PETpla.net Insider 04 / 2017

59 TRADE SHOW PREVIEW PET planet Insider Vol. 18 No. 04/17 www.petpla.net Varioline #GermanBlingBling #Varioline We do more. interpack 2017 Düsseldorf, 4 – 10 May Hall 14, Stand E33 Efficiency in post-consumer recycling Erema will have an Intarema TVEplus 1108 with Laserfilter live in action. This combination enables the highly efficient recycling of heavily contaminated mate- rials with different bulk densities. These range from film to regrind with cellulose contaminants such as paper, rubber or silicones which is processed to make high-quality recyclates. Post-consumer material, especially household packaging waste, was previ- ously considered to be plastic which is difficult to recycle due to the fluctuations in quality of the materials, including for exam- ple the type of contaminant and the respective different degree of contamination. Erema developed the Intarema TVEplus system especially for this type of plastics processing which, with a market share of over 80% in Europe, has managed to gain a clear edge over its competitors. Man- fred Hackl, CEO of the Erema Group, explains the benefits of the interplay of the TVEplus with the Laserfilter as follows: “This unique combination is particu- larly suitable for material with a high degree of contamination when conventional melt filters are no longer able to deliver the necessary cleaning efficiency. The Intarema TVEplus and Laserfilter open up new sales markets for our customers in the post-consumer sector for their high-quality recyclates and products.” James Qiu, CEO of Erema China, is convinced that the potential of plastics recycling in China can be tapped even fur- ther: “The amount of unwashed scrap film with paper labels, for example from commercial waste, HDPE from household waste or WEEE waste in China is high. Current developments in terms of increased invest- ment in the expansion of sorting and collection systems are also encouraging. With regard to cost-effectiveness and sustain- ability it makes sense – parallel to this – to use high-performance recycling technologies which can make valuable secondary raw material, i.e. recyclates, even out of heavily contaminated input.” www.erema.com Hall 9.2 - Booth A41