Extrusion International USA 1-2022

5 Extrusion International 1/2022 The research initiative PrintCYC, of which KIEFEL is amember, has gained further insights into promoting the circular economy of plastic packaging throughmaterial recycling Sustainability is now a key concept that affects all economic sectors, fi rst and foremost construction. In this respect, Bausano responds to the new needs of the sector, enhancing its extrusion lines for plastic waste (PVC, PE or PP) and natural fi bres residues With the further development of its proven MDO technology, Hosokawa Alpine has succeeded in taking a decisive step towards the production of sustainable packaging from blown fi lm 48 TOMRA and a Norwegian waste sorting plant have demonstrated that mixed waste sorting prior to disposal is a superior solution to separate collection. Since it stopped the separate collection for plastics in its region and unleashed the power of mixed waste sorting, the facility increased recovery rates from 28% to 82%and achieved recycling rates of 56,4% British recycling specialists Recycling Lives commissioned a recycling plant that was planned and implemented by BHS- Sonthofen. The plant is designed to handle a variety of materials such as automotive shredder residue (ASR), electric and electronic scrap (WEEE) as well as so-called “meatballs” (electric motors andmotor armatures) 40 52 44 36 Answering the call from the marketplace for a robust and reliable feeder for simple feeding applications in the plastics industry, Coperion K-Tron developed a completely new feeder line built on 100 years of feeding experience 50

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