Expansion of MEG Übach-Palenberg Recycling Plant Begins

Schwarz Produktion expanding capacities for PET recycling loop

Übach-Palenberg, 07 April 2022

Today the start of the expanding MEG’s plastics and recycling plant in Übach-Palenberg (Heinsberg district, North Rhine-Westphalia) was marked with a first break ground. Übach-Palenberg’s mayor Oliver Walter was in attendance for the kick-off of this ambitious project, with which Schwarz Produktion will further increase its capacities for recycling disposable PET deposit bottles.

In connection with a new extrusion line, the plant’s annual capacity will rise by 12,000 tonnes of PET regranulate, an increase of more than 50 percent. The expansion includes additional storage spaces and silos, as well as unloading and sorting capacity for the recycling process. The project includes appropriate emissions protection measures, such as noise barriers.

The social wing and parking capacity for employees will also be expanded, since more than 30 new jobs will be created. The corresponding job postings, primarily in the Engineering and Quality departments, have been published on www.jobs.schwarz-produktion.com.

“We are confident that our recycling loop will provide important impetus for sustainable beverage packaging. Our ultra-light disposable PET bottles, which are made of 100 per cent recycled materials, are now an equal ecological alternative to other types of packaging. That’s why we will continue to invest in research and development and in the expansion of our infrastructure,” said René Witter, Senior Managing Director Plastics at Schwarz Produktion.

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