Alpla Group Declared Fresh Investment in Recycled PET Extrusion System

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): The Austria-headquartered Alpla Group announced its decision to invest in an extrusion system for food-grade recycled PET made of used PET bottles at its Anagni, Italy site. The company plans to invest over 5 million euros in installing the system and in construction of the building to house it.

According to company press release, the proposed site in central Italy is home to the company’s key perform production plant. It processes around 50,000 tonnes of PET a year, out of which recycled material forms only a small proportion. The promised investment will result in a substantial portion to be supplied in the form of recycled material. The new extrusion system is expected to have the capacity to process approximately 15,000 tonnes of rPET per year.

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Fabio Mazzarella, plant manager at Anagni site noted that the company plans to purchase PET flakes made from used household packaging from local recyclers, which will be processed into food-grade rPET. This will be used for manufacture of performs at the site, he added.

Currently, the Italian site has a workforce of 91. The investment will create additional 10 new jobs, thus making the total workforce cross 100. It is expected to be operational during the second half this year.