PETpla.net Insider 01+02 / 2019

7 NEWS PET planet Insider Vol. 20 No. 01+02/19 www.petpla.net DAK Americas to acquire PET recycling facility DAK Americas LLC, an Alpek Poly- ester business, announces that it has signed an Asset Purchase Agreement with Perpetual Recycling Solutions, LLC to acquire the Perpetual PET recycling facility in Richmond, IN, USA. The Per- petual PET recycling operations have an approximate annual capacity of 100 million lbs/a (~45,000 t/a) of high quality rPET flake. This facility will complement Alpek Polyester’s current food-grade PET recycling capacity in Pacheco, Argentina and its fibre-grade recycling joint venture facility in Fayetteville, NC, USA. The terms of the agreement have not been disclosed and the acquisition is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2019. www.dakamericas.com Alpla: Philipp Lehner appointed CFO Philipp Lehner is the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the international packaging spe- cialist Alpla as of January 1, 2019. He takes over the role from Georg Früh, who will now focus on Family Office responsibilities. Philipp Lehner has been active in the family company since June 2014 and has worked in several areas of the company. The 34-year-old son of CEO Günther Lehner most recently served as Regional Manager for North America. He takes the place of Georg Früh as CFO and will be responsible for Finance, IT, Digitisation and Human Resources. Philipp Lehner studied at Nanjing University in China, at the European Business School London and at Harvard Business School in Boston. Prior to joining Alpla, his career led him to the finance and consulting industry, includ- ing positions at McKinsey (Hamburg) and H.I.G. European Capital Partners LLP (London). As Project Manager, Plant Manager and Regional Manager in North America, he has gained a deep understanding of the world of Alpla over the last five years. Georg Früh has held numerous management positions at Alpla in over thirty years at the company. He joined Alpla Germany in 1987 and was appointed CFO in 1999. Georg Früh contributed greatly to the international success of the group, states the company. www.alpla.com Philipp Lehner (Photo: Alpla; Photographer: Matthias Weis- sengruber)