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Recycler Aliplast takes over PET processing plant in Italy
— By Plasteurope.com staff —
Composites specialist Gurit (Wattwil, Switzerland; www.gurit.com) has sold its PET recycling plant in Italy as previously announced. The site in Carmignano di Brenta was acquired by recycling company Aliplast (Ospedaletto d’Istrana, Italy; www.aliplastspa.com), a subsidiary of the Hera Group (Bologna, Italy; www.gruppohera.it). The purchase price was not disclosed.
Composites specialist Gurit (Wattwil, Switzerland; www.gurit.com) has sold its PET recycling plant in Italy as previously announced. The site in Carmignano di Brenta was acquired by recycling company Aliplast (Ospedaletto d’Istrana, Italy; www.aliplastspa.com), a subsidiary of the Hera Group (Bologna, Italy; www.gruppohera.it). The purchase price was not disclosed.
 With five plants across Italy, France, Poland, and Spain, the Hera Group subsidiary reportedly processes more than 100,000 t/y of plastics waste (Photo: Hera Group) |
The facility in Carmignano di Brenta, located near the northern Italian city of Vicenza, has a capacity of 15,000 t/y of PET recyclate. With this acquisition, Aliplast not only expands its recycling capacity, but also gains additional storage space.
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Aliplast, which operates sorting and recycling sites in Italy (Borgolavezzaro, Gualdo Cattaneo, Formigine, and Quinto di Treviso), France (La Wantzenau), Poland (Tuszyn), and Spain (Onda), produces over 100,000 t/y of recyclates based on PET, LDPE, and HDPE, as well as polypropylene from post-consumer waste.
04.04.2025 Plasteurope.com [257719-0]
Published on 04.04.2025