Belgian recycler expands capacity with Erema technology

Resilux, a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle manufacturer based in Wetteren, Belgium, has announced a new investment to double bottle-to-bottle PET recycling capacity. Using equipment from Erema, a plastics recycling technology manufacturer in Ansfelden, Austria, Resilux says the technology will help them create a circular economy in PET.

Erema’s Vacunite bottle-to-bottle system enables Resilux to ramp up its production of food-grade recycled PET. According to a news release from Erema, the investment has been made in response to increased customer demand and the expectation that production will increase in the future. 

Marcel van de Sande, Resilux group chief operating officer, says, “The new technology puts us in the perfect position to ride the next green wave by using the ‘Power of PET.’”

The equipment will be installed at the company’s Bilten location in Switzerland where the Resilux Group Recycling competence center is based. The investment reinforces Resilux’s commitment to making a sustainability loop by creating solutions that are best for the products they package and the well-being of people and the planet.