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Austrian packaging and recycling company ALPLA has opened a new plant in Ballito, marking its entry into the South African polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling market.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The company opened the facility after approximately 18 months and invested \u20ac60m ($65.36m).<\/p>\n

The plant is situated on a 90,000m\u00b2 site in the coastal town, located in the KwaZulu-Natal province.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The investment is poised to enhance the production of safe and sustainable plastic packaging in the region.<\/p>\n

The new plant will generate up to 35,000 tonnes (t) of mechanically recycled PET (rPET) flakes and food-safe pellets each year from 2025, with 16,000t destined for conversion into rPET pellets.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

A new extrusion line has been installed at the site, with production scheduled to begin in early 2025 following customer approval of the flakes and pellets.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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