Reichmuth Infrastructure, on behalf of its SFDR Article 9 fund and one of its mandates, is financing the construction of a PET recycling plant in Ellesmere Port (UK). The plant will be located in the Plastic Park at Protos, an energy and resource management hub located in the North West of England. Developed by Peel NRE, Protos clusters innovative technologies, connecting energy-intensive businesses with sources of low-carbon energy.

The cooperation partner is the developer and operator Enviroo, a specialist and innovator in PET recycling. Enviroo has identified a process that separates PET plastic from other waste components through a sophisticated synthesized washing process, coupled with a world class extrusion process. The result is a recycled PET granulate that can be used in direct food contact packaging. The recycled material seamlessly integrates with virgin PET or can be used independently in bottle production.