Manufacturer of PET preforms, PET bottles and food-grade r-PET with bottle-to-bottle recycling
Resilux NV
Wetteren (BE) · Bilten (CH) · Germany · Greece · Spain · Hungary · Romania · Serbia · Russia · Ukraine · USANew on Amplifa
About Resilux
Resilux NV is a manufacturer of PET preforms and PET bottles headquartered in Wetteren, Belgium, and has stood for PET packaging solutions since its founding. The core business comprises injection molding of preforms and stretch blow molding of bottles for beverages (CSD, water, juices, tea, dairy products, alcoholic beverages), food (sauces, edible oils, bread spreads, pasty products) and non-food applications (personal care, detergents). Products are developed according to customers' precise weight and composition specifications, including barrier solutions such as oxygen, CO2, UV and light barriers as well as hot filling and refilling. Through its Poly Recycling division, the company has been processing PET beverage packaging into high-quality r-PET flakes and granules (PolyPET) for preforms, bottles, fibers and films since 1993. At the Swiss site in Bilten, the group's recycling competence center, food-grade r-PET is produced in a bottle-to-bottle process using the VACUNITE system based on Erema technology. The Resilux Group operates production and sales sites in Europe, the USA and Ukraine.
- Site
- Wetteren
- Processes
- PET preform production, PET bottle production (stretch blow molding), Bottle-to-bottle recycling (VACUNITE® system), r-PET recycling into flakes and granules (sorting, drying 130-180 °C, extrusion,, Barriers & special solutions (oxygen, CO2, CO2+O2, UV and light barriers, hot filling,, Custom product development according to weight and composition specifications, PET bottle production, Bottle-to-bottle recycling (r-PET flakes and granules)
- Materials
- PET (polyethylene terephthalate), Recycled PET (r-PET, PolyPET), Recycled PET (PolyPET), Barriers & Special Solutions
- Industries
- Beverage industry, Food industry, Dairy processing, Non-food (personal care, detergents), Packaging industry, Beverages (CSD, water, juices, tea, sports and ready-to-drink beverages, dairy
- 01
Collection and sorting of post-consumer PET
- 02
Recycling into r-PET flakes and granules (Poly Recycling, VACUNITE)
- 03
Customized product development according to weight and composition
- 04
Injection molding of PET preforms
- 05
Stretch blow molding of PET bottles
- 06
Barriers and special solutions (O2, CO2, UV/light, hot filling, refilling)
Materials and Processes
PET (polyethylene terephthalate)
Versatile, highly recyclable plastic for preforms and bottles in beverage, food and non-food applications.
Recycled PET (PolyPET)
Flakes and granules made from post-consumer PET in food grade, available with customizable color, clarity, viscosity and bulk density.
Barriers & Special Solutions
Oxygen, CO2, CO2+O2, UV and light barriers as well as solutions for hot filling and refilling to extend shelf life.
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PET preform productionPlastics | – | – | – | – | PET, r-PET |
| PET bottle production (stretch blow molding)Plastics | – | – | – | – | PET, r-PET |
| Bottle-to-bottle recycling (VACUNITE® system)Plastics | – | – | – | – | PET, r-PET |
| r-PET recycling into flakes and granules (sorting, drying 130-180 °C, extrusion,Plastics | – | – | – | – | PET |
| Barriers & special solutions (oxygen, CO2, CO2+O2, UV and light barriers, hot filling,Plastics | – | – | – | – | PET |
| Custom product development according to weight and composition specificationsEngineering | – | – | – | – | PET |
1 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bottle-to-bottle recycling system VACUNITE® | Erema VACUNITE® | – | – | – | Bilten, Switzerland |
Additional services
Reference customers
Company History
- 1993
Start of PET processing into r-PET flakes by Poly Recycling
- 1994
Foundation of Resilux NV in Wetteren (Belgium)
- 1994–2000
Listing on Euronext Brussels; company foundations in Spain, Russia, Greece, Hungary and the USA; acquisition of Altoplast-Claropac and Femit Plastic AG (Switzerland); centralization of Swiss activities in a new factory in Bilten
- 2001–2010
Foundation of Resilux Ukraine; start of blow molding activities at Iberica
- 2011–2016
Acquisition of Poly Recycling; commissioning of the Gerolsteiner bottle line; foundation of Resilux Romania; acquisition of Borverk Serbia
- 2017–2019
Repositioning of Resilux; expansion of Poly Recycling capacity by 50% with r-PET; further expansion of Resilux Romania
- 2021
Doubling of bottle-to-bottle recycling capacity with the VACUNITE® system based on Erema technology in Bilten
Acquisition of a 70% stake in the Greentech recycling activities in Serbia and Macedonia; 'Industrial Enterprise of the Year' award for Resilux Central Europe Packaging Kft.