0:46 min
Recycling processes
Plastics Recyclers Europe warns that PET trays must be recycled separately
PET trays are valuable recyclable products.PET bottles and trays must not be mixed to enable more efficient recycling.Future investments will permit better recycling of trays.PET trays must have their own recycling stream. These valuable products need to be sorted separately from the ...
1:25 min
Recycling processes
From PET bottle flakes via sheet extrusion to a thermoformed end product
Gneuss MRS Extrusion System as a key element in a complete process chain at BG Plast’s Open House in Italy
During an Open House at BG Plast – a specialist in the field of thermoforming sheet extrusion - in Marnate, Italy, from 25th to 27th March, the Gneuss MRS Extrusion System will ...
4:23 min
Recycling processes
The BKG CrystallCut process receives an award for innovative, energy-saving technology
The spherical PET pellet offers double the energy savings. A plant with a production capacity of 600 tons per day may achieve an almost unbelievable energy savings of 25 gigawatt hours of energy during one year of operation using the CrystallCut technology developed by BKG, Bruckmann ...
4:35 min
Recycling processes
SPI and NAPCOR announce PET thermoform grant award recipients
The Plastics Industry Trade Association (SPI) and the National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) announced today that three United States recycling operators have been selected to receive grants toward establishing model programs for collection and intermediate ...
1:50 min
Recycling processes
The world’s largest bottle-to-bottle plastic recycling plant opens its doors in Riverside
carbonLITE, a leading producer of bottle-grade raw material used to make new bottles, was joined by California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today to announce the official grand opening of the world’s largest bottle-to-bottle plastic recycling plant. Located in Riverside, Ca., the ...
8:25 min
Recycling processes
The use of PCR bottle flakes in polymer production / polymer condensation
Much has been written about the fast development of the worldwide polyester market, from the build up of huge capacities for virgin PET production to increased use of PCR bottle flakes. The KREYENBORG Group, with almost 350 employees worldwide, made early recognition of this trend ...
