Jiangsu Ceville New Materials Technology Co, Ltd, a leading Chinese recycling company, signed the purchase of another VACUREMA® plant in June 2024. The recycling specialist is thus investing in its fifth EREMA machine for the recycling of post-consumer and PET waste.

Ceville and EREMA have enjoyed a successful partnership for several years. The signing ceremony at EREMA's headquarters in Ansfelden, Austria, was attended by representatives of the Chinese government, including a delegation from Zhenjiang Dantu District led by Mao Jian, Party Secretary of the Dantu District Committee. The visit of this high-ranking political and business delegation is seen as a sign of the Chinese government's respect for Ceville and EREMA, and recognizes the successful cooperation between the two companies. 

Ceville, founded in China in 2018, specializes in the recycling of post-consumer material. Under the leadership of company founder and Managing Director Bin Huang, the company produces high-quality recycled pellets from PET, HDPE and PP and supplies various industries worldwide. These use the pellets for food and beverage packaging, textile and automotive products and more.

Increase in production capacity to 150,000 tons

"Our goal is to be a leading company for high-quality plastics recycling. We have concrete growth plans for this in the coming years," explains Bin Huang. Ceville’s current recycling capacity is 60,000 tons per year. This is set to increase to 150,000 tons by the end of 2025, with a focus on rPET. "To achieve our ambitious goal, we need an experienced and reliable technology partner. We have found that partner in EREMA," emphasizes Bin Huang.

Four EREMA systems are currently in use at Ceville. In addition to an INTAREMA® TVEplus® including the ReFresher anti-odour technology - together a highly efficient combination for contaminated post-consumer waste - the recycling company also has three VACUREMA® systems for bottle-to-bottle recycling in operation. "What sets EREMA apart is the approval of its technologies for direct food contact by globally recognized European and North American food safety authorities and global brand owners," says Bin Huang. Over the next few years, Ceville will be investing primarily in the expansion of PET recycling solutions. "The EREMA bottle-to-bottle technology is outstanding. We have already used the pellets for bottle-to-fiber and bottle-to-sheet applications in addition to bottle-to-bottle, and the quality has been exceptionally good." The new VACUREMA® will be added to the machinery at the Dantu site from the end of 2025.

Sharing future goals

In order to realize its future growth plans, Ceville will continue to rely on the cooperation with EREMA, as Bin Huang emphasizes: "Our capacity will increase in the coming years. We want to produce excellent rPET, rHDPE and rPP for our customers, and to achieve this, I intend to further expand our cooperation with EREMA. We are also willing to explore new paths together and consider chemical recycling where mechanical recycling reaches its limits." Ceville is convinced by the technological leadership of the recycling machine manufacturer, also because they are jointly developing special applications for the Chinese market. "I trust the people at EREMA," Bin Huang continues. "The company's expertise is extraordinary and we have a very good business relationship."