Færch Plast, a Danish packaging company, has announced the acquisition of Netherlands-based plastics recycling company 4PET Group. With the acquisition, Færch Plast says it is now an integrated plastics packaging supplier that can also recycle food trays on an industrial scale.
“For years, Færch has been promoting sustainability, and all of our products are designed for recyclability,” says Lars Gade Hansen, Færch Plast Group’s CEO. “The acquisition of 4PET Group is an outstanding opportunity for us to close the loop and a leapfrog in terms of sustainability. With the modern infrastructure in place at 4PET to sort and process disposed plastic trays, we are able to transform used trays into raw material for new food contact products.”
He continues, “The recycling system offered by 4PET Group is an innovative, industrial-scale break-through in our transition towards a sustainable circular economy. It enables us to take responsibility for the post-consumer phase of our trays.”
4PET Group operates from four locations and specializes in recycling PET sheets and food-contact plastics.
“For many years, we have offered ‘bottle-to-bottle’ solutions, while witnessing the vast growth of the PET tray market,” says Jean-Loup van de Wiele, co-founder and CEO at 4PET Group. “We are very excited that we are among the first to offer an industrial ‘tray-to-tray’ solution. With our bespoke technology, we recycle and process PET of any color, including black packaging.”
“With the shift from a linear to a circular economy, plastic food packaging becomes a sustainable packaging choice for the food industry,” Hansen says. “At the same time, thanks to our advanced technology and product innovation, we can offer value-add packaging solutions that prolong shelf life and keep food both fresh and safe."