NEWS Coperion invests in recycling
Coperion has commenced construction of a ‘recycling innovation centre’ next to its existing test centre for bulk solids handling at its production facility in Nieder- biegen/Weingarten, Germany. The company said the 5,000 m² centre will support customers in developing new products and recycling processes. “All essential recycling
process stages will be covered within the facility, including materials convey- ing, feeding, extrusion, pelletising and materials post-processing. In addition, Coperion will conduct its own research activities on plastics recycling,” the
Fiberight gets UK
funding South Wales-based resource recovery expert Fiberight is working with partners on the Uncap- tured Unrecycled Plastics project, which has secured £4.2m in co-funding from Innovate UK’s Smart Sustainable Plastic Packag- ing Challenge. The venture seeks to establish and operate a commercial-scale demon- stration facility in Swansea capable of processing post-consumer plastic packaging from mixed waste streams, such as reject material from MRFs, and create a new supply to be used in the economy. �
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bulk density of 40-50 kg/m³, throughputs increased fourteen-fold from 70 to 1,000 kg/hour, the company said. Throughput rates increased from 50 to 2,500 kg/hour when feeding recycling carbon fibre, from 50 to 700 with PCR flake, and from 80 to 1,300 with multi-layer film flakes. Coperion’s parent
Above: Architect’s rendering of Coperion’s planned 5,000m2 innovation centre
company said. Separately, but also with
recycling in sight, Coperion has launched the ZS-B Megafeed side feeder, which is claimed to signifi- cantly increase fibre and
flake feed rate into ZSK twin-screw extruders. The feeder’s design enables high rates of fibre and flakes — such as PA, PE, PET and PP — to be fed. In tests with PA fibres with a
company, US-based Hillen- brand, has also announced the acquisition of German recycling system maker Herbold Meckesheim. It said the company’s activities are highly complementary to the Coperion brand (see story on next page). �
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Repeats Group invests in Daly Plastics in Netherlands
Repeats Group has an- nounced it has made an investment in Daly Plastics, which is also a producer of recycled LDPE based in the Netherlands. Repeats Group was formed earlier this year with a €100m equity commit- ment from Ara Partners in order to create a pan-Euro- pean plastics recycling platform focused on produc- ing high-quality rLDPE. Under Repeats’ leader-
Greg Rung, Repeats’
CEO, said: “Daly Plastics has an outstanding reputation in the industry as a leading LDPE recycler in the Netherlands and Western Europe. We see significant opportunity for Daly Plastics to continue to penetrate the
Dutch and German markets while being able to serve more international clients thanks to higher-quality plastic flakes produced with the latest technology available.” �
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www.dalyplastics.nl
ship, Daly plans to nearly double its production capacity to meet growing demand for recycled LDPE. The Daly investment builds on Repeats’ initial base in Spain, with expansion to other European countries envisioned for later this year. Above: LDPE recycler Daly Plastics is based near Apeldoorn
PLASTICS RECYCLING WORLD | July/August 2022
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IMAGE: COOPERION
IMAGE: DALY PLASTICS
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