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Large PET recycling plant opens in Latvia
Iterum, formerly PET Baltija, has opened a new PET recycling plant in Olaine, Latvia, at a cost of around €35m. The new 40,000 m² facility has a planned processing capacity of 80,000 tonnes/yr, around 30% more than its previous plant in Jelgava, making it one of the largest in northern Europe. Starlinger recycling technology has been installed at the plant. Iterum said “the plant will … be technologically one of the most modern PET process- ing plants in Europe and the world”. The company said the
Green Deal set by the EU indicates that recycling will significantly increase in the coming years. While leading countries such as Germany, Austria, and the Nether- lands, can recycle an average of 65% of gener- ated waste, according to the
Cabka installs shredders
IMAGE: ITERUM
Above: Iterum’s facility has a planned processing capacity of 80,000 tonnes/yr
latest Statista data, Latvia currently has a recycling rate less than 50%.
Māris Simanovičs, Chairman of Eco Baltia which owns Iterum, said: “The creation of the new Iterum factory is one of the most ambitious develop- ment projects of Eco Baltia in recent years, the main goal of which is to increase the production capacity of
PET granules and provide the necessary conditions for further development, strengthening our market share on the European market.” The project was imple- mented with the support of INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund and in co-operation with domestic industrial park developer SIA Piche. �
https://iterum.lv
Cabka, a manufacturer of containers and recycled plastic pallets, has installed two Lindner Micromat HP shredders at its site in Weira, Germany where mixed plastics from various fractions are processed along with additional materials such as caps and labels. After shredding, drying, and mechanically cleaning, the raw materials are trans- formed into various end products at the same site. Christian Leicht,
Technical Manager at the site said that to achieve a high level of productivity, it is important to maintain a consistently high throughput together with minimal downtime and Cabka can achieve an output many times higher than before using the Micromat HP shredders. �
https://cabka.com �
www.lindner.com
Getac in for the long haul with Sony firm
Getac is to incorporate Sorplas recycled material from Sony Semi- conductor Solutions into its range of premium rugged laptops and tablets. The material is recycled from used water bottles and waste optical discs collected from factories and markets. Sorplas is claimed to be incredibly durable, even in high-temper-
atures and humid environments, as well as lending itself to aesthetic considerations. The first successful integration of the material into Getac products came earlier this year with the launch of the S510, marketed as the world’s first AI-ready rugged laptop. James Hwang, President of Getac Technology, said that using Sorplas in its rugged devices is the latest step on Getac’s sustainabil- ity path and it will work closely with Sony Semiconductor Solutions to bring it to more of its products and solutions going forward. �
www.getac.com �
www.sony-semicon.com
www.plasticsrecyclingworld.com
Above: Getac markets the S510 as the world’s first AI-ready rugged laptop
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IMAGE: GETAC
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