The construction work of Lamor’s concept plant for producing recycled oil from waste plastic in Kilpilahti, near Porvoo, has reached a new milestone as the mechanical installation of the process equipment was completed in December. The equipment approval authority (TÜV Rheinland) has carried out the required installation inspection, and functional tests of the process equipment are already well advanced.
The journey continues towards final regulatory inspections and production trial runs
Currently, final connections are being made at the Kilpilahti plant, and preparations are underway for the upcoming inspection by the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes).
Following the Tukes inspection, the company will be ready to begin the plant’s production commissioning with actual recycled feed material. The production ramp-up is expected to begin during the first quarter of 2026, as previously announced.
The Kilpilahti plant is a central part of Lamor’s strategy to promote the circular economy and create continuous profitable revenue. The first production line, which is now being finalized, can process approximately 10,000 tonnes of plastic waste per year, and once at full scale, the plant will be able to recycle 40,000 tonnes of plastic waste with four production lines.
Lamor’s plastic reprocessing plant in Kilpilahti, Porvoo, is Finland’s first industrial-scale facility complex utilizing pyrolysis technology, where consumer plastic waste, such as food packaging, is converted into certified recycled oil. Lamor’s solution will reduce the need for imported fossil raw materials and raise the recycling rate to a new level: Once all four production lines are completed, the plant can process approximately 40,000 tonnes of plastic annually, which will easily raise Finland’s recycling rate above the EU’s 50% target. Currently, the level is only at about 30%.