Inauguration of the first two micro-factories in the Philippines

After two years of partnership, the DELFINGEN Foundation is now engaged in field projects developed by Plastic Odyssey Factories. This new initiative aims to recycle the island’s plastic waste by setting up two recycling micro-factories in Manila and Cebu.

The DELFINGEN Foundation and Plastic Odyssey have inaugurated their first two recycling micro-factories on the island of the Philippines. The event took place on Wednesday November 27 at the Macapagal Terminal in Manila and on Thursday December 5 at the Cebu Yacht Club. In collaboration with the CCI France-Philippines, opening ceremonies, boat tours and screenings of the Plastic Odyssey documentary were organized.

In Manila, Gérald STREIT (CEO of DELFINGEN), Simon BERNARD (CEO of Plastic Odyssey), Marie FONTANEL (French Ambassador to the Philippines), Santhosh PARAMEL (Director of Operations in Asia Pacific and Vice-President of the DELFINGEN Foundation), Benoit BLANCHER (Director of Development) and Ludwig O Daza (division Chief at Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA)) proudly cut the inaugural ribbons symbolizing the success of this partnership. 

Every minute, 19 tonnes of plastic waste are dumped into the ocean. Faced with this reality, the DELFINGEN Foundation and Plastic Odyssey decided to join forces to create two recycling micro-factories. 

Over a period of several weeks, engineers and operators from DELFINGEN and Plastic Odyssey joined forces to develop and make operational the micro-factories needed to recover plastic waste and transform it into useful resources. This local solution enables innovative, decentralized waste management on the island of the Philippines. Thanks to these two containers, equipped with solar panels, over 500 tonnes of plastic waste per year can be converted into high value-added products, particularly for the furniture and construction industries.