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Preparation area at QCP’s PP and PE recycling facility in Geleen, Netherlands
New owners boost QCP
The takeover of plastics recycler Quality Circular Polymers (QCP) in the Netherlands has been completed by polyolefins producer LyondellBasell and waste management group Suez. Under the acquisition agreement, which was first announced in November 2017, the 50/50 partners are jointly operating QCP. LyondellBasell CEO Bob
Patel said: “Partnering with Suez allows us to contribute to the circular economy in a way that no plastics company has before. For several years, we have seen increased demand for recycled and reused plastics, especially in Europe. With QCP, we have combined our respective expertise with Suez to create an innovative system that can be scaled as the circular economy grows.” LyondellBasell will add
QCP’s recycled PE and PP products to its range of virgin polyolefin materials. QCP plans to increase production of recycled PP and HDPE at its facility at the Chemelot
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chemicals park in Geleen from 35,000 tonnes in 2018 to 100,000 tonnes by 2020. The QCP facility was established by Huub Meessen and Marc Houter- mans in 2015. Its supply partners include: B+B Anlagenbau, which equipped the plant with washing and sorting technology; KraussMaffei Berstorff, which installed two twin-screw compound- ing extrusion lines; and AZO, which supplied materials handling and automation.
Plastic waste raw material has been sourced by Suez since tart-up of the plant. Suez operates nine dedi- cated plastics recycling facilities in Europe. In 2017, Suez processed 400,000 tonnes of plastic waste and produced 150,000 tonnes of recycled plastic material. The company has set an objective of increasing its processing capacity by 50% to 600,000 tonnes in 2020. �
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Unique technologies, innovative solutions, comprehensive technical support, high expertise in all kinds of plastics applications. In others words: typical Gneuss.
gneuss.com Stand W6473 Stand 800
27-28 June 2018 Messe Essen, Germany
Plastics Recycling World 2018 is an exciting new exhibition from AMI that will run alongside the Compounding World Expo at Messe Essen, Germany on 27-28 June 2018.
The exhibition will feature an international array of manufacturers of plastics recycling machinery and equipment, as well as suppliers of materials, additives and related services for plastics recyclers.
Admission to the event will be free-of-charge, and a series of technical presentations and industry debates will be held in a dedicated conference theatre on the exhibition floor. These will help to attract a substantial international audience focused specifically on plastics recycling.
The target audience will encompass all companies carrying out plastics recycling. These range from recycling operations sorting and handling mixed, municipal, industrial and post-consumer waste through to polymer producers and processors that are reclaiming scrap material in-house. The event will also appeal to policy makers and to companies using recycled plastics in their products.
The exhibition will take place in its own hall - Messe Essen’s impressive Hall 2. This is adjacent to the separate hall being used for the Compounding World Expo, allowing easy movement between the two shows. Both events will benefit from the crossover between the plastics recycling and plastics compounding sectors in terms of technologies, markets and activities.
The exhibition will be supported by AMI’s Plastics Recycling World magazine, which is being launched this year, as well as its established titles Compounding World, Film and Sheet Extrusion, Injection World and Pipe and Profile Extrusion. Its promotion will also benefit from AMI’s extensive database of plastics recyclers around the world.
Why Exhibit
} Meet targeted prospect customers at this focused event for the international plastics recycling industry
} Connect with new and existing customers in a cost-effective and time-efficient way
} Raise your company profile and generate new sales leads and orders
} Present your latest developments face-to- face in a live environment
} Essen is ideally located in Europe’s industrial heartland
} Modern exhibition with excellent transport connections and parking facilities
} Be part of an extensive promotional campaign though AMI’s plastics industry magazines
} Get a free catalogue and exhibition preview entry
} Reassuringly supported by AMI’s industry knowledge and extensive market reach
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