EVENT PREVIEW | PLASTICS RECYCLING WORLD EXPO


Aaron Industries has become a leader in recycled plastic innovation and is one of the largest recycled resin compounders in the US Northeast. The company prides itself on formulating to customer specifications with 200 various grades of PP, PS and PE to choose from, which include two recently approved FDA grades (NOL) of polypropylene and polystyrene. � www.aaroninc.com


Aceretech is a technology company, providing equipment and solutions for plastics recycling, washing and re-granulation. Typical installations are: high capacity performance plastics agglomeration and re-granu-


lating line for film recycling and pelletis- ing process; single screw extrusion and pelletising line with enforcing feeder for


Above: Avian Granulator offers a wide variety of granulators


regular capacity with energy-saving demands; single screw extrusion and pelletising line for rigid waste plastics recycling with shredding and washing. � www.aceretech.com


Adams Plastics’ recycling process includes grinding, sorting and bailing of plastics. Once recycled and ready for reuse, it sells materials both in the US and internationally. The company handles many types of plastic, but some of the most popular include: PVC, LDPE, PET, PP, PS, ABS, nylon, PC. � www.adamsplastics.com


American Cutting Edge makes industrial knives and blades for a wide variety of plastic recycling applications worldwide. Its plastic recycling replacement blades help companies reduce downtime and improve profitability through increased production throughput, wear, and fewer blade changes. It offers in-stock options and custom blades engineered to your exact requirements. � www.americancuttingedge.com


Avian Granulator offers a wide variety of machines: low, medium, and high speed granulators, as well as shredders and pulverisers. Its granulators and shredders are designed for block, film, sheet, plastic and other specialised material including rubber. � www.avianusa.com


Erema sees demand increasing for machines and solutions


Erema, the Austria-based manufac- turer of plastics recycling technol- ogy, has a growing presence in the North American market, reflected in its participation at the Plastics Recycling World Expo in Cleveland. Martin Baumann, Erema VP Sales in North America, talks to us about the company’s success in a dynamic market. “The plastics industry is undergo- ing a significant shift, and more than ever circular business models are not just talked about but executed. At the Erema Group we see this trend reflected in record levels of system shipments, increased by 16% in 2018/19 compared to the previous year. A total of 6,000 Erema plastics recycling machines are now operating in over 100 countries around the world,” says Baumann. “Demand is up in all three recycling markets: post-consumer (contami-


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Above: Martin Baumann, VP Sales for Erema in North America


nated and used plastics), in-house and industrial (clean production waste), and bottle recycling (PET, food-contact-grade). In the latter case, incoming orders almost tripled compared to previous years. This can be attributed to the high demand for proven Vacurema technology and new processes based on it, such as the flakes-to-preforms Xtreme Renew


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System developed together with Sipa. The bottle-to-bottle system Vacunite, which was first launched in November 2018, is also making its mark. “The most challenging segment, post-consumer plastic recycling, doubled again in shipments over the past three years. Public aware- ness with respect to plastic pollution and legislative action is spurring investment in this segment. Especially in post-consumer applications does Erema excel, with years of experience and technologies such as the Intar- ema TVE plus, Laser Filter and Refresher to address the specific challenges of this segment.” Baumann says that Erema is


expanding its headquarters in Ansfelden/Linz in Austria in order to keep up with future demand for the group’s technology. � www.erema.com


www.plasticsrecyclingworld.com


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