Indonesia has set itself the goal of reducing its own plastic pollution to almost zero by 2040. The ground-breaking ceremony for a new recycling plant for PET plastics has now taken place. Mith state-of-the-art technology and expertise from Germany, the plant will produce 36,000 tonnes of recycled PET in the future.
The plant will be operated by PT Alba Tridi Plastics Recycling Indonesia (ATPRI), a joint venture between Alba Group Asia and the founder of the PT Tridi Oasis Group, Dian Kurniawati. As Sister company of Europe's leading recycling service provider Interzero Alba Group Asia is contributing its joint technological expertise, operational experience and global sales and marketing capacities to the project. The new plant will be built and operated in accordance with the highest technical and social standards.
The new recycling plant with an investment volume of around 60 million US dollars is being built on an area of 2.6 hectares in the Kendal Industrial Park in Central Java. State-of-the-art systems process PET beverage bottle waste into high-quality food-grade rPET flakes and rPET granulate. The technology comes from leading plant manufacturers in Asia and Europe. Around 36,000 tonnes of recycled PET are produced every year. partly in food quality and for export. Food-grade rPET is increasingly in demand from consumer-facing industries as they step up their sustainability efforts.
„At Interzero and Alba Group Asia, we are pursuing the vision of a world without waste. That is why we are also investing in this recycling plant in Indonesia and contributing our expertise from Interzero and similar projects in Asia. Indonesia is the second largest contributor to marine plastic pollution. Our aim is to help Indonesia reduce its plastic waste and protect the oceans from further pollution. We want to increase local collection rates by creating markets. At the same time, we believe in the positive social impact of this project, as we are working closely with local collectors and will create up to 150 new jobs in the region.“
Dr Axel Schweitzer, Owner and Chairman of Interzero and ALBA Group Asia
Dian Kurniawati, comments: „This investment is not only aimed at solving the waste problem and creating economic value. It also enables local SMEs and female entrepreneurs like me to expand their capabilities. We believe that this partnership is an important example of how social and environmental problems can be solved through strategic multi-stakeholder collaboration.“
To reach the production capacity of 36,000 tonnes, the plant requires around 48,000 tonnes of used PET bottles per year. These bottles are mainly collected in Java and the surrounding region. ATPRI works actively with local collectors and supports them in delivering the raw materials. The project creates new jobs in various technical and administrative functions, which are to be filled from the region.
Source: Interzero
