North Carolina Company Announces Major Expansion to PET Recycling Plant

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster):  The Wilmington, North Carolina-headquartered PolyQuest Inc. announced additional investment to expand its polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling plant in Darlington, South Carolina.

According to company press release, it plans to build at least one additional Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved recycled PET (rPET) line at the facility. The new line is expected to become operational by the third quarter of 2021 and will be capable of producing high-quality resins, which will be suitable for use in vast majority of PET applications, it noted.

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John Marinelli, CEO of PolyQuest noted that the additional investment is ultimately driven by its customers’ commitment to sustainability. The proposed expansion of recycling capabilities at the facility would help to support the strategic sustainability initiatives and stay ahead of the curve, he added. Also, he reminded that the company has additional pelletizing capacity at the plant.

In addition, the company announced its plans to expand polyolefin recycling in future. It will focus on investing in post consumer recycled PP, in line with the rapid expansion of the company’s virgin PP distribution business.