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Reconomy acquires in Denmark


Circular economy busi- ness Reconomy Group has acquired green tech development company Combineering. Based in Birkerød, Denmark, Combineering has been developing specialised recycling solutions for four decades. Its large scale, scientific


and proprietary circular methods have been standardised and imple- mented across various industry sectors, providing full legal compliance. The company’s strong pres- ence across industries including agriculture, energy, biogas, manufac- turing and construction will complement Recono- my Group’s existing recycling capabilities, whilst adding further expertise built on long- term customer relation- ships in several countries. Combineering will continue to operate as a distinct brand within Reconomy Group. � www.reconomygroup.com � https://combineering.dk


New packaging recycling facility set for Vietnam


European waste manage- ment and recycling group Alba and Vietnamese waste collection and plastic recycling company VietCycle are to jointly develop what they say will be the largest food-grade PET/HDPE recycling plant in Vietnam. The planned facility will have an estimated invets- ment of up to $50m and capacity of up to 48,000 tonnes/yr. The first phase is set to start in 2024/25. Approximately 3m tonnes


of plastic waste are dis- charged on land in Vietnam and up to 730,000 tonnes released into the ocean each year. Local govern- ments struggle to collect, transport, treat, and dispose of their growing waste streams, and the situation is


Above: Executives from Alba and VietCycle agree deal for food-grade PET/HDPE recycling plant


expected to worsen with rapid urbanisation coupled with increasing economic and population growth. Axel Schweitzer, Chair-


man of Alba Group Asia, said: “With our holistic approach and use of digitisation, we want to help sustainably improve the living and working condi-


tions of collectors. With this project and the collabora- tion with our partners from VietCycle we make a huge step in this direction. The project will be part of a much-needed solution to Vietnam’s growing plastic waste problem.” � www.alba.com � https://vietcycle.vn


Teknor Apex buys US PVC recycler


Teknor Apex announced it acquired the business of PVC recycler and custom compounder Nu-Pro Polymers, in Wheeling, US, late last year.


Nu-Pro works with clean post-industrial streams and converts them into new PVC compounds which it says perform equivalently to prime compounds. The


company specialises in clear, natural and black reprocessed compounds in a range of durometers and supplies various markets. � www.teknorapex.com


Partners plan more PO recycling in Belgium


Belgian waste management service Fost Plus has signed a contract with Morssinkhof Plastics, part of the Morssinkhof Rymoplast Group, for the construction of a new recycling plant in Lommel. The plant, the fifth such facility in


Belgium, which will be operational in October 2024, will create 65 jobs and recycle around 40,000 tonnes/yr of PP


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and PE packaging. Wim Geens, MD of Fost Plus, said:


“Thanks to the efforts of our fellow citizens, who ensure that all packaging ends up in blue bags, we are among the best in Europe when it comes to recycling. This new plant is the last step in the creation of a local circular econo- my that makes Belgium a recycling hub at the heart of Europe.”


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The €30m plant is being built in the Kristalpark III industrial zone, the location offering added strategic value. In addition, the presence of the largest solar park in the Benelux, with more than 300,000 solar panels, provides potential for a sustainable operation, using solar energy. � www.fostplus.be � https://morssinkhofplastics.nl


www.plasticsrecyclingworld.com


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