Extrusion International 4-2023-USA

22 Extrusion International 4/2023 INDUSTRY NEWS Significant Feedstock Agreements for Molecular Recycling Facility in France Secured Eastman announced it has se- cured a significant amount of feed - stock needed for its planned molec- ular recycling facility in Port Jerome sur Seine, Normandy, France. With an investment of $1 billion, the planned facility will become the world's largest material-to-material molecular recycling plant. "We began the year with roughly half of our feedstock needs secured for phase 1 of the project, and with these important additional agree- ments in place we are moving clos- er to the more than 80 percent we expect to secure by year-end," said Brad Lich, executive vice president and chief commercial officer. "This strong progress is a testament to the complementary nature of East- man's innovative molecular recy- Third Extrusion Line for PET Recycling Team (PRT) Radomsko Packaging specialist ALPLA is se- curing the long-term supply of food- grade PET recycling material (rPET) by expanding the recycling plant in Radomsko. The internationally ac- tive company is investing around eight million euros in a state-of-the- art extrusion line. Ten years after its opening, the PET Recycling Team (PRT) Radomsko is one of the larg- est recycling plants for this material in Europe with a production capac- ity of 54,000 tonnes of food-grade rPET pellets per year. “ALPLA stands for sustainable packaging solutions made of plas- tic. As a system provider, we de- velop products optimised for recy- cling, process high proportions of recyclate in production and take care of efficient recycling. With our global focus on recycling and our commitment in Central and East- ern Europe, we make a significant contribution to the regional bottle- to-bottle cycle,” explains Dietmar Marin, ALPLA Managing Director Recycling Division. By 2025, all PET beverage bottles in the EU should contain at least 25 per cent post-consumer recycled (PCR) material. With the expansion of the site in Poland, ALPLA is creat- ing the basis for meeting the EU re- quirements in the regional markets. “We actively work with customers to create closed loops for PET pack- aging and accompany them on their sustainability path. To this end, we are taking care of meeting tomor- row’s needs today and already have some excellent examples in reality,” emphasises Mariusz Musiał, ALPLA Country Manager Poland. “With this investment we are targeting the Polish market in particular and ensuring that sufficient rPET is avail - able to our customers”, adds Beata Szynkiewicz-Razik, Commercial Di- rector of PRT Radomsko. The installation of the third extru- sion line in Radomsko will create twelve additional jobs and expand the team to more than 100 employ- ees. “PRT Radomsko has stood for top quality and excellent operational performance for over ten years. The expansion of the site is a confirma - tion of our highly motivated team and strengthens our position in the market,” says Plant Manager Marcin Jabłoński. ALPLA Group www.alpla.com ALPLA is expanding the PET Recycling Team (PRT) Radomsko in Poland with a third extrusion line. With an annual production capacity of 54,000 tonnes, the recycling plant is one of the largest plants of its kind in Europe (All pictures, Copyright: ALPLA) Packaging and recycling specialist ALPLA processes used PET bottles into food- grade PET recycling material at the PET Recycling Team (PRT) Radomsko