PETpla.net Insider 05 / 2020

PET news 6 NEWS PETplanet Insider Vol. 21 No. 05/20 www.petpla.net New CFO at Holland Colours Holland Colours NV, producer of colour concentrates for the polymer industry, announced that Tanja van Dinteren has been nominated as the new CFO. She will join the company on June 1, 2020. The official appoint- ment of Tanja van Dinteren will take place by means of nomination to the shareholders at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on July 16, 2020. Tanja van Dinteren has worked as CFO of Engie Energie Nederland NV since 2016. During her career she gained extensive experience in finance, control and accounting within various entities of the Engie Group. Before that, she worked as an auditor at KPMG Accountants. www.hollandcolours.com Herbold Meckesheim sees boom in incoming orders Contrary to the experience of equipment suppliers to the automotive segment, the suppliers of waste disposal and recycling technology are seeing a boom in incoming orders. Herbold Meckesheim announced to have full order books for 2020 and projects for 2021are already being finalised. That is unusual for a market that used to have delivery times of less than 6 months. The reason for this sudden rise in demand can be explained by a combination of regional driving forces and long-term tech- nological trends, states Herbold. Among these driving forces are EU programmes and subsidies, the decision of various countries to make up for their obvious deficits in recycling plastics, which is especially the case for France and Germany. Among the regional driving forces are countries that relied too heavily on the export of their waste to China. Among them are not only Ireland and Germany but also Australia, New Zealand and Japan. China is also amongst the regional driving forces as they start to create their own modern waste industry. Russia is doing the same albeit on a smaller scale. The US, Canada and Mexico are developing a self-sustaining recycling industry which is using the knowledge and experience gained in Europe to treat all kinds of waste. Film waste, currently being dumped in landfill or incinerated is also being treated. Two technological trends have emerged: 1) Chemical recycling: various market participants are working on solutions and a number of larger plants are being built in North America and Europe. Herbold’s equipment is currently in high demand to treat the flow of waste in a cost-saving, high-performance way and at a constant high-level quality. 2) Equal to virgin recycled plastic: to produce high-quality recy- cled material, Herbold has developed optimised washing procedures that allow a high percentage of recycled plas- tic material to be used for new products. The main criteria compared with procedures of the past are a considerable reduction in odour and few visual errors caused by foreign colours or residual contamination. These solutions are made possible by cleverly designing and combining the following process steps: size reduction, washing, separation and drying as well as compacting of fines, films and fibres. www.herbold.com In the current situation of social, health and economic challenges, the PET industry shows its innovative side. We receive a lot of news about short-term adjustments that ensure the continuity of production under increased hygienic standards. And there are also many projects that were realised with a lot of heart and soul in a very short time in order to provide support to the healthcare sector. PETplanet collects official statements from customers & companies in the PET value chain on how they cope with the situation on www.petpla.net (re gular updates).