Around six months after a fire in parts of the recycling hall, Source One Plastics’ flake sorters are once again sorting 3D regrind by colour and material purity. Renovation work on the building has now also been completed. In September, the plant’s upstream sorting and processing area is set to resume par- tial operations. The company expects to be fully operational by November 2026. The total cost of the reconstruction amounts to around 20 million euros.
The technical design of the rebuilt sorting and recycling plant corresponds to the original version, which had only been inaugurated in February 2024. However, Source One Plastics has used the refurbish- ment to optimise material handling, install a new plant control system and consistently further develop the plant’s automation and digitalisation. As a result, this leads to better quality, higher output and even lower emissions.
“As we maintained five-shift operation throughout, we were able to work on rebuilding the plant 24/7,” says Kai Hoyer. He is the former managing director of Source One Plastics GmbH, as well as the foun- der and managing director of 23 Oaks Investments GmbH, which established the ‘Source One Plastics’ joint venture together with LyondellBasell. “Our partner companies from the first construction phase are also supporting us. They are still very familiar with the conditions on site. That helps us work quickly.”
