PETpla.net Insider 03 / 2017

MARKET SURVEY 27 PETplanet Insider Vol. 18 No. 03/17 www.petpla.net 03/2017 MARKET survey Preforms & preform inspection  Recycling plants & washing units Palletising & shrink film machinery Caps & closure systems & CC inspection Labelling & marking systems Recycling: Cutting plants Filling equipment & filling inspection Resins, additives Compressors SBM machinery & quality inspection Suppliers of recycling plants and washing units As one of the first market surveys this year we decided to show our readers new developments of the recycling industry. Detailed information about plants and some new added question regarding washing units conclude this survey. This year 12 companies took part, they are shown in the order in which their details were received by the editors: Gneuss Kunststofftechnik GmbH, Erema Group GmbH, Previero N. srl - Sorema div. of Previero, Amut Spa, STF Group, Ko Win Yang Industrial Co.Ltd, Krones AG, ProTec Polymer Processing GmbH, Empacar S.A., Starlinger & Co. Ge- sellschaft m.b.H., Polymetrix AG and Herbold Meckesheim GmbH. Although the publisher have made every effort to ensure that the information in this survey is up to date, no claims are made regarding completeness or accurancy. Company name Gneuss Kunststofftechnik GmbH Erema Engineering Recycling Maschinen und Anlagen Ges.m.b.H. Postal address Telephone number Web site address Contact name Function Direct telephone number Fax E-Mail Mönichhusen 42, 32549 Bad Oeynhausen, Germany +49 5731 5307 0 www.gneuss.com Unterfeldstraße 3, 4052 Ansfelden, Autria +43 732 3190-0 www.erema.at Mr Christoph Wöss Business Development Manager, Application Bottle +43 732 3190 352 +43 732 3190 23 c.woess@erema-group.com Bottle to granulate Input variable: collected pressed bottles, various colours Engineering of washing lines with long term partners Yes, washing done in cooperation with long-time partners Output: granulate with approval Yes Capacity [t/a] Up to 17,000 Floor space [m²] Which approvals FDA, ESFA (pending), INTI, brand owners (conf.) Fresh water consumption per tonne output [m³/t] Depending on bottle contamination Consumption kWh per tonne output [kWh/t] Depending on input material Flakes to granulate Input variable: flakes, coloured proportion max 5%, not much chlorine Specification of input flakes for Vacurema: higher contamination can influence pellet quality but are basically possible to process, after discussion and agreed by Erema Output: granulate with approval FDA, ESFA (pending), brand owners (conf.) FDA, EFSA (positive opinion issued), ANVISA, ilsi, BGBI, brand owners Capacity [t/a] 200 - 17,000 Up to 32,000 Floor space [m²] 30 - 80, depending on size Depending on through-put and technology: 50 - 600 Which approvals FDA, ESFA (pending), INTI, brand owners (conf.) FDA [cat. A-H&J]; EFSA (pending); brand owners (conf.); several national approvals (Austria, CH, Zona Mercursur, etc.) Fresh water consumption per tonne output [m³/t] no fresh water needed Depending on application & technology type, there is a closed loop system Consumption kWh per tonne output [kWh/t] < 350 Between 250 - 350 Bottles to flakes Input variable: collected pressed bottles, various colours Specification of input flakes for MPR: Higher contamination can influence flake quality but are basically possible to process, after discussion and agreed by Erema Output: flakes with/without approval FDA [cat. A-H&J]; EFSA (pending); with Multi Purpose Reactor (MPR) Capacity [t/a] Up to 20,000 Floor space [m²] Between 20 - 60 Which approvals FDA, EFSA (positive opinion issued) Fresh water consumption per tonne output [m³/t] Closed loop system Consumption kWh per tonne output [kWh/t] 100 Kind and quantity of detergents Removal of the organic residuals up to which size [μm] Presetting residence time in the process Company also offers systems for Bottle-to-film Yes, mainly thermoforming sheet lines in direct food contact Yes, Vacurema Inline preform (Xtreme Renew) Bottle-to-fibre Yes, several lines under operation worldwide Yes, Vacurema Inline sheet Bottle-to-strapping Yes, several lines under operation worldwide Yes, Vacurema Inline fibre, Yes, Vacurema Inline strapping