ASIAN FIBRES
PET recycling plant gets underway in the UAE / Capacity to double within one year
 The plant is expected to start up in May 2015 (Photo: Asian Fibres) |
Asian Fibres (Dubai / UAE; www.asianfibres.ae) has begun construction of a PET recycling plant in Ras Al Khaimah in the UAE. The company, which was established in 2014 as part of UAE-based Asian Investments Group, said the facility will be the single largest production plant for regenerated polyester staple fibre (RPSF) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Located on an area of 80,000 m² in the Al Ghail Industrial Park, the plant will make RPSF from both waste and virgin PET bottles. It is expected to be fully operational by next May. Capacity will initially be 100 t per day but this is expected to double within a year.
Abubakr Ahman, chief operating officer at Asian Investments Group, said, “Currently, PET bottles are collected by municipality contractors, then crushed and exported for treatment. Asian Fibres offers the capability to treat PET waste entirely and locally, ensuring that we benefit the environment, community and the economy of the UAE.”
Located on an area of 80,000 m² in the Al Ghail Industrial Park, the plant will make RPSF from both waste and virgin PET bottles. It is expected to be fully operational by next May. Capacity will initially be 100 t per day but this is expected to double within a year.
Abubakr Ahman, chief operating officer at Asian Investments Group, said, “Currently, PET bottles are collected by municipality contractors, then crushed and exported for treatment. Asian Fibres offers the capability to treat PET waste entirely and locally, ensuring that we benefit the environment, community and the economy of the UAE.”
18.12.2014 Plasteurope.com [229995-0]
Published on 18.12.2014