ALPLA Group, a global specialist for packaging solutions and recycling, continues to pursue a strategy of expanding its recycling activities worldwide. The family-owned enterprise from Austria is building a plant in Mexico for recycling HDPE. It is planned to produce 15,000 tonnes of post-consumer recycled material each year.

ALPLA has acquired a property in Toluca, capital city of the State of México in the country’s centre. Construction of a state-of-the-art recycling plant will commence on it in autumn 2020, with its launch planned for the second half of 2021. The amount invested is roughly 15 million euros and 65 jobs will be created.

ALPHA is building a plant in Mexico for recycling HDPE.

The company will be run as a 100% subsidiary of ALPLA, while the facility will have an annual capacity of 15,000 tonnes of HDPE recycled material for non-food applications, for example for packaging solutions for personal care or household cleaning products. The target markets are primarily Mexico, neighbouring countries in Central America and the United States.

By making this investment, ALPLA is realizing its global objectives for the New Plastics Economy (an initiative of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation).

Secondly, the family-run company is staying true to its regional strategy, as Georg Lässer, Head of Recycling, explains, “ALPLA has been demonstrating forward-looking action in the field of recycling for many years. We invest in regions where the demand for recycled material is not yet that high. In doing this, we give used plastics value and act as role models for the achievement of the circular economy.”

Carlos Torres, Mexico Regional Manager, adds, “This is how we generate demand among collection companies and support the development of the necessary infrastructure. In addition, we can offer our regional customers the circularity demanded of recyclable materials.”