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Extrupet to double food-grade plastic recycling

22nd April 2022

By: Schalk Burger

Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

     

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Plastics recycler Extrupet has announced an expansion of its food-grade plastic recycling operations in South Africa to more than 60 000 t/y.

“Extrupet will double our food-grade operations by adding a fourth food-grade recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) facility, which will increase our recycling capacity by an additional 33 000 t/y,” says joint MD Chandru Wadhwani.

“The demand for food-grade recycling keeps increasing, especially as retailers and consumers alike opt for more environment-friendly options. Currently, only 60% of South Africa’s plastic bottles are recycled.

“With this increased capacity, we will be able to accommodate more of South Africa’s plastic waste and strengthen South Africa’s position as a circular economy leader in Africa and the world,” he says.

Phase 1 of this expansion is slated for Cape Town and is expected to be fully operational in 2023. The first phase of the expansion will cost about R300-million.

Extrupet, which is the first food-grade plastic recycler in South Africa, currently recycles more than five-million PET bottles a day.

The rPET is sold under Extrupet’s brand name, PhoenixPET, which has received international acclaim.

The company uses global fast-moving consumer goods-approved technology to recycle PET bottles into resin for reuse in new carbonated soft drink bottles. Other prominent clients include major food and beverage companies, convertors and retailers.

Edited by Chanel de Bruyn
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor Online

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