NEWS Julong opts for Coperion


Coperion has installed three pre-configured turnkey systems for production of PP and PA compounds at Nanjing Julong Science & Technology’s site in China. The project — which included engineering, design, installation supervi- sion and commissioning of all three lines — was carried out by Coperion’s teams based in Shanghai and Nanjing. The systems are built


around three ZSK 70 Mc18 twin-screw extruders assembled at Coperion’s Nanjing plant. Each line also includes raw material handling, SP 320 Treasure strand pelletisers from Coperion Pelletising Technol-


ogy, and silo washing system. The pelletisers, devel- oped between Coperion’s sites at Offenbach in Germany and Nanjing, are said to be optimised for processing abrasive reinforced products. Each offers a working width of 320mm and can process up


to 88 strands at throughputs up to 2,500 kg/h. Coperion also designed and supplied the distributed control system, which interfaces with Julong’s MES to support automated processes from order handling to manufacturing. �www.coperion.com


MOL buys recycler ReMat


Above: The Julong Science & Technology plant at Nanjing in China Mitel selects BioCote additive


Telecoms equipment maker Mitel said its latest 612dt, 622dt and 632dt dig- ital enhanced cordless technology (DECT) handsets are using silver ion-based antimicrobial technology from UK-based BioCote. The company said the additives used are US


EPA-registered and inde- pendently laboratory tested according to ISO 22196- 2011 and ISO 21702-2019. It claims they inhibit growth of certain viruses and bacteria by up to 99.9%. Mitel first introduced


antimicrobial additive protection on its IP business


phones last year. It said the handsets are designed “to deliver the functionality and ruggedness required in industries like hospitals, hospitality, manufacturing and other tough working environments”. �www.mitel.com �www.biocote.com


Hungarian petrochemical firm MOL has acquired ReMat, a recycler with plants located at Tiszaújváros and Rakamaz in Hungary and a logistics hub at Bratislava in Slovakia. It has a total recycling capacity of 25,000 tonnes/ year of PE and PP. MOL said the acquisi- tion is part of its ‘Shape Tomorrow 2030+’ strategy, which was launched in February 2021 with the aim of spending $1bn over the next five years on circular economy and green projects. In 2019, MOL acquired


Aurora Kunststoffe, a recycled plastic com- pounder in Germany with capacity of 15,000 tonnes/ year. It also has partner- ships with APK, a German firm that has developed a solvent-based process to recycle high-quality polymer from complex plastic waste, and with Swiss polyolefins recycler Meraxis. �www.mol.hu


RecyClass issues polystyrene protocol


The latest RecyClass protocol covers post-consumer polystyrene pots used for yoghurt


The RecyClass initiative in Europe has published its Recyclability Evaluation Protocol for Polystyrene Containers, covering post-consumer polystyrene pots used for yoghurt and other food and beverage products. The protocol aims to guarantee the mechanical recyclability of polystyrene packaging, while maintaining protec- tion properties, ensuring polystyrene recycling process efficiency and


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encouraging innovation, according to RecyClass. RecyClass said the document details laboratory testing methodology and represents – as accurately as possible – how the polystyrene mechanical recycling process should work at an industrial scale, allowing polystyrene containers to be recycled into applications with a higher value. � https://recyclass.eu


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