Milan, 9 November 2022 – Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. announces that NextChem, through its subsidiary MyRechemical, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with SUEZ International Italian Branch aimed at further developing their existing collaboration on Waste-to-Chemicals projects in Italy. The agreement was signed during Ecomondo, the key event in Europe for technological and industrial innovation in the green and circular economy sectors, within the framework of the NextGenerationEU.

NextChem and SUEZ are already successfully collaborating on various projects and feasibility studies in Italy, among which the Waste-to-Methanol & Hydrogen project in Empoli, which is based on NextChem’s Waste-to-Chemicals technology.

This agreement will set the basis for the possible participation of SUEZ as an industrial player and as a potential investing partner in other NextChem’s Waste-to-Chemicals projects in Italy, leveraging on NextChem’s technological expertise and Suez’s global leadership in waste and water management”.

Alessandro Bernini, Chief Executive Officer of Maire Tecnimont Group and NextChem: “We are glad that our Waste-to-Chemicals technology has been acknowledged by a world player such as SUEZ. This agreement confirms the reliability of our sustainable technological value proposition, as Maire Tecnimont Group is increasingly playing a strategic and relevant role in advancing circular economy in Italy and abroad, thanks to our unparalleled skills and competence.