ALPLA Group

ALPLA laun­ches HDPE recy­cling in Brazil

Pack­a­ging and recy­cling spe­cia­list becomes majo­rity share­holder in Clean Bottle

Hard, 22 January 2025 – ALPLA secures high-quality resources for the pro­duc­tion of sus­tainable pla­stic pack­a­ging solu­tions for the South Ame­rican mar­kets. ALPLA­re­cy­cling joins the Bra­zi­lian HDPE recy­cling com­pany Clean Bottle and acquires a majo­rity stake in the joint ven­ture. The plant, located in São José dos Pin­hais in the state of Paraná has an annual output capa­city of 15,000 tonnes of HDPE recy­cled mate­rial (rHDPE).

Expan­sion in South Ame­rica: pack­a­ging spe­cia­list ALPLA is ente­ring the pla­s­tics recy­cling market. The Bra­zi­lian HDPE recy­cling com­pany Clean Bottle becomes a joint ven­ture bet­ween ALPLA­re­cy­cling and the pre­vious sole owners. The plant, located in São José dos Pin­hais in the state of Paraná has an output capa­city of 15,000 tonnes of rHDPE.

Demand for sus­tainable pack­a­ging solu­tions made from recy­cled pla­stic is gro­wing on all con­ti­nents. Our cus­to­mers want to reduce their CO2 con­sump­tion and we sup­port them in doing so. By inves­ting in Clean Bottle, we are secu­ring the long-term supply of our plants in Brazil with our own high-quality post-consumer recy­cled mate­rial (PCR),’ explains Dietmar Marin, Mana­ging Director of ALPLArecycling.

With this stra­tegic invest­ment, the com­pany is set­ting the course for the future and for achie­ving its own global recy­cling goals. ALPLA already uses around 32 per cent PCR mate­rial in the pro­duc­tion of HDPE pack­a­ging in Brazil – and the trend is rising. ‘Brazil is the begin­ning of our recy­cling acti­vi­ties in South Ame­rica and the­r­e­fore the choice of partner is of key importance. Clean Bottle is an estab­lished manu­fac­turer and, as a long-standing sup­plier, shares our qua­lity stan­dards,’ empha­sises Chris­toph Schneider, Regional Mana­ging Director South Ame­rica (SOAM).

Part­ner­ship for the cir­cular economy
Clean Bottle’s recy­cling plant boasts a modern infra­struc­ture, self-sufficient rain­water tre­at­ment and the hig­hest qua­lity stan­dards. Around 120 people are employed on the 15,000 square metre site. The company’s foun­ders, Leandro Tanaka, Adriano Tanaka and Jadir Vol­to­line Junior, will also con­tri­bute their expe­ri­ence to the manage­ment of the joint ven­ture. The coope­ra­tion is also bols­tered by the coll­ec­tion centre of their Clean Pla­stic Group in Curi­tiba, which will be fur­ther expanded in the future.

For over 35 years, we have seen our­selves as a link in the cir­cular eco­nomy, adding value to used pla­s­tics. With this vision, we have estab­lished our­selves as a strong partner for the pack­a­ging industry and society. Tog­e­ther with ALPLA­re­cy­cling, we are now taking the next step and want to grow tog­e­ther,’ says Leandro Tanaka, Mana­ging Director of Clean Bottle.

The joint ven­ture has been con­trac­tually agreed by the par­ties. The com­pe­ti­tion law appr­ovals are still pen­ding. The con­di­tions were not disclosed.

 

About ALPLArecycling
With around 24,350 employees, 200 locations and an annual turnover of 4.9 billion euros (2024), the ALPLA Group is one of the world’s leading companies for the production and recycling of plastic packaging. In the ALPLArecycling division, the company operates state-of-the-art recycling plants at 14 locations worldwide and works with customers to develop sustainable packaging solutions with up to 100 per cent PCR content. The annual installed and projected output capacity amounts to 266,000 tonnes of recycled PET (rPET) and 99,000 tonnes of recycled HDPE (rHDPE).

www.alplarecycling.com

 

Enquiry infor­ma­tion for editorial
Erik Nielsen (Team Leader Cor­po­rate Com­mu­ni­ca­tions), +43 (0)5574 6021 701, erik.nielsen@alpla.com
Pzwei. Pres­se­ar­beit, Joshua Köb, +43 (0)5574 44715 22, joshua.koeb@pzwei.at