COMPOUNDER OF THE MONTH


Alba Group Head office location:


No. of employees: Capacity 2018: Plant locations: Profile:


Berlin, Germany


Executive Board Members: Dr Axel Schweitzer, Dr Eric Schweitzer Ownership:


Public limited partnership 5,700


40,000 tonnes Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany (plastics recycling)


Alba was founded in 1968 in Berlin as a waste disposal firm. Since then it has moved into development of recycling and sorting technologies, as well as logistics and delivery of raw materials worldwide. Its Alba and Interseroh divisions generated revenues of €2.1bn in 2018. Plastics recycling activities are focused on the Interseroh location at Eisenhüttenstadt in Germany, where the company carries out sorting, washing and re-compounding of post-consumer waste plastics. Alba aims to be a leader in recycling technology and the company's Interseroh division worked together with Erema to develop the Corema system for compounding recyclate inline.


Product line:


Recythen and Procyclen are trademarked recyclates and compounds based on HDPE and PP. Recythen grades can be used in pipes, garden furniture and cable conduits. Procyclen grades are described as customised recyclates that can be supplied as unfilled, talc filled or glass reinforced products.


Product strengths:


The key attraction of Recythen and Procyclen compounds is their sourcing and sustainability credentials. The company claims greenhouse gas emission savings of more than 50% for some of its Procyclen grades.


To be considered for ‘Compounder of the Month’ contact Elizabeth Carroll: elizabeth.carroll@ami.international


FORTHCOMING FEATURES


The next issues of Compounding World magazine will have special reports on the following subjects:


December


Flame retardants l Nanocomposites Laboratory compounders Accelerated testing K2019 show review


January


Pelletising systems Film additives Polymer testing


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