# ALPLA, Ecohelp and UPT open rPET recycling plant in Targu Mures, Romania

ALPLA, Ecohelp SRL and United Polymer Trading opened a joint PET recycling plant in Targu Mures, Romania, with about 18,000 tonnes annual capacity of food-grade rPET, after an investment of about EUR 7.5 million.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-02-01
- Where: Targu Mures, Romania
- Value: $8.10M (7.50M EUR)
- Status: completed
- Capacity: around 18,000 tonnes of rPET per year
- Products: food-grade rPET granulate, recycled PET flakes
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [ALPLA](https://endata.com/companies/889.md)
- [Ecohelp SRL](https://endata.com/companies/8401.md) (partner)
- [United Polymer Trading AG](https://endata.com/companies/8402.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [industrialmeeting.club](https://www.industrialmeeting.club/pet-recycling-plant-in-romania-rpet-for-south-east-europe/), 2023-02-01: "The three companies invested around 7.5 million euros in the construction and equipping of the plant."

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