The initiative aims to tackle environmental challenges while promoting economic growth through sustainable plastic waste management.

As part of the partnership, IFC is extending a $37 million loan to Mohinani Group’s subsidiaries, Polytank Ghana and Sonnex Packaging Nigeria, to support the establishment of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling plants in both countries.

 

These facilities will focus on converting plastic waste into recycled PET (rPET) resins, which serve as a substitute for virgin PET resins used in food and beverage packaging.

Each recycling plant will have the capacity to produce 15,000 tonnes of rPET resins annually, with around 90% of the raw materials sourced from small businesses engaged in plastic collection.

 

This initiative is expected to generate over 4,000 direct and indirect jobs across the value chain while reducing reliance on imported resins, resulting in estimated annual savings of $21 million per country.

Roshan Mohinani, Strategy and Transformation Manager at Mohinani Group, highlighted the project’s goal of advancing environmental sustainability and fostering economic empowerment.

 

“The rPET initiative was conceived to close the bottle-to-bottle recycling loop in Africa while improving the quality of life in the region,” he stated.

 

“It is expected to create thousands of jobs, particularly benefiting women and young people in Ghana and Nigeria.”

IFC’s Regional Director for Central Africa and Anglophone West Africa, Dahlia Khalifa, emphasized the significance of the initiative in addressing both economic and environmental concerns.

 

“By recycling up to 30,000 tonnes of PET waste annually, these new plants will not only contribute to a cleaner environment but also support local economies by replacing imports with locally recycled materials,” she said.

PET, a widely used polymer resin, is a key material in food and beverage packaging.

 

Through this partnership, IFC and Mohinani Group seek to strengthen Africa’s recycling infrastructure while fostering a circular economy that benefits both businesses and communities.