New Zero-Waste Factory Opened
Mongolia started producing polyethylene (PE) stretch and shrink film, using domestically recycled raw materials.
Mongolia started producing polyethylene (PE) stretch and shrink film, using domestically recycled raw materials. Of the 50 factories in Mongolia that produce PE bottles and stretch and shrink films, 30 are currently operational. While for the new factory “Multipack”, which was opened on April 10, is the first factory that produces finished goods using domestically recycled raw materials. Processing the raw materials for polyethylene film production from domestic wastes will reduce not only waste but also imported polyethylene products. The “Multipack” factory consists of two sections which are recycling and production and offers two types of products- stretch film and shrink film- to the market. They produce their products according to German technology, ensuring high quality. “Multipack” purchases their wastes from customers, and then, recycles and reuses them in their further production. In other words, it is a zero-waste factory. Executive director of “Multipack” LLC said that “I would like to highlight the sustainable features of our factory. First of all, our factory filters its gray water 8 times and reuses it. Secondly, 30% of raw materials that we use in our production are recycled and thirdly, we consume four times less energy than other factories.” In addition, “Multipack” company was established in 2010 and the company used to import raw materials from China, but now, with the commencement of this new factory. They are processing the raw materials domestically.
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