Europe’s First VCI Plant Goes Solar for Green Energy
EcoCortec® is an anticorrosion films and bioplastics manufacturer, located in Croatia. As a daughter company of Cortec® Corporation, global corrosion inhibitor manufacturer, EcoCortec® is committed to achieving full circular economy model. EcoCortec® is the first bioplastics plant in Europe that is now solar-powered. Solar panels have been installed for energy. They are generating electricity by collecting renewable energy from the sun and convert it to electrical energy. This energy is used to power EcoCortec’s facilities. By using new, solar power system, the plant is now able to achieve significant energy savings and contribute to reducing pressure on our atmosphere from the emission of greenhouse gases.
Boris Miksic, CEO and owner of Cortec® Corporation said, “EcoCortec’s dedication to utilizing sustainable technologies has been our mission since our beginnings. As pioneers in producing green corrosion protection inhibitors, all of us at Cortec® take environmental responsibility very seriously, in fact, it is one of our main values. We use sustainable resources in our product development and operations wherever possible. This transition to solar power and our own energy resources is the latest step in implementing full circular economy model in our operations.”
Company makes huge efforts to provide circular economy model at the highest level in numerous ways. One is by extending the life of materials. The plant recently installed a state-of-the-art, Erema regranulation machine to reprocess plastic scrap and waste onsite. Customers and other local businesses can now send their used plastic bags back to Croatia for recycling into new materials.
