnership, Flowserve will be the single-source supplier of all pumps, valves, seals and RedRaven products for Clariter's first four commercial-scale chemical recycling facilities. Additionally, Clariter will continue to source parts and aftermarket services from Flowserve once the construction of the plants has been completed. The companies are also committed to developing new, sustainable formulations for the lubrication of pumps and valves, to be made from recycled plastic waste.  

Clariter's proprietary chemical upcycling technology, called defossilization, transforms plastic scrap streams into new crude oil-free products for industrial and everyday consumer use. The company says its sustainably produced oils, waxes and solvents meet the highest industry standards of purity. The company adds that they are food-contact grade and meet or exceed the benchmarks of its fossil-based equivalents.