K2022 NEWS
Erema pursues strategy that takes in chemical recycling
Erema Group showed technology for a wide spectrum of recycling operations at K2022, at its stand and its outdoor pavilion with partner companies. The fact that the group now has technology for mechanical and chemical recycling, post-consumer and post-industrial lines, packaging and fibre applications, shows its growth strategy is being pur- sued along a broad front. “We would like to
increase our portfolio in different applications and different technologies,” said Manfred Hackl, CEO of Erema Group, speaking to Plastics Recycling World at the K show. The group already has extensive product offerings in areas such as PET, and he indi- cated the strength of its multiple brand strategy – in which customers work with dedicated teams at the
group’s companies. This is being extended into chemical recycling with the launch of Chemarema recycling lines for use in pyrolytic recycling plants. Hackl’s vision is that mechanical and chemical recycling will both grow in size. “In my ideal world, there will be huge mechani- cal recycling plants, and materials that are too difficult to recycle mechani- cally will go to chemical recycling plants,” he said. However, it could be mechanical recycling capacity that grows faster, said Hackl. Mechanical recycling has advantages such as lower CO2 emissions and lesser energy demand compared with chemical recycling. For mechanical recycling plants, investment decisions can be made relatively quickly, he said, whereas a large chemical recycling facility can take
Above: Manfred Hackl, CEO of Erema Group
two years to build, and most projects are still at the prototyping stage. Mechanical recycling plants may only have capacities up to 50,000 tonnes/year at present (compared with chemical recycling facilities likely to be a minimum of 200,000 tonnes/year), but Hackl said he thinks typical plant capac- ity will double to 100,000 tpa in only a few years. The need for Chemarema
systems comes from recognition that waste material needs upfront preparation in order for chemical recycling to deliver high-quality feedstock products. Hackl said Chemarema was developed to cope with the high output required by chemical recyclers, and because of this, issues such as screw wear resistance have been taken into account. He said Erema’s estab- lished Intarema system, with its patented counter-current technology, is a good base from which Chemarema has been developed, due to its wide operating window and capability with variation in waste materials. There are eight different extruder sizes for Chemarema systems, allowing customers to choose whatever is suited to their feedstock and output needs. �
www.erema.com
BritAS showcases PET melt filtration system
Melt filtration specialist BritAS highlighted its new ABMF-PET-C unit on its stand at K2022. The system, which has been de- signed for use with PET and other low-viscosity materials, was a winner at the Plastics Recycling Europe Awards. The ABMF-PET-C was developed by BritAS in close co-opera- tion with a PET recycling customer, said Thomas Lehner, CSO and MD, at the BritAS stand. The customer, which recycles PET bottles, has already bought a second system. “PET is a material that challenges you,” he said. The ABMF-
Thomas Lehner, CSO and MD, at the BritAS stand at K2022 14 PLASTICS RECYCLING WORLD | November/December 2022
PET-C was developed to deal with filtration challenges and achieve high quality pelletised granules, while enabling customers to run their lines efficiently due to its automatic operation with a continuous melt process. The fineness level of the system is as small as 20µ, he said. �
www.britas.de
www.plasticsrecyclingworld.com
IMAGE: D ELDRIDGE
IMAGE: EREMA
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