# ALPLA acquires BTB PET-Recycling in Bad Salzuflen, Germany

ALPLA Group is acquiring BTB PET-Recycling, a German company that processes PET bottles into food-grade rPET pellets. The acquisition includes all 35 employees and aims to strengthen the bottle-to-bottle recycling loop.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2021-10-01
- Where: Bad Salzuflen, Germany
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 20,000 tonnes of PET bottles per year
- Products: food-grade rPET pellets
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [ALPLA](https://endata.com/companies/889.md) (acquirer)
- [BTB PET-Recycling](https://endata.com/companies/58112.md) (target)

## Sources

- [ecoplasticsinpackaging.com](https://ecoplasticsinpackaging.com/mergers-acquisitions/alpla-boosts-recycling-with-btb-acquisition/), 2021-10-01: "For us, buying this company is an investment in the future, enabling us to increase the existing capacities and further strengthen the bottle-to-bottle loop."

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