Extrusion International USA 2-2022

47 Extrusion International 2/2022 ”Starlinger has been there for BariQ from the start. We counted on the on-site and remote support from Starlinger, and they even exceeded our expectations. During the past decade, Starlinger has supported us with their reliable equipment and technology, meeting the high- est quality speci fi cations and rising quality requirements of the custom- ers, and handling the entire variabil- ity of raw materials. As for the new line, the technical discussions with Starlinger started two years ago, ensuring that the line is equipped with the latest technology and meets all standards to achieve top quality in rPET resin production. Be- lieving in the decontamination ef fi - ciency of Starlinger technology and their excellent customer support, BariQ again choose Starlinger for the expansion project”, said Ahmed ElKasaby, Chief Operations Of fi cer at BariQ. “When BariQ took up operation in 2012, they were our fi rst customer for PET recycling in Africa”, ex- plained Andreas Pechhacker, Gen- eral Manager Starlinger recycling technology. “The planning for the plant had started already two years before – our bottle-to-bottle recy- cling experts worked closely with BariQ to customize the machine design during this time, taking into account the local bottle stream and requirements for food contact rPET. During the past decade we have built up a very close partner- ship. BariQ was able to turn their vision into reality – their ambition to set standards was rewarded with several certi fi cates and the acquisi- tion of customers all over the globe. Starlinger is proud to support BariQ on their way to become the biggest PET bottle-to-bottle recycling com- pany in the MEA region.” Founded in 2011, BariQ is the fi rst food-grade rPET producer in Egypt and the biggest in theMENA region. The company started production of food-grade rPET with a Starlinger PET recycling line in 2012 and holds a positive EFSA opinion and an FDA Letter of Non-Objection (LNO). It is also the fi rst non-European re- cycling company to be registered with ECOEMBES Spain. In Novem- ber 2021 BariQ was acquired by IN- TRO Resource Recovery, a member of INTRO Group, to strengthen its waste management portfolio. With the upcoming facility expansion, BariQ aims to recycle 3.5 million PET bottles per year, producing 35,000 tonnes of food-grade rPET for new bottles and saving 80,000 tonnes of CO2. BariQ supplies the food-grade rPET to major converters and brand- owners in Europe and worldwide. Starlinger recycling technology www.recycling.starlinger.com TOMRA Sorting GmbH www.tomra.com/recycling BariQ www.bariq-eg.com Polymer fl akes TOMRA New generation AUTOSORT