TECHNOLOGY | POST-INDUSTRIAL RECYCLING


Right: E-GO R extruder from Bausano


not only lightweight and moist materials, but also heavy film and materials with low water content. The system includes a forced feeding system specifically designed for the E-GO R. During reprocessing, volatile substances and moisture are removed via a high-performance degassing system that prevents defects in the granules such as bubbles arising from gases in the starting com- pound or formed during the extrusion process. The melt is filtered and fed to the granulation head. The line is complemented by a liquid ring or immersion cutting system. Bausano says: “The constant speed, combined with a sophisticated screw design, ensures that each product meets high quality standards.” The company also highlighted its technology for


recycling rigid and flexible PVC, including plumb- ing pipes, tiles and other applications. “In this regard, the extrusion lines of the MD Nextmover series, which, on request, can be fully customised even with additional components, stand out for being flexible when it comes to recycling various types of PVC waste, according to the level of contaminants, percentage of humidity and grind size,” says Bausano. Beier, a China-based plastics recycling machin-


ery group, reports the success of its machinery recently installed at film recycling customers in South Africa and the UK. It says its technology – which ranges from crushing-grinding, washing, separating and drying to pelletising extrusion – is used by customers for industrial scrap and post- consumer waste. One of its customers is a plastics recycler in


Below: Installation of Beier recycling and pelletising line


South Africa dedicated to supplying high-quality plastic packaging which has installed a complete pelletising line for PE film recycling. The line includes a densifier, two-stage extruders and water-ring pelletising and has production capacity of 500 kg/h. Beier says the customer is satisfied with the line’s performance and service from the


company, and has placed an order for three more Beier lines for delivery in 2022. In the UK, an unnamed company which recycles LDPE films has recently installed a similar pelletis- ing line with output capacity of 600 kg/h. The customer intends to continue to expand produc- tion capacity and seek greater cooperation from Beier, says the machinery group. Morssinkhof-Rymoplast is a pioneer in


recycling post-industrial plastic waste, having started its plastics operation in the 1970s. Since then, the company has expanded significantly and now has 10 facilities in Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and Poland which recycle well-defined post-industrial and post-consumer waste streams such as LDPE, HDPE, PP and PET. The group is expanding again in response to growing demand in the film recycling sector.


It is investing €30m in a 8,700 m² state-of-the-art facility in Markranstädt, Germany that will have capacity to recycle 30,000 tpa of plastic film. The facility is an addition to an existing plant the company has in Markranstädt and will enable further growth into the eastern part of Germany. The new facility is under construction and is planned to be operational by the first quarter of 2023. After completion, Rymoplast will have an annual recycling capacity of more than 100,000 tonnes of rLDPE which is suitable for use in new film applications. Rolf Morssinkhof, co-owner of the Rymoplast


group, says: “As a European leader in plastic recycling, Morssinkhof-Rymoplast services a wide range of businesses. And the demand for plastic recycling continues to grow exponentially. This strategic investment enables us to grow along with our customers.” A similar motivation is behind an expansion on another continent by Sirmax. The Italy-based producer of compounds – including compounds with recycled content – has invested $30m in a


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