Darlington PET Recycling Plant to Witness Major Expansion

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): Wilmington, North Carolina-based PolyQuest Inc. announced expansion of its Darlington, South Carolina PET recycling facility. The expansion follows exponential growth in business due to rising demand for its products. The company has been producing recycled PET (rPET) at the facility since 2006.

As part of the expansion, PolyQuest plans to add four new buildings, whose total area is estimated at around 225,000 square feet. The investment will also enhance material handling capabilities at the plant. It plans to add two new rail spurs as well as new machinery to make it capable to process additional volumes of rPET. The proposed investment will add 15 jobs at the facility, with many more to be added in future.

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The construction works have already commenced at the facility. The works are scheduled for February 2022 completion. Upon completion of the expansion, the facility will have a total square foot area of 525,000. It will boost the plant’s processing capacity to 160 million pounds of recycled plastic and the total number of employees to 100. It must be noted that the company has invested more than $50 million at the facility since 2004.

Ryan Nettles, vice president of operations, PolyQuest said that the expansion will reinforce the company’s position as one among the leading value-added suppliers of PET, PP and recycled PET products.