Grant funding has been approved for a new plastics recycling facility in Ellesmere Port which is set to create 80 full time jobs and inject £4.5m a year into the Cheshire economy.
Cheshire Joint Committee approved a £1m grant application from specialist polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling company Enviroo, backed by infrastructure asset manager Reichmuth Infrastructure, to deliver a £58m facility at Peel NRE’s £165m on Protos Plastic Park at Ince Marshes near Ellesmere Port.
The report said that Enviroo’s facility is set to process up to 35,000 tonnes of plastic a year, creating £4.5m GVA per annum for the region’s economy as well as attracting private sector investment totalling over £57m.
The grant funding green light came just days after Cheshire was selected by the government as a “key growth region” for clean energy and amid a North West Net Zero Industrial Cluster plan.
Cllr Nick Mannion, leader of Cheshire East Council and Place Lead on the Joint Committee, said: "I am delighted the Joint Committee was able to approve this grant for a facility that will not only bring a welcome jobs boost but further our collective Net Zero ambitions and desire for the region to be the healthiest, most sustainable, inclusive and growing economy in the UK."
Cllr Louise Gittins, leader of Cheshire West and Chester Council, added: “I look forward to seeing this project develop and bring huge environmental and economic benefits in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and the region as a whole.”
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