NEWS IN BRIEF...
In 2021, 810,775 tonnes of PVC waste was recycled within the European VinylPlus framework, according to new figures. VinylPlus’ recycling rate is above the 23.1% recycling rate estimated by AMI Consulting for overall plastics recycling in Europe in 2021.
www.vinylplus.eu
Sorema says it has sup- plied a PET recycling line with capacity of 9,000 kg/h of rPET flakes to a custom- er in the Chinese province of Fujian. A second rPET line will also be operation- al in the coming months. Both lines will produce rPET flakes to manufacture polyester monofilaments used for textile and sportswear garments.
http://sorema.it
PET producer Equipoly- mers has signed a deal in Germany to use Rittec Umwelttechnik’s RevolPET technology in the produc- tion of virgin material. The technology involves dissolving waste PET into its constituent monomers, for use as feedstock.
www.rittec.eu www.equipolymers.com
KB Recycling Industries, an Israeli company conduct- ing business as Alkemy, has agreed to acquire 100% of the shares of Plasticos Flome, a thermo- formed packaging company based in Silla, Valencia, Spain.
www.alkemy.solutions
www.flome.es
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Erema reports 17% increase in revenue
Erema announced its group revenue increased by 17% to €295m in its 2021/22 financial year and the number of employees increased to over 840. Combined capacity of plastics recycling extrusion systems the group sold in the year was approximately 1.34m tpa. The trend among
recyclers of post-consumer plastics is towards larger plants, both for PET recy- cling and for processing polyolefins. Erema said the first Vacurema Basic 2628 T machine with an annual capacity of up to 40,000 tonnes was recently com- missioned at a customer’s site in Brazil. This plant features a 10m-long special
Above: Erema’s largest PET recycling line installed at a Brazilian customer’s facility
geometry screw with a diameter of 280 mm and a weight of 3.5 tonnes. The group said demand
for previously-owned machines at its UMAC subsidiary also remained high during the past financial year. In addition to
the general trend towards plastics recycling, customers are more frequently opting for previously-owned systems available at short notice due to the difficult situation in the supply chain for machine components. �
www.erema.com
Growth in European recycling capacity is highlighted by PRE
Plastics Recyclers Europe said new research shows the total installed plastics recycling capacity in 2020 in the EU27+3 grew by 1.1m tonnes compared to the previous year. The total
capacity in 2020 was 9.6m tonnes.
PRE said: “The new
figures show that the plastics recycling industry remains resilient, while continuing its path towards
making plastics genuinely circular. The exceptional growth in the sector, despite the difficulties brought on by the pandemic, was possible thanks to the booming demand driven, among others, by the new legislative targets.” Rigid HDPE and PP
registered the highest increase in recycling capaci- ties, with a rate of over 20%, while for flexible PO it grew by 10%. Developments in collection, sorting and recycling helped the growth. �
www.plasticsrecyclers.eu
www.plasticsrecyclingworld.com
IMAGE: RPC
IMAGE: EREMA
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