Verallia continues to work on its commitment to sustainability and the increased use of recycled glass in its packaging through the acquisition of cullet (recycled glass) treatment centres. The company has finalised the purchase of three companies of the Santaolalla Group: Ecosan Ambiental, Ecolabora and Vidrologic. In doing so, it has taken over five new glass waste processing plants, both for industrial flat glass and hollow glass.

With the purchase of Ecosan, Verallia now has four more cullet treatment centres, one located in Quer (Guadalajara), two in Burgos and one in Torrelavega (Santander). With Ecolabora, the company is taking a bigger role in a pivotal stage of the recycling chain: the logistics of collecting glass for recycling. Vidrologic is flat glass treatment centre located in Anadia, Portugal.

The main objective of this investment is to continue Verallia’s strategy of increasing the percentage of cullet use and to progress towards CO2 reduction targets; a 46% reduction in emissions by 2030 compared to 2019.

Patrice Lucas, CEO of Verallia Group: “As a leader of our industry, we must be the ones to drive transformation, going further and faster by promoting a circular economy. This acquisition and the investment we are doing all over Europe to increase our cullet capacity treatment is fully aligned with our ESG roadmap”

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