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NGR adds second LSP demo line


Austrian technology group Next Generation Recyclingmaschinen (NGR) is adding a second Liquid State Polyconden- sation (LSP) demonstra- tion plant to support PET recycling customers. NGR is a leading technology supplier in the LSP process, in which all impurities are removed from the recycled PET melt during the liquid phase so that the neces- sary requirements for food packaging, includ- ing water bottle grade, are achieved. The process produces EFSA- and FDA-compliant products with excellent results, said NGR. The LSP plant will be available for demonstra- tion and testing purposes from March. � www.ngr-world.com


Large sorting plant starts up in Germany


Waste management group Nehlsen and PreZero Recycling have started operations at a mixed plastics packaging sorting plant in Bremen, Germany. The plant has a capacity


of 150,000 tpa and is in operation around the clock. The partners made a €40m investment in the plant which is run by their Sortierkontor Nord JV. The one-year construc-


tion process was completed on schedule in December 2020 despite the Covid-19 pandemic. After successfully completing the test phase, the first material acceptance took place on 4 January. The facility is able to sort


yogurt cups, beverage cartons and PET bottles, among other packaging materials. The partners said the system fully meets the stringent demands from


Above: Nehlsen and PreZero managers at the opening of the mixed plastics packaging sorting plant in Bremen


Germany’s dual systems and the requirements of the country’s Packaging Act passed in 2019. Stephan Garvs, spokes- man for PreZero Germany, said: “With the commission- ing of the new SKN sorting system, PreZero and Nehlsen are jointly taking another big step on the way to a sustainable circular


Chemical recycling LCAs called into question by BVSE


A study commissioned by BVSE, Germany’s associa- tion of mechanical recyclers of plastics, criticises claims that have been made for chemical recycling. The study of life cycle assess- ments for chemical recycling processes shows these LCAs as “not very credible”, BVSE said in an announcement. The study criticises a number of issues in the LCAs, including creating an


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impression that chemical processing requires little or no external energy, when it is associated with high energy expenditure. The output of chemical


recycling is not the same quality as new plastic, as claimed in LCAs, and only a small part can be used for end products, according to the study. The material losses in the chemical treatment process are not


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mentioned in the LCAs and the toxicity values are not examined in detail, it said. The authors of the study conclude that LCAs can easily be misinterpreted. In particular, they criticise inadequate disclosure of the database for the prepara- tion of the life cycle assess- ments, as it makes an independent review of the LCAs impossible. � www.bvse.de


economy.” Christian Kampmann,


Head of PreZero Recycling Germany, said: “The high technical level of the SKN system results from the many years of experience that PreZero and Nehlsen have already brought into the planning process.” � www.nehlsen.com � https://prezero-international.com


Corplex acquires GeboPlast


Extruded rigid packaging group Corplex has acquired French plastics recycler GeboPlast which has two facilities in the Alsace region recycling PE, PP, PS and PC with capacity of 15,000 tpa. Corplex said the


acquired company is ideally located closed to its own Kaysersberg site. � www.corplex.com


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