Versalis has inaugurated a new plant for the production of plastic made wholly or partially from mechanically recycled raw materials. The facility, located in Porto Marghera, Italy, has an annual capacity of up to 20,000 tones for crystal polystyrene and expandable polystyrene.Versalis specializes in chemicals and is wholly owned by Italian oil giant Eni. Its new plant uses secondary raw materials from the recycling of expanded polystyrene waste and aims to restore the European chemical industry.