Author: Heike Fischer

The Compounding World Expo and Plastics Recycling World Expo returned to Messe Essen in Germany on September 29-30, 2021. This year they were joined by the new Plastics Extrusion World Expo and Polymer Testing World Expo. Organised by Ami, the free-to-attend exhibitions featured more than 200 exhibitors – a 20% increase

Economical and FDA-compliant recycling of PET flakes – Coperion Gmbh, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, says that the drive towards a circular economy for PET has taken another step with its Coperion ZSK twin screw extruders, which can process PET flakes without predrying into pellets. The flakes are then condensed in the

Dry recyclables and light packaging – The varying and constantly changing composition of waste materials poses a challenge for designers of sorting plants, which need to deliver consistently high purity rates while managing an increasing degree of complexity. Stadler, a leading supplier of sorting plants for the recycling industry, has the

Producing food contact compliant rPET – One of the first Vacunite bottle-to-bottle systems by Erema started operation in Werne, Germany, in spring 2020. Using this system, the RCS Group, who already produced PET flakes for the non-food sector, is expanding their plastics recycling division to include the production of food-grade PET

B+B Anlagenbau has recently put into operation a testing facility where potential clients can test their plastic recycling requirements, in order to substantiate the business case before building. B+B Anlagenbau is part of Heilig Group and is a specialist in designing, building, installing and maintaining complete plastic recycling installations and individual

Christian Strasser, CEO of PET to PET Recycling Österreich GmbH, on toxic trends in the raw materials market and how to ensureconsistent material quality over the long term in the circular economy. Pandemic-related lockdowns have changed beverage consumption, working conditions and the market for secondary raw materials. The recycling industry has

The well-established Indian recycler commissioned a PET bottle-to-bottle recycling line from Starlinger by mid of September. With the new line Srichakra Polyplast upgraded its facilities and now offers the highest grade of recycled PET to customers in India and international markets such as Europe and the United States. Srichakra Polyplast, a

India is one of the rare countries where the estimated bottle collection is in the range of 80-90%. This is probably one of the highest in the world. There is an informal organised system in place since the last 20 years. Due to the weight of each bottle, there is a