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WHO WE ARE

Sustainable innovation for a better future

PROMECO S.p.A. is a pioneer in sustainable innovation, leading the way to a better future. We understand the importance of preserving the environment and addressing the environmental challenges facing our planet today. With a firm commitment to sustainability, we strive to offer cutting-edge solutions to promote responsible waste management and recycling.

Mission & Governance

PROMECO is actively committed to a positive social balance sheet, focusing on sustainability, social responsibility and environmental impact.

Code of Ethics

PROMECO's code of ethics is the solid foundation on which the company is built, committing to operate with integrity, transparency and accountability.

Strengths

PROMECO represents a company at the forefront of sustainable innovation through its constant research and development.

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PROMECO®CHEMICAL RECYCLING plant allows to close the loop of plastic industry by offering the real opportunity to chemically recycle the waste plastics, by breaking them down into their original chemical components and allowing the moving to a more sustainable, circular economy.  As the new high-quality resin is produced through the Promeco Chemical Recycling process the use of fossil resources are reduced. 

PROMECO S.p.A is an Italian company based in Como that develops and manufactures plants and machinery for waste recycling and producing energy or new finished products.

The company is distinguished by innovation, research and development, the talent of its team, and customer satisfaction.

 

Besides the historical patented and branded Promeco equipment, among which are primary and two shaft shredders, extruders, densifiers, melt filters, briquetting machines, separators, centrifuges, our company offers a wide range of full processing lines in different fields over time:

 

  • Mechanical and Chemical recycling of plastics

  • Recycling of municipal and industrial waste

  • Cardboard and Pulper from paper mills

  • Wood/green & agriculture waste

 

The R&D activities within Promeco allow to update the solutions proposed even in terms of technology and innovative materials, being aware of the need to evolve in the name of a growing sustainability.

 

Promeco is mainly an exporting Company and boasts installation in Europe, USA, Israel, Japan, South Corea and Singapore.

 

The Company, growing year after year, has always been involved in the research for effective solutions for recycling, combining the undisputed technological performance with a high value in terms of sustainability, aiming to produce a value for everyone.

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YEAR

1996

Foundation

Foundation of Promeco® Company and references acquisition of the first composting and anaerobic digestion plants in Salzburg in cooperation with Company UTL from Wien, Austria.

YEAR

1999

Early shredders

Set up of the first Promeco® shredders and engineering of the next ranges of primary and secondary shredders.

YEAR

1997

Ronchi Decree

Decree n. 22 known as Ronchi Decree comes into force in Italy on 5th February: waste management 
has been recognized as activity of public interest and the first classification of waste and definition of waste management processes have been introduced.

Background

The history of Promeco dates back to 1996 when its founders Elena Triaca & Paolo Rebai, thanks to a managing background at international level, decided to invest in environmental field anticipating the needs of the market.

 

It was the time when Maastricht treaty set environmental protection among the main aims of European Community and when companies, authorities and customers begun to face the issue of waste in the name of common responsibility.

One year later, in 1997, Decree no. 22 known as Ronchi Decree, came into force in Italy and it acknowledged waste management among the activities of public interest and set the first classification of waste in Italy along with the settlement of management processes.

Thanks to a close partnership with the historical plant engineering company UTL from Wien, Austria, Promeco achieved experience and know-how and specifically focused on composting and anaerobic digestion fields.

 

Among the first references, to be counted are composting and AD plants with biogas production in Salzburg that were and example of excellence at that time: they effectively treated and enhanced OFMSW both technologically and as built, since they were perfectly integrated close to the residential area.  

 

Since then, Promeco has increased its know-how and gained expertise thanks to its richness: innovation and creativity, that still are its identification marks.

The Company, with passion and perseverance, facing with the needs of the international market has diversified its production developing single machineries for recycling and full processing lines in different fields over time.

Recycle of municipal and industrial waste, plastics, cardboard and pulper from paper mills, wood.

The R&D activities within Promeco allows to update the solutions proposed even in terms of technology and innovative materials, being aware of the need to evolve  in the name of a growing sustainability.

The headquarter is in Fino Mornasco, Como area, where the offices and the factory are located and in Sannazzaro De’ Burgondi, Pavia area where there is the testing and innovation centre too.

 

Promeco is mainly and exporting Company and boasts installation in Europe, USA, United Kingdom, Israel, Japan, South Corea and Singapore.

The Company, growing year after year, has always been involved in the research for effective solutions for recycling, combining the undisputed technological performance with a high value in terms of sustainability, aiming to produce a value for everyone.

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