Perpetual Recycling Solutions has announced plans to open a new, food-grade PET recycling facility in Richmond, Ind. When fully operational the facility is expected to produce more than 110 million pounds of recycled PET flake per year.
The company is expected to repurpose a 100,000-square-foot facility in Richmond by February 2012. According to Perpetual, when complete, it will be the largest producer of food grade recycled PET flake in North America.
“We are excited to become one of the largest food-grade manufactures of recycled PET plastic flake. By incorporating our 24 years of experience from Pure Tech Plastics, combined with state-of-the-art technology, we are able to offer brand owners the quality and safety they require to expand their sustainability efforts,” says David Bender, Perpetual Recycling’s CEO.
Perpetual Recycling received funding and final approvals on the project in January 2012.
“Richmond was chosen unanimously over other state bids foremost because of its great people, solid values and strong sense of community,” Bender says. Further, “Richmond stood out as a place to call home. I would like to thank Tim Rogers (president of the Indiana Economic Development Corp. of Wayne County), Mayor Sally Hutton and the entire Richmond City Council for their support.”
“We’re thrilled that Perpetual Recycling Solutions is moving forward with their plans to renovate and open a state-of-the-art plastics recycling facility in Richmond," says Rogers. "The plastics sector is important in our community and this will greatly strengthen the cluster we already have here.”
The facility is expected to start operations by the end of 2012.
Perpetual Recycling Solutions to Build Recycled PET Plant in Indiana
Plastics company receives funding and approvals to build plant in Richmond, Ind.