TECHNOLOGY | POST-INDUSTRIAL RECYCLING
now a European leader in plastic containers for chemical products or food, and it is working hard to increase the sustainability of its products by using recyclables. The aim of the new project is to gather
experience, pave the way for future strategies and introduce the use of recyclates in the series production of technically demanding HDPE containers and drums. Ultimately, AST wants to produce a sustainable flow of raw materials. The new centre of competence is a pilot project that aims to harness the experience and expertise at AST locations in southern Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and the UK. The washing and sorting components come
Above: AST Kunststoffver- arbeitung headquarters in Erndtebrück, Germany
data storage and process technology algorithms to identify and provide data that can improve product quality and efficiency. DS Activ-Check is running on two lines in the company’s Technology Center in Pawcatuck, Connecticut, USA for customer demon- strations and further development of analytics. Herbold Meckesheim has supplied a plant with an input capacity of approximately 10,000 tonnes per year for 100% post-industrial stretch film. The company says that this a demanding application for wash lines, because the material has a high surface area and low bulk density. The system employs a Herbold EWS 45/200 shredder, which is used as a pre-shredder prior to the wet granulator. The new facility improves accessibility to the knives and sieves. A gearless belt-driven propulsion system in combination with a mechanical clutch, offers additional protection against damage caused by foreign bodies. The rotor can be equipped with variable knife configurations and easy-to-change armour-plating as an option. In order to obtain the highest quality final product, a hydrocyclone is used instead of a conventional separation tank, which achieves higher separation levels and exerts more friction on the material, generating purer flakes. Lindner is the technology and development
partner assisting German-based AST Kunstst- offverarbeitung in establishing an in-house and post-industrial recycling facility. AST, a manufac- turer of plastic containers, drums and bottles, has set a long-term target to increase the amount of recyclates used in its products. For this reason, AST is investing in a new centre of competence with a complete plastics recycling line to process post-industrial and post-consumer HDPE. Since 1977, AST has been producing high-quality packaging with approval for dangerous goods in Erndtebrück, Germany. The company says it is
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from Lindner Washtech, which is also responsi- ble, together with AST, for the facility’s entire engineering. Shredders are provided by Lindner Recyclingtech. US-based Revolution, a leading blown film manufacturer, has acquired Jadcore to expand its closed-loop manufacturing capabilities. Jadcore is focused on recapturing and recycling post-industrial plastic waste, which it supplies to other manufactur- ers as an economical alternative to virgin materials. In addition, Jadcore manufactures can liners and speciality bags made from post-industrial recycled resin. The company is now one of the largest independent producers of PIR resin in the Midwest, and its operations include comprehensive recycling services, proprietary blending and processing, as well as blown film products for institutional and retail markets made with PIR resin. Headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, Revolu-
tion offers a wide range of blown film products to the agriculture, construction, food service and retail sectors. The company then recovers and processes customers’ used plastics to create post-consumer recycled resin, which is made into new products such as rubbish can liners, carryout bags and construction films, or is sold in resin form to businesses looking to add recycled content to their own product supply chain. Revolution was acquired by Arsenal Capital Partners in 2019.
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www.ngr-world.com �
www.davis-standard.com �
www.herbold.com �
www.lindner.com �
https://ast-kanister.de �
www.revolutioncompany.com
www.plasticsrecyclingworld.com
IMAGE: AST
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