Enrico Siewert joins Van Dyk to drive innovation in plastics recycling and expand circular economy solutions
With over 20 years of expertise in advanced recycling, the new business development director aims to expand plastics circularity
Van Dyk Recycling Solutions has appointed Enrico Siewert as director of business development - Plastics. With extensive experience in recycling systems, Siewert brings a strong background in innovative processes and developing new revenue streams for the recycling industry.
Siewert has over 20 years of experience in the plastics industry, spanning both sales and operations in plastics recovery facilities. This diverse experience gives him the perspective needed to develop advanced recycling processes. He was instrumental in building some of the first large scale PRFs in North America and is dedicated to developing domestic processing solutions for plastics.
In his most recent role, Siewert served as the global head of plastic processing at MURA Technology, where he aligned sustainability goals with strategic growth and advanced recycling technologies, while focusing on environmentally friendly practices and circular economy principles. His move to Van Dyk Recycling Solutions reflects a commitment to improving plastics circularity in North America.
"Van Dyk has been at the forefront of several advancements in the recycling industry, from introducing single-ram balers, to adopting single stream processing, and optical sortation," says Siewert. "They are expert plant builders with the tools to establish successful strategies in new markets."
Van Dyk has experience in the PRF world, supplying both equipment and complete systems, with involvement in 41 PRF projects. Siewert will help expand Van Dyk's footprint in that market space.
"Enrico has experience building and operating PRFs, and that makes him uniquely qualified to develop new business ventures in this industry, to include not only sorting, but full washing, water treatment, and extrusion capabilities," says Erik Eenkema van Dijk, executive vice president and COO of Van Dyk Recycling Solutions. "Furthermore, with the addition of Enrico and other members of our already talented team, Van Dyk will be able to advance its ambition to provide the plastic industry with fully vertically integrated solutions, all the way from mixed plastic waste to end use commodities used to support circularity goals of our current and future customers. We look forward to applying Enrico's knowledge to expand Van Dyk's scope of services in the plastics sector."
