In 1989, Morssinkhof Rymoplast purchased a building lot just a stone’s throw away from our Lommel headquarters, unknowing in that moment that that would make us neighbours. Today, the number of mutual projects between the plastics recycling centre of Dutch origin and edibo cannot be counted on one hand anymore. The second generation of the family-owned business in full expansion, Rolf Morssinkhof, zooms in on this fruitful synergy.
Reassuring introduction
In the late 80s, Morssinkhof Rymoplast landed on ‘our’ business park Maatheide in Lommel. It became the very first Belgian branch of the Dutch recycling centre, in an industry where they had already been making name and fame for two decades.
“When my father founded the company in the early 70s, we were pioneers in the field of plastics recycling. Plastic became even more valuable in the years and decades after that. The company expanded across the borders and my brothers and I finally decided to join the family business.”
“I became the person in charge for the so-called ‘flexibles’. We settled in Lommel, which was the moment I became a ‘Netherbelgian’ (laughs). Unfortunately, we only got to know edibo at the first expansion in 1990 due to the fact that the construction process one year earlier – with another contractor – had not been smooth at all.”
“We didn’t know edibo until our architect brought us into contact with them, even though the company was so near. That would change in the years to come. The first collaboration soon proved to be a major success, after which they were commissioned at least another six times for our Lommel site. To this day, they helped expand our site to grow to about 10 hectares. Every time, the project involved some type of special customisation, by taking over neighbours and connecting existing and new constructions.”
“In those moments, you need to be able to rely on a main contractor who is capable of being creative enough to think ahead, yet someone who is flexible and who knows how to act quickly, plus who understands their client. We quickly discovered that that balance was there, which gave us the confidence we needed.”
Future challenges in recycling land
This year, 2024, Morssinkhof Rymoplast is active in the Low Countries (the Netherlands), Germany and Poland. There are two more expansions on the way in Belgium. “The plastics business is booming. Ever since the waste ban of China in 2017, European legislation has been focused even more on recycling. By 2030, certain products will need to contain a minimum percentage of recycled materials.”
“This means we need to evolve along and at the same time make sure we don’t overreach. The recycling industry knows many bankruptcies and failures, where it is vital to obtain and maintain lots of resources and control. We are very proud that we have been able to survive as long as we do without issue, while staying vigilant at the same time.”
“The main thing is to have proper guidance and support during this growth spurt, even in the field of construction. After edibo, it will be edibosud to support us in the construction of our largest and most expensive subdivision so far, the one in Neufchâteau. There’s another expansion coming in Lommel as well. We are convinced that edibo and edibosud will remain a constant in our growth story.”
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