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wanted to raise the proportion of recycled plastic in their products. The two companies then tested and evaluated how recyclate-based plastics behave in tools previously only used for virgin materials. All tests showed that recycled plastics per- formed well in the moulds – without the need for any changes – when making interior door frames and panels. “Evaluations have shown that our processes work well with engineering thermoplastics based on mechanical recycled content – in the way we would expect with virgin materials,” said Mariusz Nowak, project manager research and innovation at Simoldes Plastics. When virgin materials are replaced with recycled
materials, Simoldes can show precise emission savings using Polykemi’s analysis. The key to the reduction lies in making conscious material choices. Jörgen Olsson, technical manager at Polykemi, added: “Our initial calculations show that Simoldes will lower its CO2 emissions by 54-68% per manufactured part.” The tests also evaluated how recycled materials cope with processes such as insert moulding.
Results from tests involving ABS injection moulding using recycled materials and either textile or foil in the moulds were equivalent to those from injection moulding using new materials. “The ability of recycled materials to cope with
such a process is a testament to its high quality,” said Olsson. “Old perceptions that recycled raw materials
provide poor results and are more difficult to process can now be discarded.”
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