MerikarviaThe municipality of Tuorila leases its industrial property in Tuorila to Lassila & Tikanoja. The new agreement enables the expansion of L&T's plastic recycling business Merikarviain the area. At the same time, L&T will purchase equipment for plastic processing from the bankruptcy estate of the company that previously operated on the premises. The cooperation strengthens Merikarvian's position as a pioneer in plastic recycling in Finland and supports L&T's strategic goal of growing the materials value chain.
L&T has a long history in plastic processing MerikarviaThe company currently processes a wide range of corporate plastics at L&T's current plastics recycling plant, also located in the Tuorila area. Originally, the plant was called Muoviportti, whose roots date back to the 80s.
The investment of over one million euros in a new, independent plastic recycling plant is significant for L&T, both financially and in terms of increasing capacity. With the new property and equipment, L&T's recycling capacity for plastic grades Merikarviawill increase by approximately 1,5 times. An environmental permit is being applied for an annual capacity of approximately 20,000 tons.
As a company, L&T will focus purely on circular economy services in the future, and our strategy includes increasing the value of materials. Recycled plastic is practically worth the price of new material. It is great to be able to expand our plastic recycling services right now. Merikarvia"We already have good experience operating in this area," says Antti Tervo, L&T's business director.
With the expansion of the plastic recycling business, L&T will also employ at least 10 more people in the area when the plant operations are brought to full speed.
The importance of the agreement Merikarvian area is special, Merikarvia"A lot of expertise in the plastics industry and recycling has been concentrated here," says MerikarviaThe mayor of the municipality is Juha Vasama.
The development and modernization of the production facilities will begin in January 2026. The materials currently in the yard of the property will also be recycled by L&T. The actual plastic recycling operations at the new recycling plant are scheduled to start in early 2027. The new recycling plant will process and granulate dirty plastic types collected separately from Finnish companies. The lumpy recycled plastic granulate created during the processing will be utilized in the plastics industry.
For more information:
Lassila & Tikanoja
Antti Tervo
Business Director, Circular Economy Business
Tel. +358 50 349 3702
Merikarvia municipality
Juha Vasama
Mayor
Tel. +358 44 455 7311
Juha Vasama
Mayor
Tel. +358 44 455 7311