PETnews 6 NEWS PETplanet Insider Vol. 22 No. 12/21 www.petpla.net Erema awarded for Recycling Machinery Innovation At the award ceremony as part of the Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) on November 5 in Amsterdam, Erema received an award for its recycling system Intarema TVEplus RegrindPro + ReFresher in the category Recycling Machinery Innovation of the Year. Thanks to the combination of its recycling machine with the ReFresher technology that reduces odour downstream of the extrusion process, Erema has enabled the PCR-HDPE produced with it to be used in proportions of up to 100 percent for the production of packaging for direct contact with food and beverages, as confirmed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The judges recognised this innovation as a step change in eliminating unwanted odour from waste plastics, allowing recyclate to replace virgin plastics in high end applications. This type of innovation is essential for meeting EU targets for recycled content of food contact plastics. www.erema-group.com Intro Sustainable Resources acquire Bariq Egyptian investment firm Raya Holding has completed the disposal of Bariq, its PET recycling specialist subsidiary, to Intro Group, a privately-owned Egyptian conglomerate comprised of a diverse group of companies in various fields including trading and commercial representation; oil and gas; and engineering. Bariq’s recent annual growth rate has been up to 20% Intro Group recently started to focus on the green economy and sustainable energy. It established Intro Sustainable Resources as a developer and operator of projects in environment and sustainability, mainly in renewable energy generation, power distribution and waste management, through Intro Resource Recovery. It is this subsidiary that has acquired Bariq, which will now be part of its waste management portfolio. Intro Resource Recovery’s projects include refuse derived fuel (RDF), waste management systems and digitalisation. Its new ownership will allow Bariq to diversify in the waste management business and strengthen its corporate image in sustainable resource recovery. It will also support its expansion strategy, including new capacity planned to be online by 2023. Bariq processes post-consumer bottles into FDA, Efsa, Reach, Health Canada & GRS compliant food-grade PET pellets. The facility complies with BRC and Sedex directions. It exports to global bottle and food container producer brands and major fibre producers throughout Europe and North America. With a combined annual capacity of 31 kt, made up of 16kt of rPET flakes and 15kt of rPET food grade pellets, Bariq currently recycles 1.6 billion PET bottles/year. Bariq says that its processes use advanced, sustainable technology from major European suppliers. Its portfolio of recycled products extends from food and non-food-grade PET (in both clear and green colours) to injection grade rPP and rHDPE. www.bariq-eg.com The Erema team with Michael Heitzinger, Managing Director Erema GmbH (left), is the proud recipient of the Award for the Recycling Machinery Innovation of the Year.
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