Éco-Captation

NexKemia has purchased Éco-Captation, a prominent polystyrene waste collection and recycling company in Prévost, Quebec.

Éco-Captation is the leading recycler of polystyrene wastes in Quebec and has a special focus on post-consumer recycled materials. The company combines artificial intelligence-enhanced optical sorting technology with a seamless mechanical recycling process to convert plastic waste into high quality raw materials made with post-consumer recycled material.

Maurice Barakat, President & Chairman of Integreon Global, said: “We are proud to be welcoming Éco-Captation into the Integreon family, and look forward to growing as we learn from their substantial recycling expertise. We are excited to employ technology to reduce the carbon footprint of the packaging and insulation solutions developed for customers.”

For NexKemia, Éco-Captation becomes an integral part of developing an end-to-end circular model for EPS solutions.

“Scaling up Éco-Captation’s technologies allows NexKemia to rapidly grow its capacity for sustainable expandable polystyrene (EPS) solutions that incorporate a significant percentage of post-consumer recycled material,” said Pierre Beaudry, General Manager of NexKemia.

The products resulting from the Éco-Captation acquisition is used by NexKemia and its parent company, Integreon Global, in day-to-day applications where sustainability and circularity elements are essential, including high-performance cold chain packaging solutions and construction material.