{"id":26876,"date":"2021-07-09T08:53:51","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T06:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/php8.plastv.de\/?p=26876"},"modified":"2021-07-08T13:56:38","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T11:56:38","slug":"new-karawang-facility-to-recycle-2-billion-pet-plastic-bottles-annually","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plas.tv\/?p=26876","title":{"rendered":"New Karawang facility to recycle 2 billion PET plastic bottles annually"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Indorama Ventures\u2019 new recycling facility supports government action on ocean debris<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Thailand-based Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL), the world\u2019s largest producer of recycled PET for beverage bottles, has announced it will build a facility in Karawang, West Java, to recycle almost 2 billion plastic bottles a year in support of the government\u2019s plan to reduce ocean debris.<\/p>\n

The facility, which is planned to launch in 2023, will recycle 1.92 billion PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic bottles annually and create 217 new jobs. It is part of IVL\u2019s global commitment to divert post-consumer PET bottles away from waste and back into the circular economy, supporting the Government of Indonesia\u2019s National Plan of Action on Marine Plastic Debris. The recycling plant will provide the washed and shredded post-consumer bottles as PET flake feedstock to produce recycled resin that is suitable for food contact use.<\/p>\n

Bahlil Lahadalia, Minister of Investment of the Republic of Indonesia<\/strong>, said, \u201cI appreciate the initiative of Indorama Ventures to help the government to end and mitigate the plastic waste crisis through their investment in this greenfield recycling facility. It is time for the government, and all of us, to take action and address the waste problem. We invite more investors who are committed to social impacts for the community and environment. Together we must safeguard the richness of our marine biodiversity for our children and grandchildren.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the largest archipelagic state in the world, Indonesia is endowed with great biodiversity, rich natural resources as well as strategic and economic value that have all created blessings and challenges for Indonesians. Against this backdrop, Indonesia will by the end 2025 reduce 70% of its plastic debris from 2017. PET plastic, commonly used in bottles, is 100% recyclable and the most collected and recycled plastic packaging in the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe unique PET plastic used in soft drinks and water bottles is 100% recyclable and must never end up in our oceans. Today we are announcing a new PET recycling facility in Karawang. It will recycle 1.92 billion post-consumer PET bottles per year from across Indonesia by the end of 2023,\u201d said <\/em>Mr. Yashovardhan Lohia, Chief Sustainability Officer at Indorama Ventures.<\/strong> \u201cWe are pleased to contribute to the Indonesian economy by adding 217 \u2018green jobs\u2019 as well as indirect employment to the area. Today\u2019s announcement is possible because of Indonesia\u2019s ambitious national plan to reduce marine plastic debris by 70%, reduce solid waste by 30%, and handle 70% of solid waste by 2025.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Mr. D K Agarwal, CEO of Combined PET, IOD and Fibers Business at Indorama Ventures<\/strong> said, \u201cThe Indonesia Government\u2019s leadership on waste allows us to invest in the infrastructure needed. Giving waste an economic value, as feedstock for new bottles, also drives improvements in waste collection systems. By building the infrastructure to recycle post-consumer PET bottles into new bottles, we are reducing waste and preserving our oceans. This new recycling facility will support our shared goal of closed-loop solutions and clean oceans.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Indorama Ventures has six Indonesian sites across Purwakarta, Cilegon, Tangerang and Karawang. With this new recycling facility, IVL brings a circular business model to support our Indonesian operations. In 2019 Indorama Ventures announced it aims to recycle a minimum of 750,000 metric tons of PET globally by 2025, investing up to US$1.5 billion to achieve this goal. IVL\u2019s new plant in Karawang, along with its other recycling facilities in Southeast Asia, will work with existing PET flake production facilities in Indonesia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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