Canada-based expandable polystyrene (EPS) manufacturer NexKemia has finalized the purchase of Prevost, Quebec-based polystyrene scrap collection and recycling company Eco-Captation. NexKemia is a subsidiary of Integreon Global, a company that says it ensures product integrity and protection through innovative materials, testing services, packaging and monitoring solutions and contract manufacturing.
According to Integreon, Eco-Captation is the leading recycler of polystyrene in Quebec and has a special focus on postconsumer recycled materials. Eco-Captation combines artificial intelligence-enhanced optical sorting technology with a mechanical recycling process to convert plastic scrap into raw materials made with postconsumer 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,” Integreon President and Chairman Maurice Barakat says. “We are excited to employ technology to reduce the carbon footprint of the packaging and insulation solutions developed for customers.”
NexKemia says Eco-Captation will become an integral part of developing an end-to-end circular model for EPS recycling solutions.
“Scaling up Eco-Captation’s technologies will allow NexKemia to rapidly grow our capacity for sustainable expandable polystyrene solutions that incorporate a significant percentage of postconsumer recycled material,” NexKemia General Manager Pierre Beaudry says.
Integreon says the products resulting from the Eco-Captation acquisition will be used by both Integreon and NexKemia in day-to-day applications where sustainability and circularity elements are essential, including high-performance cold chain packaging solutions and construction material.