Shrink wrapping solutions provider ADPAK responds to news that South African paper and plastics packaging group Mpact are to venture into plastic recycling sector to ease landfill waste

Mpact is currently one of the largest plastic and paper packaging businesses in Southern Africa, with 31 sites across South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Mozambique, employing over 3,700 people. They are listed as having the leading market position across southern Africa within the corrugated packaging, recovered paper collection, PET preforms, polystyrene trays, plastic refuse and storage bins and recycled based carton and containerboard.

Mpact are an environmentally conscious company that will mark their entry into recycling plastics with their R350m PET plant, due to be constructed in the second half of 2015 in Wadeville, Germiston. The new development is expected to generate over 21,000 tons of new raw materials from an estimated 29,000 tons of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, the ones used as milk and juice containers in supermarkets. Mpact will save a huge amount of this recyclable refuse from landfill sites across South Africa.

Mpact chief executive, Bruce Strong said of the new plant: “The new investment will help create about 1,000 jobs directly and indirectly, in addition to a saving of about 180,000m3 of landfill space each year – the equivalent of 75 Olympic-size swimming pools.”

In addition, investment analyst Dirk van Vlaanderen of Kagiso Asset Management said the R350m plant would be ‘positive for the plastics division and should help secure supply and reduce polymer costs’.

Lancashire based leaders in shrink wrapping machines, Adpak Machinery Systems Ltd, regularly react to industry news, especially environmentally targeted developments. A company spokesperson believes that the move is a step in the right director:

“It is brilliant to hear of Mpact’s foray into the plastic recycling sector in South Africa. The new PET recycling plant will definitely help the amount of viably recyclable waste that actually ends up in landfill sites where it can take considerable lengths of time to decompose naturally.

“As a company that manufacturers shrink wrap machines that use plastics within their operation, environmental issues are always a high priority of ADPAK’s. We go to great lengths to maintain ecological and environmentally sound operating procedures within our day to day operations.”

ADPAK is a Lancashire based provider of new and quality used packaging machines, stretchwrappers flowrappers and other shrink-wrapping solutions. Established since 1987 and recognised as one of the leaders in packaging technology, ADPAK provide full support from point of purchase to installations, presenting a comprehensive service to their clients. To view their vast range of machines or to arrange a discussion regarding your shrink wrapping requirements, visit www.adpakmachinerysystemsltd.co.uk today.