7 NEWS PETplanet Insider Vol. 26 No. 11/25 Extrupet expands PET bottle-to-bottle recycling with new Cape Town plant On October 6, Extrupet opened its second PET bottle-to-bottle recycling facility. Located at the company’s Propet plant in Cape Town, South Africa, the new facility began commercial production in March 2025 and is set to add 15,000 t/a of rPET to the market. Extrupet established its first bottle-tobottle recycling line at its Johannesburg plant in 2009, followed by additional lines in 2014 and 2020. The latest facility in Cape Town marks the first stage of a two-phase expansion that will eventually double the company’s food-grade rPET output capacity. “This line represents phase one, which takes our total output f rom 30,000 to 45,000 t /a, ” exp l a i ned Ex t rupet ’s j o i nt managing director, Chandru Wadhwani . “Next year, we hope to launch phase two with new machinery, which will see us producing 60,000 t of rPET nationwide that meets international food-grade standards.” Wadhwani also emphasised Extrupet’s long-standing col laboration with the country’s producer responsibi l ity organisation, Petco. For over two decades, the partnership has supported balanced PET collection and recycling systems, while stimulating market demand for recycled materials. With approximately 70% of PET beverage bottles placed on the market by Petco members currently being recycled, Wadhwani said there was cause for optimism, despite the lack of progress in global negotiations towards a binding international plastics treaty. “For the past three years, the United Nations has been trying to reach agreement on measures to mitigate plastic pollution. Because we still don’t have clarity on the way forward, the responsibility falls back on individual countries and companies to take the necessary action,” he noted. “We are proud that South Africa has implemented Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation. This means that, by law, producers and brand owners must take responsibility for their packaging waste throughout its entire life cycle - from design to disposal.” www.extrupet.com www.petco.co.za CREATING FUTURE STANDARDS Japan’s leading Aseptic PET Filling System Provider. Our website Our solution high quality reliable technology safe & secure
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