Recycling
With our own recycling plants, systematic waste prevention at our plants and our support of upcycling projects, we are supporting the cradle-to-cradle principle.
At ALPLA, we and our subsidiaries have been working intensively on PET recycling for over 30 years. We are happy to help our customers in relation to transforming recycled plastics (PET, HDPE and PP) into high-quality packaging.
2005
ALPLA becomes a joint-venture partner in IMER, Mexico.
2005
Foundation of PET Recycling Team GmbH in Wöllersdorf, Austria.
2011
ALPLA acquires PET Recycling Team in Wöllersdorf, Austria.
2013
Construction of the ALPLA PET Recycling Team plant in Radomsko, Poland.
2018
As an Ellen MacArthur Foundation partner, ALPLA sets itself the targets of on average 100% recyclable packaging and 25% recycled content and of investing around 50 million euros in expanding its global recycling activities by 2025.
2019
Foundation of PRT Wolfen in Germany, a joint venture with the FROMM Group.
2019
Takeover of Suminco and Replacal, Spain.
2020
ALPLA presents a carbon-optimised PET recycling process by switching the recycling process to green electricity and offsetting the residual unavoidable emissions with carbon certificates together with the ALPLA customers.
2021
Construction of ALPLArecycling Anagni, Italy.
2021
ALPLA becomes a joint-venture partner in PRT Targu Mures, Romania.
2021
Takeover of BTB PET-Recycling, Germany.
2021
Opening of a new HDPE recycling plant in Toluca, Mexico. At the same time, it is announced that the recycling capacity will be doubled from the second half of 2022.
2021
Increase in the investment target for the area of recycling to 50 million euros a year as part of the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment.
2022
Foundation of Planeta, a joint venture in Mexico.
2022
Takeover of Texplast, Germany, founded in 1992.
2022
ALPLA and PTT Global Chemical realise Thailand’s largest plastics recycling food-grade plant ENVICCO.
2023
Up to 87% CO2: a new calculation of the product carbon footprint confirms the climate protection effect of recycled plastics.
2023
ALPLA pools all recycling activities under the new ALPLArecycling brand.
2024
New ‘Planeta’ recycling plant in Mexico: After the foundation stone was laid in 2022 and 2023, approval for all lines and the ramp-up of production will take place in 2024.
2024
The new recycling plant in Ballito, South Africa, is currently under construction. The first machines will be installed in the near future with a view to starting production in 2024.
We believe that recycling is important and appropriate not just for legal reasons.
Recycling is important to ALPLA because:
- It is ideologically correct.
- Our customers believe in sustainability and we support them.
- It is required based on the purchasing behaviour of consumers.
- There is a growing demand for it from industry and legislation.
