The History of APK AG

The complete history of APK AG is chronicled in the following. From its inception in 2008 up to the present day, the most important milestones already achieved by our company are listed below.

2018

APK expands the plant in Merseburg

APK successfully produces the first pre-commercial quantities of PE, PA and aluminum on an industrial scale at the solvent-based Newcycling plant.

2016

Industrial Scale

APK successfully produces the first pre-commercial quantities of PE, PA and aluminum on an industrial scale at the solvent-based Newcycling plant.

2015

Alternative Raw Material Flows

APK AG tests the Newcycling® of plastic waste from the automotive industry with strategic development partners.

2014

Product Introduction

APK launches Mersalen® ReCompound.

2013

Start of Production for Newcycling®

The solvent-based Newcycling® process goes into trial operation.

2011

Start of Production

The section of the plant for the mechanical-physical processing and separation of waste plastics goes into production.

2008

Vision

APK was founded by Dr. Wolfgang Lindner, Björn Lindner and Ingo Lindner, and began with the vision of producing pure plastics that are like new from waste plastics for the very first time. The investors MIG Fonds and AT Newtec finance a pilot plant in Merseburg.