Editor's Note
This editor’s note highlights the key facts and market implications behind “Morssinkhof Rymoplast Builds New Plastic Recycli”, with emphasis on sourcing, product fit, fabrication, logistics, or buyer impact.
Morssinkhof Rymoplast Group will build a state-of-the-art plastic recycling plant in Heerenveen.
The recycling plant will be located at the Haskerveen business park in Heerenveen, next to the plastic sorting facility currently under construction by Omrin, HVC, and Midwaste.
Rymoplast will process the sorted plastic from the sorting facility into a high-quality secondary raw material. In addition to the plastic packaging waste from the sorting facility, the plant will process similar waste streams from the Netherlands and neighboring countries. The investment last year by IKEA Group (Ingka Holding B.V. and its subsidiaries) in Morssinkhof Rymoplast Group supports the construction of the new recycling plant. Expanding the supply of high-quality secondary plastics underscores IKEA Group's commitment to contributing to the circular economy.
Morssinkhof Rymoplast and the plastic sorting facility in Heerenveen have entered into a long-term cooperation for processing the relevant plastic waste from 3 million households in the Netherlands.
‘The new recycling plant is a special example of cooperation in the production chain and a shared effort for a circular economy. That Morssinkhof Rymoplast, supported by IKEA Group, is investing in a new recycling plant next to the sorting facility currently under construction by Omrin, HVC, and Midwaste, is a unique setup of ‘closing the loop’.’
said Eric Morssinkhof.
The state-of-the-art plant has the capacity to process PP and HDPE plastics from consumer waste into secondary raw materials for high-quality applications. Construction of the plant is expected to begin soon.
A fully operational plant can save up to 20,000 tons of CO2 per year. This is an example of how our investments contribute to the circular economy. We invest in the supply of sustainable raw materials and energy through direct investments in recycling, sustainable forestry, and energy developments.
‘Treating waste as a new raw material is, in our view, a defining change of this era. This can only happen if the infrastructure for it exists. That is why we are very pleased that our investment also enables the construction of this plant’
said Krister Mattsson, Head of Financial Asset Management, IKEA Group.
The recycling plant is expected to begin operations in early 2019 and can process up to 20,000 tons.
Source: Read the original article | Published: September 12, 2018