BariQ, based in Egypt, is a leading PET bottle-to-bottle recycler in MENA region which expands and upgrades its existing plant with another Starlinger PET recycling system and an additional solid-state-polycondensation (SSP) reactor. The expansion is planned to be finalized in 2023.

The new recycling system, a recoSTAR PET 215 HC iV+ including a viscoSTAR 350 SSP reactor, reaches an output of 2700 kg/h and will enable BariQ to increase its total production capacity to 35,000 metric tonnes of food-grade rPET pellets per year.

The viscoSTAR 350 SSP reactor, the biggest size of the latest reactor generation, provides extended processing capacity and residence time while it keeps the footprint of the new recycling line compact.

MENA PET recycler BariQ signs contract for new Starlinger recycling system.

BariQ will also upgrade its existing Starlinger recoSTAR PET 165 iV+ recycling line with a new melt filter for fine filtration and an additional SSP reactor.

This setup not only increases the line’s output, it also allows the production of rPET types beyond the regular bottle-to-bottle grades, guaranteeing optimum decontamination results and 24/7 production of rPET with high quality specifications.

BariQ’s investment also includes the latest sorting equipment from TOMRA Recycling to ensure high quality of the input material.

According to BariQ, the high variability of the input material and the rising quality requirements of the customers are the biggest challenges the company has been facing since it started operations in 2012. BariQ sources its post-consumer bottles mainly from local collection and GCC countries.

As bottle quality and decontamination vary greatly, the recycling equipment must be able to handle such demanding conditions in order to achieve very good rPET quality and meet customer requirements.

BariQ, based in Egypt, is a leading PET bottle-to-bottle recycler in MENA region which expands and upgrades its existing plant with another Starlinger PET recycling system and an additional solid-state-polycondensation (SSP) reactor. The expansion is planned to be finalized in 2023.

The new recycling system, a recoSTAR PET 215 HC iV+ including a viscoSTAR 350 SSP reactor, reaches an output of 2700 kg/h and will enable BariQ to increase its total production capacity to 35,000 metric tonnes of food-grade rPET pellets per year.

The viscoSTAR 350 SSP reactor, the biggest size of the latest reactor generation, provides extended processing capacity and residence time while it keeps the footprint of the new recycling line compact.

MENA PET recycler BariQ signs contract for new Starlinger recycling system.

BariQ will also upgrade its existing Starlinger recoSTAR PET 165 iV+ recycling line with a new melt filter for fine filtration and an additional SSP reactor.

This setup not only increases the line’s output, it also allows the production of rPET types beyond the regular bottle-to-bottle grades, guaranteeing optimum decontamination results and 24/7 production of rPET with high quality specifications.

BariQ’s investment also includes the latest sorting equipment from TOMRA Recycling to ensure high quality of the input material.

According to BariQ, the high variability of the input material and the rising quality requirements of the customers are the biggest challenges the company has been facing since it started operations in 2012. BariQ sources its post-consumer bottles mainly from local collection and GCC countries.

As bottle quality and decontamination vary greatly, the recycling equipment must be able to handle such demanding conditions in order to achieve very good rPET quality and meet customer requirements.