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Plastic Recycling May 24, 2018 12:30:20 PM

CarbonLITE to Build Ultra-Modern PET Recycling Plant in Pennsylvania

Paul Ploumis
ScrapMonster Author
The commissioning of the new facility will boost the PET bottle recycling volume by nearly 50% to more than 6 billion per annum.

CarbonLITE to Build Ultra-Modern PET Recycling Plant in Pennsylvania

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): CarbonLITE- the Los Angeles-based recycler of PET bottles has announced that it will invest $60 million in building a new PET bottle-bottle recycling plant in Pennsylvania.

CarbonLITE has already spotted an existing building in Pennsylvania area, where the plant will be set up. The strategic location of the plant will help to better serve its main customers- Nestle Waters North America and PepsiCo. The deal is expected to complete by end-July this year. The construction works at the plant are expected to commence soon after finalization of the deal. The new plant is expected to become operational by end of next year.

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The commissioning of the new facility will boost the PET bottle recycling volume by nearly 50% to more than 6 billion per annum. It must be noted that its Riverside and Dallas plants together process nearly 4 billion postconsumer beverage bottles per year. The plant will accept bottle bales from across the Northeast region. It intends to purchase nearly 100 million pounds of bales per annum, the processing of which should generate 60-65 million new sustainable PET bottles and thermoforming products using transformed resins, flakes and pellets.

Leon Farahnik, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, CarbonLITE noted that the investment in new plants and implementation of state-of-the-art technologies at its existing plants will help to reduce PET industry’s carbon footprint and preserve natural resources. The to-be built Pennsylvania plant along with the existing plants in Riverside, California and Dallas are expected to result in savings of more than 180,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions every year, Farahnik noted.

Similar to the other two plants, the Pennsylvania facility will also make use of latest technology to optimize the value of every bale, while minimizing operational costs, fresh water usage, energy, and cleaning agents.

 

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