The deal will see the N+P Group take on Niramax’s 300,000 tonne capacity refuse derived fuel (RDF) production facility, which will operate under a new name: N+P Hartlepool MRF Ltd.
N+P however said the deal does not include the tyre recycling arm of Niramax, which is a separate company also based in Hartlepool.
The Dutch company said the transaction “forms part of N+P’s growth strategy, to expand production capacity in the alternative fuels business to at least 15 sites by 2028”.
Karel Jennissen, founder and chief executive of the N+P Group, said: “We are delighted to have completed this acquisition and look forward to welcoming the workforce to the N+P family.
“This site is part of a pipeline of acquisitions being undertaken that began with Crayford MRF last year, the largest recycling plant in the UK, and this is a key part of our growth strategy alongside building new greenfield operations.”
We look forward to welcoming the workforce to the N+P family
- Karel Jennissen, N+P
‘Benefits’
The N+P Group said the location of Niramax’s site “offers significant benefits as it provides synergy with N+P Subcoal’s production facility in Teesside”.
By taking advantage of the different technologies which are available at both sites, N+P will be able to process and recover more valuable materials thus increasing the efficiency of the locations, the company said.
N+P
In the past N+P has specialised in the production and supply of waste derived materials for various industries and is a major exporter of refused derived fuel (RDF) from the UK.
However, in November 2021 it signalled its intent to expand operations into more recycling with the announcement of an agreement to acquire a ‘lightweight packaging sorting plant’ in Rotterdam from PreZero.
It also acquired Viridor’s Crayford MRF in January 2022 (see letsrecycle.com story).
The Hartlepool site will also be able to house new research and development equipment “which will be trialed in the next months, focusing on the recovery of plastics from various mixed waste sources and reducing the carbon content of incineration grade feedstock.”
Mr Jennison added: “In addition to its existing activities Hartlepool will become a hub for N+P’s research and development, which will aim to deliver further innovations to the waste market in order to improve the environmental outcomes of waste treatment and further improve recycling rates.”
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