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Petcore: One-way PET levels with refillable glass

10.09.2004 - Single-use PET beverage bottles face refillable glass on equal terms. This is the unexpected but clear result of the largest, uncompromising, scientific study on PET conducted by the renowned IFEU institute (www.ifeu.de) in Heidelberg, Germany. The study was commissioned by Petcore (www.petcore.org),...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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