# DAK Americas to acquire Perpetual PET recycling plant in Richmond, Indiana

Alpek Polyester's operational subsidiary DAK Americas has agreed to acquire the Perpetual PET recycling plant of Perpetual Recycling Solutions in Richmond, Indiana, with capacity of 45,000 tonnes of rPET flake per year; financial terms are undisclosed and completion is scheduled for Q1 2019.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-01-18
- Where: Richmond, Indiana, United States
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 45,000 tonnes per year of rPET flake
- Products: rPET flake
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [DAK Americas](https://endata.com/companies/4488.md) (acquirer)
- [Alpek Polyester](https://endata.com/companies/4489.md) (partner)
- [Perpetual Recycling Solutions](https://endata.com/companies/4490.md) (target)

## Sources

- [packaging-gateway.com](https://www.packaging-gateway.com/news/deals-mas-tetra-pak-dak-americas/), 2019-01-18: "Located in Richmond, Indiana, the plant has the capacity to offer an annual production of 45,000t of recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) flake."

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