Administrators for Pontllanfraith-based Plastic Sorting Ltd, which shed 27 jobs last week, say they have had “substantial interest” for the firm.
Potential buyers of the firm had to let administrators know their interest by close of business on Monday, February 6.
Joint administrator David Hill said: “Thanks to extensive coverage in the regional and trade media, we have had strong interest in Plastic Sorting Ltd and we are now in the process of sifting through the expressions of interest and arranging site visits and meetings with interested parties to determine the best outcome for the business.
“We are hopeful that at least one firm bidder will emerge so that we can achieve a lasting result and save what we can of the business.”
David Hill and Peter Dewey, partners in the Cardiff office of Begbies Traynor, are supervising the ongoing business of Plastic Sorting Ltd which is based on Blackwood Business Park.
The company describes itself as “a groundbreaking collaboration between the experience of the private sector and the innovation of the community sector” with the support of the Welsh Government and the Charity Bank. It runs the largest capacity PET (polyethylene terephthalate) reprocessing plant in the UK.
Three staff have been retained to advise the administrators with 27 having been made redundant.
Wales’ largest plastic bottle recycling plant was officially opened in May 2010 and is licensed to process up to 24,000 tonnes of PET bottles a year.
The company, which has a turnover of £1.2m, was given two grants totalling £1.3 million, from the Welsh Government to develop the facility on the 91,500 sq ft site at Blackwood Business Park.
The start-up was hailed at the time by former Environment Minister Jane Davidson.