Investment Plans for Beverage Carton Recycling
Philipp Althöfer, managing director of Aerocycle GmbH and PWA Recycling Concept GmbH, is planning to invest €1bn in building industrial-scale recycling capacities for beverage cartons.
The plan is to start up facilities in several regions of the world as of 2028, with a total capacity equivalent to around one-third of global liquid containerboard packaging production.
- Total investment volume: €1bn
- Start of operations: 2028
- Planned capacity: equivalent to around one-third of global liquid containerboard packaging production
Apart from the international plans, Aerocycle is also constructing its own recycling facility in Dormagen, Germany, with an input capacity of 37,500 tonnes per year, slated to begin operations in 2027.
No concluded contract negotiations yet, confirmed by Mr Althöfer.
Author's summary: €1bn investment in beverage carton recycling planned.