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Recycling technology group Lindner is strength- ening its position in the French market by estab- lishing Lindner France with Croupe Cimme, a dealer of industrial and service equipment. Through increased local presence, Lindner says it wants to foster proximity to its customers and offer tailor-made solutions and improved service.
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Amcor has signed an MOU with Nova Chemi- cals for the purchase of mechanically recycled polyethylene resin (rPE) to be used in flexible packaging films. The supply agreement would enable Amcor to pur- chase Syndigo rPE resin, manufactured at Nova Chemicals’ first mechani- cal recycling facility in Connersville, Indiana, in the US, which is projected to be in operation in 2025.
www.novachem.com
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Interzero and OMV join up for sorting venture
German waste management company Interzero and Austrian chemicals and materials group OMV have formed a joint venture (JV) to build and operate a fully automatic sorting plant with a capacity of up to 260,000 tonnes/yr in Walldürn, Germany. OMV will hold 89.9% of
the shares while the remaining 10.1% will belong to Interzero, which currently operates five plants in Germany and sorts about a third of the country’s lightweight packaging waste. Construction of the plant will start soon, with production expected to begin in 2026. The facility will sort feedstock for OMV’s chemical recycling process for use at an industrial scale. The ReOil technology developed and patented by OMV is a chemical recycling technique that converts waste into pyrolysis oil. The
Above: Executives from OMV and Interzero and local officials at the project’s inauguration
input involves mixed plastics that have not been recycla- ble until now, including those collected from the yellow bag and yellow bin recycling system in Germany. Axel Schweitzer, Chair- man and owner of Interzero, said: “I am convinced that with the aid of chemical recycling, the recycling rate in Germany can and will increase significantly in the future. Our unique, fully automated sorting plant is
Magna presents recyclable foam
The EcoSphere product family includes PET foam
IMAGE: MAGNA
Tier 1 automotive manufacturer Magna has launched the EcoSphere product family, said to be an industry-first solution eliminating disposal of seating foam pads and trim covers in landfills by using mono-material PET together with the company’s 100% Melt Recyclable Foam and Trim system. The EcoSphere product family is comprised of sustain- able trim materials, padding, structures and foam, leverag- ing Magna’s expertise in the integration of foam chemistry, trim manufacturing, craftsmanship, and tooling to develop a seamless and affordable solution. In addition, the technol- ogy ensures that the material’s look and feel remains consistent with industry standards, while significantly reducing the environmental impact. �
www.magna.com
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an important step towards giving a second life to raw materials that were previ- ously sent for incineration. Together, we want to think long-term and take our pioneering Interzero expertise in the licensing of packaging, and in sorting in particular, and combine it with OMV’s leading exper- tise in chemical recycling to close this raw material loop.” �
www.omv.com �
www.interzero.de
IMAGE: INTERZERO
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