At full capacity, the facility will recycle nearly 90 million pounds of plastic waste per year, enough to encircle the globe in pallet wrap more than 135 times. It is expected to employ nearly 200 people.
The move is one of few leadership changes in the company's 121-year history, including when the Schottland family purchased APC from the Kardon family in 1986.
The TAPPI FlexPack PLACE Conference is a biennial event that brings together the entire supply chain, and serves all key industry sectors, including food & beverage, consumer packaged goods, cosmetics, pharma, retail, industrial and more.
Plant is scheduled to launch operations at the end of 2024 to bolster barrier film supply capabilities in Europe and meet rising global demand for eco-friendly packaging.
The win recognizes ProAmpac’s latest recyclable packaging innovation – QUADFLEX® Recyclable, which was first introduced by Purina in the company’s Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets product line.
Impact Recycling will open the new facility to process hard-to-recycle flexible plastics, typically used in food packaging, into pellets which can be used to make new flexible products such as postbags and refuse bags.
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