Slaughter and May is advising Swire Beverages Holdings Limited on its proposed joint venture for Hong Kong’s first dedicated PET and HDPE recycling facility

Slaughter and May, Hong Kong is advising Swire Beverages Holdings Limited (SBHL) on its proposed joint venture with ALBA Group Asia Limited (ALBA) and Baguio Waste Management & Recycling Limited (Baguio) to build and operate Hong Kong’s first dedicated PET and HDPE recycling facility. The mechanical recycling facility is intended to be built on T6, a plot within the EcoPark in Hong Kong.

The joint venture is expected to benefit from the strengths of Baguio’s domestic collection network in Hong Kong, ALBA’s recycling technology expertise and SBHL’s strength in the domestic beverages market. The facility is expected to commence operations in the third quarter of 2020 and will be able to process the entire domestic volume of post-consumer beverage packaging and used personal care bottles in Hong Kong.

SBHL is a division of Swire Pacific Limited, which is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. SBHL has the exclusive right to manufacture, market and distribute products of The Coca-Cola Company in Hong Kong, Taiwan, 11 provinces and the Shanghai Municipality in Mainland China and an extensive area of the western USA. The relationship with Coca-Cola began in 1965, with the acquisition by Swire of the majority shareholding in the Hong Kong bottling company. SBHL manufactures 60 beverage brands and distributes them to a franchise population of over 720 million people.

ALBA is a subsidiary of the ALBA Group, which is one of the leading recycling and environmental services companies and raw materials providers worldwide.  

Baguio is a subsidiary of Baguio Green Group Limited, which is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Baguio is engaged in providing professional cleaning, integrated pest management, horticulture and landscaping, waste management, collection and recycling services.