# Tetra Pak and Al Obeikan launch beverage carton recycling plant in Riyadh

Tetra Pak and Saudi paper maker Al Obeikan Paper Industries announced a joint venture to build a beverage carton recycling plant in Riyadh, with capacity of 8,000 tonnes per year. Tetra Pak is investing 1 million USD, and the plant is expected to run at 50% utilisation by the end of 2020. The announcement was made the week before 8 October 2019.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-10-01
- Where: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Value: $1.00M
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 8,000 tonnes per year
- Products: recycled beverage cartons
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Tetra Pak](https://endata.com/companies/357.md) (partner)
- [Al Obeikan Paper Industries](https://endata.com/companies/5643.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [forbesmiddleeast.com](https://forbesmiddleeast.com/ar/industry/business/tetra-pak-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AB%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A5%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9), 2019-10-08: "وتستثمر الشركة مليون دولار في المصنع الإقليمي الجديد الذي يهدف إلى تحويل علب المشروبات الكرتونية وإعادة استخدامها."

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