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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...

J&A Plastics: International presence and high-tech compounds

06.07.2004 - For the first time ever, the Krefeld-based J&A Plastics Group (www.j-a.de) will be presenting itself at K 2004 in Düsseldorf together with its Spanish cooperation partner, the polyamide specialist Grupo Repol. Therewith the two compounders, who both regard themselves as classical niche and specialty...

Hellweg: Mini with strong output - Recycling of smallest sprues

05.07.2004 - During the production of small and smallest units and products, for example for the telecommunication, as handys, or for medical products, as injections, cannulas etc, or for data mediums, as DVDs, very small sprues result at the injection moulding machine. These sprues are often difficult to feed....

PVC-Recycling: ‚Vinyl 2010’ with sustainable progresses in Europe

05.07.2004 - Vinyl 2010’s (www.vinyl2010.org) fourth annual Progress Report shows that its members – the PVC resin producers, additive and plasticiser manufacturers, and converters – have attained their 2003 recycling targets for window frames, profiles, pipes and roofing membranes. This achievement shows how the...

PlasticsEurope: Specific recycling targets counterproductive

25.06.2004 - The new european plastics manufacturers association, Plastics Europe (www.plastics-europe.org), feels that a wider use of specific recycling targets are counterproductive for the decoupling of economic growth from negative environmental impacts. The usefulness of recycling targets depends on the...

Recycled plastic bottles into truck panels

18.06.2004 - Scientists at Loughborough University (www.lboro.ac.uk) have helped transform thousands of recycled plastic bottles and other waste into new lightweight panelling for trucks. Researchers in the University’s Institute of Polymer Technology and Materials Engineering (IPTME) have helped develop foam-filled...

Plastic Omnium Acquires Temaco Accelerating Its Development in Waste Management

11.06.2004 - After the July 2003 acquisition of Beauvais Diffusion, Plastic Omnium Environment (www.plasticomnium.com) announced shortly it was acquiring Temaco, a subsidiary of Sita France (Groupe Suez). A wholly owned subsidiary of Compagnie Plastic Omnium, Plastic Omnium Environment is the leading provider...

Petcore: European PET bottle recycling breaks new records

03.06.2004 - Petcore (www.petcore.org) announced in these days that in 2003, more PET bottles were collected and recycled than ever before. The number of European PET bales offered to the recycling markets jumped from 449,000 tonnes in 2002, to 612,000 tonnes in 2003. This represents a growth rate of 36 percent,...

PET-Recycling: Another new recycling line in France

01.06.2004 - The Board of Directors of Tergal Fibres (www.tergal-fibres.com) has approved the investment project to create a new 20 000 tons/year facility of recycled PET. This bottle grade plastic comes from the post-consumer collection. This new unit is expected to start producing towards the end of the first...

PET-Recycling: New recycling line in France

25.05.2004 - The Freudenberg Politex Group (www.freudenbergpolitex.com), world leader in the production and marketing of polyester nonwovens, mainly used for the manufacturing of bituminous roofing membranes, will expand its capacity of in-house production of raw materials by investing in a post-consume PET (polyester)...

Buhler Group: Increasing market share

17.05.2004 - The consolidated sales of the Buhler Group (www.buhlergroup.com) amounted to CHF 1338 million, which is 0.9 percent lower than a year before. This decline was due on the one hand to a number of external burdens (high grain prices, Iraq war, SARS, dollar weakness), and on the other hand to the sale of...

DKR: Offer to take over mass flow verification for self-marketers

14.05.2004 - In 2003, a slight rise was once again recorded for the mechanical recycling of used plastic packaging marked with the Green Dot. In spite of a drop in PET drink bottles which are very suitable for high-grade mechanical recycling, the recycling partners of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kunststoff-Recycling...

J&A Plastics: New blend types for automotive and electrical engineering technology

10.05.2004 - The J&A Plastics GmbH (www.j-a.de) has expanded its blend assortment with three thermoplastic compounds with innovative property combinations, which will be presented at the K 2004 in Düssel-dorf. The new blend types fulfil the EU Old Vehicle Guideline and are convincing with their excellent price-performance...

Unterland acquires 75.1% of Norvic Associates

06.05.2004 - Unterland Flexible Packaging AG (www.unterland.at), a leading European manufacturer of plastic film, has recently acquired a 75.1% shareholding in Norvic Associates Limited (Norwich / UK). Norvic for more than 14 years has been the exclusive distributor of agricultural stretch film for Unterland...

DSD: Raising of high-grade plastics recycling

04.05.2004 - The 2003 Environmental Success Balance presented by the Dual System (www.gruener-punkt.de) thus confirms that the System has succeeded not only in meeting the recovery rates prescribed by the German Packaging Ordinance, but also in greatly reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. ...

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