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The Tomplastik team . From left : Mattia Pesenti , logistics manager , Leonardo Pesenti , plant manager , Enrica Tassi administrative manager , Thomas Pesenti , founder and CEO |
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sorting , separation by colour and cleaning , while eliminating sand , iron and any contaminant .“ Tomplastik offers the three standard types of bottle-to-flake PET : coloured , clear and above all blue , which meets 80 % of market demand . Then 98 % of Tunisian production is exported and up to 90 % arrives in Italy , where the company boasts an extensive network of business relationships with excellent customer loyalty , while the rest is shipped to customers in Spain and Turkey .
A NEW PROCESSING LINE By the first quarter of 2024 , Pesenti anticipates , the processing plants will be transferred to a newly purchased 7,000 sqm shed in Tunis that will replace the currently rented 3,500 sqm one . Here it will be possible to add a second line with
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a higher production capacity , about 1,000 tons / month , ready to be installed pending final authorisations . Logistics will also benefit as the new location , facing the motorway , enjoys excellent traffic and accessibility , as well as being close to the harbour . „ In the last 3-4 years we have always moved about 10,000 tons of PET and the goal in 2024 is to exceed at least 15,000 tons and then increase production a little more in 2025 . Theoretically , in fact , the two lines together can already reach 20,000 tons at full capacity .” Once completed , 350 square meters in the new plant will be reserved for the offices and a special laboratory for certifications , while in Covo the company is planning to expand the office area and a set up a new storage yard of 2,000 square meters . |
No problem , Pesenti adds , even with regard to the availability of PET material in Tunisia , as the network of suppliers is consolidated : „ My son and I live in Hammamet and we know personally all the partners and in general the entire local world of plastics . In addition , we can also rely on suppliers in Libya and Algeria , countries that also collect plastics , though they are less advanced than Tunisia in recycling . We therefore continue to buy waste bottles there , although in smaller quantities , to keep in touch and cope with possible shortages in Tunisia . In short , there is enormous room for growth . Among other things , in Tunisia there are about ten companies that do our job . Though we have been the largest and best known for 2-3 years now , we collaborate with everyone without problems , both because |
Italian technology plast / April 2024 |
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