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enable advanced sorting of PCR plastics and ensure traceability using digital technology and AI. In future, the partners plan to build a system to supply high-quality recycled feedstocks – including those from chemical recycling – with a view to transitioning to a pilot project or full commerciali- sation.


Nets to buckets Other industries are also pushing to increase their use of recycled materials. Danish recycling com- pany Plastix and Alpla Industrial have teamed up to convert discarded fishing nets and ropes into industrial packaging – in the form of the Oceanix bucket.


Plastix processes recovered nets and ropes into


recycled polypropylene (rPP), which Alpla uses to make products like the bucket. “End-of-life fishing nets and maritime ropes are challenging and complex waste streams,” said Hans Axel Kristensen, CEO of Plastix. Before the fishing nets and ropes are converted into new products, they are sorted, shredded and washed by Plastix, and finally processed into rPP using an Intarema 1512 TE recycling machine from Erema. The rPP pellets are used across Alpla’s bucket


portfolio for applications including paints, varnish- es, coatings and construction products. According to life cycle assessment (LCA), the recycled material generates 94% fewer CO2 emissions than compa- rable PP made from virgin raw materials.


Circular collaboration Plastics producer Rondo Plast – part of Polykemi – has a ready source of recyclate for its recycled grades: its customer Modulpac. Modulpac is a manufacturer of PE and PP caps,


jars, and lids. Both polymers are important to Rondo Plast – and are in high demand, it says. Since 2015, Rondo has regularly purchased this produc- tion scrap from Modulpac. “We’ve seen increasing demand for recycled plastic materials in the past 10 years,” said Patrik Lindqvist, category manager for recycled materials at Rondo Plast. “The demand primarily concerns PP, but also engineering plastics such as PC, ABS, PA6 and PA66.”


Modulpac has established efficient scrap management, while Rondo Plast has a supplier that can deliver plastic that is free from contamination and sorted by polymer. “Modulpac’s willingness to collaborate is highly valued by us,” said Lindqvist. “Their efficient handling is essential for our ability to upgrade


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and refine by-products into high-quality recycled plastic.” Eurotec says its Tecomid Eco series meets the


needs of the industry and contributes to more economical and environmentally friendly produc- tion processes. Tecomid Eco NB43 GR30 BK400 CE M25I is 30% glass fibre reinforced with 25% recycled content, developed for outer door handle core applications and has received design valida- tion from an OEM. Combining good surface quality and mechanical strength, it offers a sustainable solution without compromising the performance and aesthetic needs. Another grade, Tecomid Eco NB43 GR30 BK012 HS M65I, contains 65% recycled PA6 and 30% glass fibre reinforcement and was developed for structural and visible parts. With a carbon footprint up to 80% lower, it is currently used in sunroof frame applications.


Blind faith Lati has developed a chemically recycled engi- neering thermoplastic that was used for structural components in roller blinds. A project developed with UK-based Crossen Engineering and Bloc Blinds replaced a traditional fossil-based compound with LatiEco 62 CR G/30 – a PA6 reinforced with 30% glass fibre that cuts global warming potential (GWP) by around 70% while maintaining mechanical performance, it says. The material is used in the structural components of a new prototype motorised blackout blind from Bloc Blinds. The material’s GWP decreases from around 6kg


CO2 (for the fossil-based product) to 2kg for the chemically recycled equivalent. The material also met the mechanical, dimensional and functional requirements of the structural components of the new motorised blind. Tests performed by Bloc Blinds showed performance comparable to that of the conventional fossil-based compound under the expected test conditions. Validation included more


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Above: Closure manufacturer Modulpac supplies scrap back to plastics producer Rondo Plast


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