NexKemia Acquires Eco-Captation
Expandable polystyrene manufacturer NexKemia has completed the acquisition of Eco-Captation, a prominent polystyrene waste collection and recycling company.
NexKemia is a subsidiary of Integreon Global, a family of companies that provides product integrity and protection through innovative materials, testing services, packaging and monitoring solutions.
Eco-Captation is one of the leading recyclers of polystyrene wastes, which has a special focus on post-consumer recycled materials.
The company combines artificial intelligence-enhanced optical sorting technology with a mechanical recycling process to convert
plastic waste into high quality raw materials made with post-consumer recycled material.
“We are proud to be welcoming Eco-Captation into the Integreon family and look forward to growing as we learn from their substantial recycling expertise. We are excited to employ technology to reduce the carbon footprint of the packaging and insulation solutions developed for customers,” said Maurice Barakat, President & Chairman of Integreon Global.
Pierre Beaudry, General Manager of NexKemia, said: “Scaling up Eco-Captation’s technologies will allow NexKemia to rapidly grow our capacity for sustainable expandable polystyrene (EPS) solutions that incorporate a significant percentage of post-consumer recycled material.”
The products resulting from the Eco-Captation acquisition will be used by NexKemia and its parent company, Integreon Global, in day-to-day applications where sustainability and circularity elements are essential, including high-performance cold chain packaging solutions and construction material. For NexKemia, Eco-Captation will become an integral part of developing an end-to-end circular model for EPS solutions.
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