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59 Extrusion International 4/2023 BOTTLE-TO-BOTTLE RECYCLING – CASE STUDY lemans’ decision to choose Vetaphone as a supplier,” he added. If high-quality has always been a mantra at Oer- lemans, the company also views sustainability as cru- cial to the future-proofing of the industry, while being aware that development is moving fast in a complex landscape. “Oerlemans Packaging Group is actively in- volved as a knowledge partner in various management positions both within and outside the industry. With the significant investment in R&D and our production facili - ties we believe that we take our slogan ‘The sustainable innovator’ very seriously,” he said. Sustainability and environmental management go hand-in-hand, so while ISO 14001 certified since 2007, Oerlemans goes above and beyond to limit the Group’s impact. “We strive to minimise the use of environmen- tally unfriendly substances as much as possible, and fol- low the safety standards for these substances meticu- lously,” he added. Oerlemans Plastics is also certified by EcoVadis, a cooperation of leading companies that gives sustainability high priority by improving the envi- ronmental and social practices of companies. In a Group that places such a high priority on quality and the environment, it is essential that all elements of production reflect a ‘best possible’ approach. The list of technology manufacturers chosen by Oerlemans is a statement of intent, and Vetaphone is proud to be a partner in this process. Vetaphone A/S Fabriksvej 11, 6000 Kolding, Denmark www.vetaphone.com Oerlemans Plastics BV Kleibergsestraat 4, 4265GB Genderen, The Netherlands Industrieweg 7, 4283GX Giessen, The Netherlands www.oerlemansplastics.nl Vietnam’s Bottle-to-Bottle Recycling Pioneer DUYTAN Plastic Recycling is the first plastics recycler in Vietnam to produce recycled PET for beverage bottle production. The company is about to install its third Starlinger PET bottle-to-bottle recycling line which is scheduled to take up production by end of 2023. “W e want to promote a closed loop for plastic bottles in order to reduce plastic waste and the use of fossil resources in our country”, said Lê Anh, Sustainability Director at DUYTAN Plastic Recycling. "Af- ter spending many years researching recycling technol- ogy, DUYTAN Plastic Recycling found that Austria has a lot of experience with the circular economy. Therefore, in order to produce food-grade recycled PET for the pro- duction of high-quality PET bottle preforms, DUYTAN Plastic Recycling decided to choose recycling lines sup- plied by the leading PET bottle-to-bottle recycling ma- chine manufacturer in Austria, Starlinger." Locatedat theDucHoaHa Plastic Industrial Zone in Long An Province, DUYTAN Plastic Recycling has been the first recycling enterprise in Vietnam to engage in PET bottle- to-bottle recycling. The new high-end PET bottle-to-bottle recycling line from machinery supplier Starlinger recycling technology, a recoSTAR PET 330 HC iV+, will be deliv- DUYTAN Plastic Recycling is the first PET bottle-to-bottle recycler in Vietnam. The company currently produces 30,000 tons of food-grade rPET per year and aims to expand its production capacity to 100,000 tons per year (©DUYTAN)