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Alpla opens its first plant in South Africa to produce rPET
Alpla has entered the South African PET recycling market by opening a new €60m facility on a 90,000 m² site in the coastal town of Ballito. From 2025, the plant, which took 18 months to construct, will produce up to 35,000 tonnes/yr of rPET flakes, of which 16,000 tonnes will be processed into rPET pellets. A state-of- the-art extrusion line has been installed for this purpose. The food- contact rPET will then be processed into drinks bottles at Alpla’s produc- tion plant in Lanseria. “South Africa is a strategically
important market for us and one in which we want to continue to grow,” said Alpla CEO Philipp Lehner. “Our aim is to provide safe, affordable and
Under South Africa’s Extended
Producer Responsibility (EPR) regula- tion, since 2022 PET drinks bottles sold in the country have had to contain 10% per cent recycled content, but legislation requires this to double by 2026. “Our plant will increase the supply of
The facility in Ballito has the capacity to produce 35,000 tonnes/yr of rPET
sustainable packaging solutions to our customers and to continue improving standards of living. With our investments in Ballito and Lanse- ria, we have laid the foundation for a successful future.”
rPET in the national market. The country’s beverage industry will benefit in two ways: it will receive high-quality material and it will be able to meet the legal requirements,” said Dietmar Marin, Managing Director of Alpla Recycling. An additional 30,000 m² of space is available at the site for further expansion. Alpla will use the rPET in preforms. �
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