Manufacturer of PET preforms, PET bottles and food-grade r-PET from its own Bottle-to-Bottle recycling
Resilux NV
Wetteren (BE) · Bilten (CH)New on Amplifa
About Resilux
Resilux NV is a manufacturer of PET packaging solutions founded in 1994 in Wetteren (Belgium), with core competence in the production of PET preforms and PET bottles, which are also made from recycled PET (r-PET). Through its Poly Recycling division in Bilten (Switzerland), the company has been processing used PET beverage packaging into high-purity r-PET flakes (PolyPET) and r-PET pellets since 1993; the facility currently recycles more than 1 billion bottles per year. In Bilten, Resilux also operates a VACUNITE® Bottle-to-Bottle system (Erema) for producing food-grade r-PET as the group's recycling competence center. Product development takes place according to precise weight and composition specifications, including solutions with up to 100 % r-PET as well as barrier and specialty solutions such as oxygen, CO2, UV and light barriers, hot filling and refill solutions. Customer industries include beverages (water, CSD, juices, tea, dairy products, alcoholic beverages), food (sauces, cooking oils, spreads) and non-food (personal care, cleaning agents). The company is represented with production and sales locations in Belgium, Switzerland, Spain, Greece, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Ukraine, the USA and Germany.
- Site
- Wetteren
- Processes
- PET recycling (washing and sorting of used PET), Extrusion into pellets, Production of r-PET flakes (PolyPET), Production of r-PET pellets incl. extrusion and solid-state polycondensation (SSP), Bottle-to-Bottle recycling (food-grade r-PET), Production of PET preforms, Production of PET bottles, Barriers and specialty solutions (oxygen, CO2, CO2+O2, UV and light barriers, hot filling,
- Materials
- PET (polyethylene terephthalate), r-PET (recycled PET, PolyPET), Used PET (post-consumer PET packaging), Solid-state polycondensation (SSP), VACUNITE® Bottle-to-Bottle recycling (Erema)
- Founded
- 1994
- Industries
- Beverages (CSD, water, juices, tea, sports drinks, dairy products, alcoholic, Food (sauces, cooking oils, spreads), Non-food (personal care, cleaning agents), Packaging industry (fibers, films, composites)
- 01
Collection of used PET from several countries
- 02
Sorting and washing of used PET
- 03
Extrusion into r-PET flakes (PolyPET) and pellets incl. solid-state
- 04
Bottle-to-Bottle processing into food-grade r-PET (VACUNITE®)
- 05
Production of PET preforms
- 06
Blow molding of PET bottles
- 07
Product development according to weight and composition specifications
Materials and Processes
PET (polyethylene terephthalate)
Base material for preforms and bottles, among others for beverages, food and non-food applications.
r-PET (recycled PET, PolyPET)
Own recycled material in flake and pellet form, also in food-grade quality for preforms and bottles.
Used PET (post-consumer PET packaging)
Input raw material of the recycling process, which is washed, sorted and extruded into pellets.
Solid-state polycondensation (SSP)
Process for improving pellet properties through crystallization and heating.
VACUNITE® Bottle-to-Bottle recycling (Erema)
Plant technology in Bilten for producing food-grade r-PET.
Locations
Wetteren
BEHeadquarters
- Materials
- PET, r-PET
Bilten
CHRecycling competence center (Poly Recycling), preform and bottle production
- Materials
- Used PET, r-PET, PET
- VACUNITE® Bottle-to-Bottle system (Erema)
- Plastic recycling plant (washing, sorting, extrusion)
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PET recycling (washing and sorting of used PET)Plastics | – | – | – | – | PET (used PET), r-PET |
| Extrusion into pelletsPlastics | – | – | – | – | PET, r-PET |
| Production of r-PET flakes (PolyPET)Plastics | – | – | – | – | PET |
| Production of r-PET pellets incl. extrusion and solid-state polycondensation (SSP)Plastics | – | – | – | – | r-PET |
| Bottle-to-Bottle recycling (food-grade r-PET)Plastics | – | – | – | – | PET, r-PET |
| Production of PET preformsPlastics | – | – | – | – | PET, r-PET |
| Production of PET bottlesPlastics | – | – | – | – | PET, r-PET |
| Barriers and specialty solutions (oxygen, CO2, CO2+O2, UV and light barriers, hot filling,Plastics | – | – | – | – | PET, r-PET |
| Production of PET packaging solutions with up to 100 % r-PET according to weight andPlastics | – | – | – | – | PET, r-PET |
2 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bottle-to-Bottle recycling system (VACUNITE®) | Erema VACUNITE® | 1 | – | – | Bilten, Switzerland |
| Plastic recycling plant (washing, sorting, extrusion) | – | 1 | – | – | Bilten, Switzerland (Poly Recycling) |
Additional services
Reference customers
Company History
- 1993
Poly Recycling begins processing PET beverage packaging into r-PET flakes (PolyPET)
- 1994
Founding of Resilux NV in Wetteren, Belgium; listed on Euronext Brussels
- 1994–2000
Company foundations in Spain and Greece, branch in Russia, acquisition of Altoplast-Claropac and Femit Plastic AG in Switzerland, centralization of Swiss activities in a new plant in Bilten
- 2001–2010
Company foundations in Hungary and the USA
- 2011–2016
Founding of Resilux Ukraine, start of blow molding activities at Iberica
- 2017–2019
Acquisition of Poly Recycling, commissioning of the Gerolsteiner bottle line, founding of Resilux Romania, acquisition of Borverk Serbia
- 2020
Repositioning of Resilux, expansion of Poly Recycling capacity by 50 % with r-PET, further expansion of Resilux Romania