Extrusion International 6-2020

25 Extrusion International 6/2020 „ Guill Tool announced the immediate availability of its new die cart with easy disassembly and reassembly. It features a high volume, adjustable center accumulating crosshead. This crosshead is designed to produce a smooth linear bore and provide jacketing over various substrates. The crosshead’s maximum thru core is 18,” while its’ maxi- mum die ID is 23”. Built to handle thermoplastic applica- tions, the crosshead includes tooling and isolation sleeve design. Additionally, the tooling section features quadrant heat- ing. Guill’s crosshead stand is equipped with an integral alignment station and concentric role guide. The stand is also an integral cleaning station, so clients don’t need to remove the crosshead for cleaning. Lastly, this crosshead has “on-the fly” catenary adjustment and can be easily maintained with simple hand tools. Large Die Cart with Crosshead Introduced Guill Tool & Engineering www.guill.com New HDPE Recycling Plant in Mexico MacArthur Foundation). Secondly, the family-run company is staying true to its regional strategy, as Georg Lässer, Head of Recycling, explains: „ALPLA has been demonstrating forward- looking action in the fi eld of recycling for many years. We in- vest in regions where the demand for recycled material is not yet that high. In doing this, we give used plastics value and act as role models for the achievement of the circular econo- my.“ Carlos Torres, Mexico Regional Manager, adds: „This is how we generate demand among collection companies and support the development of the necessary infrastructure. In addition, we can offer our regional customers the ‚circularity’ demanded of recyclable materials.“ ALPLA possesses many years of experience in recycling post- consumer PET in Mexico. The fi rst bottle-to-bottle recycling plant in Latin America commenced operation back in 2005 with Industria Mexicana de Reciclaje (IMER). IMER is a joint venture between ALPLAMéxico, Coca-Cola México and Coca- Cola Femsa. By joining forces, the partners have established the infrastructure for collecting and recycling used PET bever- age bottles over the last 15 years. They produce almost 15,000 tonnes of food-grade recycled material from post-consumer PET each year. ALPLA is seeking to utilise this network and vast experience in its development of HDPE recycling within the region. ALPLA announced its acquisition of two recycling plants in Spain in November 2019, taking its fi rst step in the fi eld of HDPE recycling. ALPLA Group www.alpla.com „ ALPLAGroup, a global specialist for packaging solutions and recycling, continues to pursue a strategy of expanding its recy- cling activities worldwide. The family-owned enterprise from Austria is now building a plant in Mexico for recycling HDPE. It is planned to produce 15,000 tonnes of post-consumer re- cycled material each year. ALPLA has acquired a property in Toluca, capital city of the State of México in the country’s centre. Construction of a state-of-the-art recycling plant commenced on it in autumn 2020, with its launch planned for the second half of 2021. The amount invested is roughly 15 million euros and 65 jobs will be created. The company will be run as a 100-per-cent sub- sidiary of ALPLA, while the facility will have an annual capac- ity of 15,000 tonnes of HDPE recycled material for non-food applications, for example for packaging solutions for personal care or household cleaning products. The target markets are primarily Mexico, neighbouring countries in Central America and the United States. By making this investment, ALPLA is realising its global objec- tives for the New Plastics Economy (an initiative of the Ellen Rendering of the new recycling plant for HDPE in Toluca, Mexico (Copyright: ALPLA)