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Milestone for the circular economy able food packaging made from rHDPE for the
FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) market.
"To date, there is no certified process in the
EU for the production of food-grade HDPE re- "This cooperation with ALPLA fits perfectly to
cycled material. Our highly efficient technology the core activities and mission of NTCP as an in-
for cleaning and processing post-consumer re- dependent knowledge institute, to facilitate and
cycled material could be a real game changer," accelerate technology developments with front-
explains Michael Heyde, Head of Technology runner parties. We believe that new technolo-
Recycling Division at ALPLA. gies are needed to completely close the plastics
value chain while reducing the amount of waste,"
The company already produces PET and HDPE emphasises Martine Brandsma, NTCP’s CEO.
recycled material in its own recycling division at
14 locations worldwide, with 400 000 tonnes in- The pilot project is being carried out with the
stalled and projected recycling output capacity. support of the Dutch Ministry of Climate Policy
ALPLA processes most of this material itself into and Green Growth.
packaging. The future industrialisation of this in- Source - https://interplasinsights.com
novative technology should enable readily avail-
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