Plastics
CEOs support new plastics economy
| More than 40 industry leaders have endorsed a new action plan to tackle global plastics issues. The plan is part of a new study by the World Economic Forum and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
Bioplastics production capacities continue to grow
| The results of European Bioplastics’ annual market data update, presented at the 11th European Bioplastics Conference, confirm a stable growth of the global bioplastics industry. “The market is predicted to grow by 50 percent over the coming years despite the low oil price,” says François de Bie, Chairman of European Bioplastics.
Zenrobotics adds third arm and plastics sorting
| The first three-armed robot system is set to go into operation in Australia in January 2017.
Sorting technology for Mexico
| The Guadalajara-based company Green Mind has specialised in the production of PET flakes and polypropylene granulate and uses Sesotec multi-sensor sorting systems for their processes.
Avery Dennison helps Coca-Cola European partners to recycle 70 tonnes of pet waste annually
| Avery Dennison has collaborated with partners throughout the supply chain namely Viridor and PET UK, to help Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) reduce waste, costs, and the carbon footprint of Smartwater production in the United Kingdom.
Growth of PET collection and recycling in Europe continues
| With over 1.8 million tonnes of collected and recycled PET bottles, the 2015 European PET collection and recycling volumes have increased by 5% compared to 2014.
Driving the development of recycling options for flexible packaging
| The results of significant research to enable further developments towards establishing recycling options for flexible plastic packaging delivered by the two-year REFLEX R&D project were unveiled at the K Show in October 2016.
Plastics recyclers have to be patient
| The market for plastics recycling does not look very promising, Surendra Patawari Borad, Präsident of BIRs plastics committee explained at the beginning of BIR’s autumn conference in Amsterdam.
New initiative for polyolefin recycling
| The three plastics industry organisations EuPC, PRE and PE have launched a new Polyolefin Circular Economy Platform (PCEP) through which the industry calls on all actors to join them in driving towards this goal and play their part.
Massive purgings easily granulated
| In order for plastic waste to be reintroduced into the production cycle it is often necessary, that it is cleaned before further processing. For this purpose Pallmann offers the mechanical dryer PMD 9-30. It is used for the mechanical dewatering of thin-walled plastic particles with a particle size between 6 and 30 mm.
Umac celebrates foundation of the company at K show
| The Erema subsidiary Umac, the specialist for used recycling systems and components, was represented for the first time at this year's K.
Rapid unveils new shredders for plastics
| At K, size-reduction specialist Rapid Granulator has introduced the Raptor series, a new family of shredders for plastics.
Recycling of HDPE- and LDPE Film Edge Trimmings
| Film edge trimmings occur during the production of HDPE- and LDPE film which, in extruded form, can be directly reintroduced into the production cycle. The Pallmann Recycling Extruder ECO 70 is mainly used for processing this type of waste. The film material can be fed into the machine either as endless edge trimmings, as bales or as tangled film.
Candi Plastic Recycling: Third line from Starlinger
| After the first plastics recycling line in 2014, Starlinger Recycling Technology supplied a second line to Candi Plastic Recycling in Sollenau, Lower Austria, last year. In July 2016, the third Starlinger line took up production at the company’s subsidiary Calex in Romania.
