In 1994 we started operations in our glass processing plants Dormagen-Nievenheim and Worms added. We have tospecialized, waste glass as a marketable secondary raw material Prepare “glass granulate”. This is how we supply the glass industryQuality products ready for melting furnaces as the basis for new glass products.

First we were in the Trienekens AG group of companies involved. After the takeover by RWE Umwelt AG, ourCompany in 2005 to the shareholders Vanswartenbrouck sold. In early 2017, both we and ours became toointernationally successful sister company GRL Glasrecycling nv (Lummen, Belgium), from REMONDIS Recycling GmbH & Co. KG accepted.

Under each company name, we always pursued a clear goal:

The production of high quality glass granules .

Our systems are always brought up to date with the latest technology. In this way we ensure that our products are continuously improved. The early installation and constant modernization of opto-electronic Ceramic / stone / porcelain separators and the use of color sortingappliances have contributed to our being an essential raw material supplier the glass industry

The glass market had to cut itself at the beginning of the last decade-face the changes. The reasons for this are:

•Substitution of glass packaging with PET bottles and Tetra-Pak

•Legal introduction of the compulsory deposit on January 1st, 2003

•Demographic change

The result was capacity adjustments in the container glass industry. alwaysmore glassworks stopped their production. This made usto close our waste glass processing plant in Worms in early 2012.

Despite all structural market changes, we are of the future of Glass packaging is convincing. With our ultra-modern system technologywe will continue to help shape the glass market.