Author: Gabriele Kosmehl

As the demand for recycled plastics grows, so does the size of the machines. This applies to the processing of polyolefins as well as to PET recycling. The new models of Erema’s Vacurema Basic technology have a throughput of up to 6 t/h and consume 10% less energy than comparable systems without

Bariq for Techno and Advanced Industries, a subsidiary of Intro Resource Recovery Holding, was the first PET bottle-to-bottle manufacturer in the Middle East and Africa. Founded in 2011, Bariq is an independent Egyptian PET recycler who started production in 2012. Bariq benefitted from Egypt’s FTA (Free Trade Agreement) with EU, US

Functional additives are crucial to making PET a versatile packaging material. Additives can extend the performance of PET by protecting against food spoilage caused by oxygen ingress, UV radiation, visible light, and/or by-product migration. They can also help with retaining packaging material’s mechanical properties. The circular use of PET will significantly

Building the circular economy According to the United Nations’ “Baseline Report on Plastic Waste”, published in 2020, PET is currently the most recycled plastic in the world. Its share of the recycled market is likely to increase, as the world adopts a shared responsibility approach to waste management. Mismanagement of post-consumer

Over the past two and a half years the packaging industry has had the opportunity to demonstrate its crucial role in offering safety and hygiene in health emergencies such as the one still ongoing. On the other hand, there is no doubt that the packaging world has been increasingly under intense

Issues facing the rPET market Everyone in the industry knows there are complex issues with regards to the availability, affordability and consistency of high quality clear rPET. There are so many factors that play into this that Holland Colours wanted to showcase the different aspects to better understand this problem. Holland

Nordson’s recycling history started way back in the 70ies when hardly anybody else was talking about it. Their film silo was one of the first technologies in the market for in-house recycling. The silo was designed to store and melt shredded pieces of film, which were then fed to the extruder

The latest report on South Africa’s plastics manufacturing and recycling industries, published by Plastics South Africa (Plastics SA) at the end of 2022, recorded total growth of 4.7% in 2021. A total of 1,904,924 t of polymer were converted into new plastics products during the year. This sum included locally produced and