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KraussMaffei unlocks its new extrusion facility


Two years after construction began, KraussMaffei has been handed the key for its new extrusion production site at Laatzen, near Hano- ver in Germany. The new 97,000m2


plant


offers space for up to 750 workplaces and will pro- duce extrusion and com- pounding systems and recycling equipment. It has already commenced the move into the facility, which it aims to complete by the end of the year.


In addition to new offices


and production buildings, a customer experience centre has been established along with an innovation centre allowing technical trials to be performed. The com-


Braskem buys Wise Plasticos


Above: KraussMaffei accepts symbolic key to its new extrusion plant from project developer VGP


pany says demanding and complex extrusion applica- tions can also be tested on up to 26 lines under realistic conditions.


“In the new Laatzen plant,


all extrusion technologies from pipe and profile extrusion through sheet and


flat film extrusion to rubber and foam extrusion, as well as compounding and recycling technologies, are combined at a single location,” said Dieter Thewes, CEO of KraussMaf- fei Extrusion. � www.kraussmaffei.com


New Zotefoams foams use PIR


Cellular materials technol- ogy company Zotefoams will soon be launching Ecozote, a range of closed cell crosslinked foams specifically designed for product sustainability. Ecozote LDR18 and


LDR27 are closed cell, crosslinked LDPE grades incorporating 30% post- industrial recycled (PIR) waste that comply with requirements for recycled content in product protec- tion applications.


Following successful


trials, LDR18 and LDR27 are now available as viable alternatives to their LD18 and LD27 Plastazote PE foam counterparts pro- duced from virgin polymer. � www.zotefoams.com


Polyolefin producer Braskem has entered into an agreement for the acquisition of shares and the subscription of new shares in mechanical recycling company Wise Plásticos. Braskem will acquire an equity interest of 61.1% in the share capital of the fellow Brazilian company for an estimated R$121m [€23.2m], part of which will be used to expand its current production to around 50,000 tonnes/yr of recyclate by 2026. Wise is based in São


Paulo and has operated in the sector for over 15 years maintaining impor- tant partnerships with consumer goods compa- nies like Unilever and Natura. According to Edison


Terra, vice-president of Olefins and Polyolefins at Braskem, the transaction furthers Braskem’s strategy to accelerate development of recycling in Brazil. � www.braskem.com


Phoenix Technologies expands US plant


PET reclaimer Phoenix Technologies has announced an expansion at its Ohio facility which would double its food grade rPET resin capacity to 63,503 tonnes/yr, enabling it to process around 5bn PET bottles annually by mid-2023. The expansion is a result of the $16.5m purchase of Phoenix by Taiwan-based Far Eastern New


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Century Corporation (FENC), a global leader in both the recycled and virgin PET markets, and will help meet sustainability targets. As with many companies, the long-term challenge for FENC is to become carbon neutral. Its current goal is to reduce emissions by 20% by 2025, 40% by 2030, and commit to achieving net zero by 2050 by


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enhancing energy efficiency, develop- ing renewable energy, and utilising CCUS technology. Phoenix is FENC’s only PET


recycling asset in North America, although it owns virgin plastic production assets there. The company also has PET recycling operations in Taiwan and Japan. � www.phoenixtechnologies.net


www.plasticsrecyclingworld.com


IMAGE: KRAUSSMAFFEI


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