Turning mixed plastic waste into drop-in caprolactam and other high-value monomers.
Identical material properties. No supply chain adjustment. No product re-design.
Europe's technical polymer industry is loosing resilience and competitiveness.
Technical polymers rely entirely on fossil feedstocks and emission-intensive production - risking industrial decarbonization targets
Europe is critically reliant on fossil imports - a growing strategic risk in times of fossil price volatility and supply chain disruptions
EU mandates for circularity in plastics - especially in automotive - are demanding answers across the supply chain
Advanced catalytic depolymerization transforms complex, contaminated waste streams into fossil-quality monomers, such as caprolactam.
No changes to existing supply chains, material properties or product design
Flexible across diverse and contaminated waste streams such as automotive shredder waste
Innovative catalysis for breakthrough process efficiency and drastically reduced carbon footprints
Process design allows for cost-effective equipment - driving down scale-up barriers
Beyond monomers, SECARA's process reclaims glass fibers — a valuable industrial material.
SECARA's recycled glass fiber can be turned back into fillers and reinforcements - going full circle on technical polymer circularity.
Mixed plastic fractions from automotive and industrial shredder residues — rich in polyamide 6 and polycarbonate, currently landfilled or incinerated due to contamination and material complexity.
End-of-life battery housings and structural components from electric vehicles — engineered from high-performance polyamides that cannot be mechanically recycled back to virgin quality.
Industrial and commercial textile waste including carpets, airbags, and technical fabrics — high polyamide content but currently unrecyclable due to multi-material compositions and coatings.
Any post-industrial or post-consumer waste containing polyamide or polycarbonate — from electronics housings to production scrap and off-spec parts. SECARA's process is feedstock-flexible by design.
A heterogeneous catalysis system delivering unmatched efficiency improvement and first-of-a-kind robustness to challenging mixed plastic waste.
SECARA's drop-in solution for polyamides and polycarbonates enables automotive OEMs and suppliers to comply with upcoming EU End-of-Life Vehicle regulation - without changing the status-quo.
Recycled plastic content required by ~2032
Recycled plastic content required by ~2036
Mandatory closed-loop share
Post-industrial recyclates allowed
SECARA is building a future pillar of a circular materials industry in Europe. Turning breakthrough lab innovation into scalable process design.
Process validation at tonne scale. First commercial product pilots.
Industrial demonstration plant at kilotonne scale. Feedstock access and offtake secured.
Full industrial-scale deployment in first plant. Establishing Europe as a global leader in circular polymers.
Deep expertise across catalysis, process engineering and strategy — united by the mission to build a pillar of the future chemical industry.
Dr. rer. pol. (Business) | 8+ years in strategy consulting focused on circularity and climate tech
25+ years experience in process & product development and scaling, management experience for set-up and operation of world scale chemical operations.
25+ years experience in chemical operations and pilot plant management at global scale.
25+ years experience in chemical supply chains and industrial partnerships across global markets.
20+ years experience in chemical strategy, sales, business development, and portfolio management in specialty chemicals.
Werner Siemens Foundation covers SECARA's innovative approach to depolymerizing reinforced plastics.
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Die Zeit covers SECARA while exploring the cutting edge of plastics research and chemical recycling innovations in Germany.
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Important milestone: SECARA awarded the Grüne Gründungen NRW grant of EUR 600k — supporting the scale-up of our novel depolymerization process towards an industrial demonstration plant.
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The EU’s agreement on vehicle circularity sets clear recycled content mandates for automotive plastics. SECARA is building a solution for this challenge: drop-in monomers that integrate into existing supply chains without adaptation.
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Proud to have our vision recognised with 1st place at AVK’s Innovation Prize — the leading industry association for reinforced plastics.
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