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Western Europe: Increasing recovery of plastics waste

02.09.2004 - PlasticsEurope (www.plasticseurope.org) shortly published a study „Plastics in Europe – An analysis of plastics consumption and recovery in Europe“ (Published Summer 2004). Therefore the total plastics consumption, including virgin polymers and recycled granulate, continued to increase, rising 5.6 per...

BKG: New Technology for the production of PET granulate

31.08.2004 - At the conventional PET process after granulation, there is an amorphous granulate which clots at temperatures of more than 80°C. For the further production process of the granulate, however, it is essential that the granulate does not show any signs of stickiness. This is the reason why a costly so-called...

Ferro Europe: Masterbatch prolongs lifetime of articles made using recycled polymers

24.08.2004 - With the recycling of plastics now being a well established part of the industry and with targets being set by the EU for recycling of packaging, Ferro Europe (Speciality Plastics, Liquid Coating, Polymer Additives, APA, www.ferro.com) has developed EFEX® DUR-A-PACK masterbatches to prolong the lifetime...

5th International Automobile Recycling Congress

19.08.2004 - Swiss recycling event organiser ICM AG (www.icm.ch) will stage the fifth International Automobile Recycling Congress (IARC 2005) on March 9 - 11 next year in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The congress will bring together more than 200 delegates from the various links in the end-of-life vehicle (ELV)...

Kreyenborg: Universal Mixers in front of extrusion lines

18.08.2004 - The Universal Mixers, Type USMk, of the company Kreyenborg GmbH (www.kreyenborg.de) are used with great success in various extrusion lines for the homogenisation of production wastes. When producing films, nonwoven or coatings there arise edge trims or other production wastes during the different...

Flottweg: Washing and separation of mixed plastics

16.08.2004 - The Sorticanter (sectional drawing) from Flottweg GmbH & Co. KgaA (www.flottweg.com) is a unique solid bowl centrifuge which separates polyolefines from other plastics and waste. Furthermore the Sorticanter is suitable for sorting plastics such as ABS, PA, PP, PE, PS, PVC, as well as recycling of carpet...

Erema: Plastic recycling technology from Standard to High End

11.08.2004 - The Austrian Erema Engineering Recycling Maschinen und Anlagen Ges.m.b.H. (www.erema.at) shows a fourth generation system equipped with the very latest technologies: The RGA 140 TVE-DD. This new-look 1000–1200 kg/h plant features many large and small innovative details, representing premium recycling...

Fritsch: New granulators for laboratory preparation of plastics from soft to hard-tough

10.08.2004 - Growing environmental consciousness and the development of closed cycles of materials place new demands on the preparation of sample material for analysis and testing in the laboratory. Tried-and-tested instruments are available for coarse and fine comminution of hard and brittle materials, but not...

DKR: Plastic Recycling - High-Quality Regranulates and New Technologies

02.08.2004 - Together with three partner companies, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kunststoff-Recycling mbH (www.dkr.de) will present current developments in plastic recycling at K´2004. Two of DKR’s recovery partners, Schwarzataler Kunststoffe and relog plastics with its sales partner SIR from Italy, are presenting...

Hirsch: New EPS-molding machine

28.07.2004 - The new EPS-molding machine of Hirsch Maschinenbau GmbH & Co KG (www.hirsch-gruppe.com) will been shown first time at the K’2004. This new product line can produce both expandable polystyrene (EPS) packaging for the food, pharmaceutical and electronic industries, and shape molded parts for the automotive...

EUROPEN: Study Of Life Cycle Assessments published

26.07.2004 - EUROPEN, the European Organization for Packaging and the Environment (www.europen.be), published in these days the results of an independent study of Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) that have been used to compare the environmental effects of reusable and single-use packaging. The study, commissioned...

Hennecke: In dialogue about polyurethane technology

23.07.2004 - The K’2004 trade exhibition of Hennecke GmbH (www.hennecke.com) – a subsidiary of Bayer MaterialScience and a global leader in polyurethane technology – does not only focus on the company's technological potential, but above all on Hennecke's willingness to communicate with its partners and its competence...

Weima: Hard Shaft – Screwed Shaft Journals for Single-Shaft Shredders

13.07.2004 - The advanced Series WLK single-shaft shredders manufactured by WEIMA Maschinenbau GmbH (www.weima.com) are equipped with rotors with screwed shaft journals (Photo) on the driven side . This screw connection permits the shaft journals to be hardened prior to installation. The resulting increased hardness...

DR-PAck: A new generation of plastic film production

12.07.2004 - For the first time the Hungarian DR-PAck Kft (www.drpack.hu) commenced the manufacturing of polyethylene (LLDPE) cling and catering films in 1991. The products are made of high quality raw materials, manufactured with a continuously developed technology of more than one decade and are exported to several...

Nuga: An innovative technique for granulating PET bottles

07.07.2004 - The use of PET bottles in bottling plants is spreading relentlessly throughout the world. After they have been used, they must be shredded for recycling purposes. For this demanding task, NUGA AG, Balgach (Switzerland) has developed a new series of CentriCut 44 granulators (Fig.), which are specially...

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