7 NEWS PETplanet Insider Vol. 24 No. 06/23 www.petpla.net Tomra and Plastretur sign joint venture to create Norway’s first dedicated sorting plant The global sustainable technology company Tomra has signed a majority ownership agreement with Plastretur, the Norwegian producer responsibility organisation responsible for recycling plastic packaging. The companies will pair up to create a plastic packaging sorting plant located in Norway. The € 50m joint venture (JV) will be split 65 per cent Tomra and 35 per cent Plastretur. In 2020, Plastretur initiated the ambitions to set up sorting infrastructure within Norway, as plastic packaging waste from Norway is currently being sent to Central Europe. Tomra’s investment will seek to close the gap in plastics recycling where there is a strong and growing demand from recyclers for high-quality plastic fractions. Joachim N. Amland, SVP Tomra Feedstock says: “We are recovering material that would have been lost to incineration, and using our existing Tomra technology, providing it to the market at very high quality, which has been missing until now.” This will be the first dedicated plastic packaging sorting plant in Norway, accepting municipal-sourced separated and mechanically recovered mixed plastic waste. The plastics will be sorted into seven types of plastic which will be processed into high-quality fractions that are ready to be used to produce new packaging and other high-quality products. In the JV, Plastretur will continue to take responsibility for sourcing plastic packaging waste from Norwegian municipalities, trade and industry, and deliver this to the plant as input. Tomra will be responsible for grading the fractions based on type and selling the plastic output. The total sorting capacity planned for the new site will be 90,000 t/a of plastics and it will be built in Holtskogen Næringspark, Indre Østfold Holtskogen, Norway (near Oslo). The capital investment consists primarily of machinery and equipment. The ground-breaking is planned to take place in mid-2023 and the plant is scheduled to be commissioned in Q4 2024 and to be fully operational by Q1 2025. www.tomra.com Plastics Industry Association announces NPE 2024 sold out show floor, breaking previous records The Plastics Industry Association announced that exhibit space at NPE 2024: The Plastics Show, the global platform for innovation in plastics, has completely sold out. With more than 1.1 million net square feet of exhibit space, this is a significant achievement 12 months ahead of the triennial trade show. NPE previously surpassed the NPE 2018 exhibit sales record in March at the NPE 2024 Space Draw. “More than 2,000 exhibitors will participate in NPE 2024: The Plastics Show in Orlando. Continued exhibitor enthusiasm reflects NPE’s importance to the global plastics industry,” said Matt Seaholm, President and CEO of Plastics. “We are excited to showcase the latest advances in plastic materials, manufacturing, recycling and processing – including innovations from more than 180 first-time NPE exhibitors.” With more than 55,000 attendees expected, NPE 2024 will be the largest plastics event in the Western Hemisphere. Registration will open on September 12, 2023. The latest advances in products and services will be highlighted in six sold-out technology zones, including an Advanced Manufacturing Zone, Bottle Zone, Materials Science Zone, Mould-making Zone, Recycling & Sustainability Zone and Packaging Zone. “With an end goal of diverting 100% of the recyclable plastic waste generated during the event, sustainability is not just a category at NPE2024,” stated Annina Donaldson, Chair of the NPE 2024 Sales and Marketing Committee. “Sustainability is a commitment incorporated into every detail.” Companies interested in exhibiting at NPE 2024 can visit npe.org/exhibit to add their name to the growing exhibitor waitlist. Should space become available, prospective exhibitors will be contacted in the order received, should space become available. www.npe.org Superior Tool Steel Enhanced Cavitation Prompt Tech Support Priority Development In House Testing YOU CAN HAVE FROM THE SAME RESOURCE Proven 500+ ISBM Molds Globally ACME DRINKTEC SOLUTIONS LLP CREATING MOLDS WITH A DIFFERENCE +91-9810418975 +91-9819020785 +91-9810631426 Sales@acmedrinktec.com www.acmedrinktec.com
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