Companies joined forces to optimize upcycling
During the live demonstrations, this company and others will showcase how a machine manufacturer, an additive supplier, a recycler and an extrusion blow molding (EBM) equipment provider each play a critical role in enabling lower-value consumer waste to be circulated back into demanding packaging applications. For the demonstrations, PreZero will supply the high-density polyethylene (HDPE) regrind, which was made from consumer waste treated through the company’s sorting, washing and grinding processes. The material will then be repelletized on an Intarema TVEplus recycling line, where melt filtration and vacuum degassing are performed under the ideal, gentle conditions necessary to avoid degrading the material. Erema will further demonstrate how a valuable piece of add-on equipment, a KOCH-Technik feeder, can expand the number of potential commercial opportunities. The feeder will be used to introduce this company’s Baeropol T-Blend performance-enhancing one-pack additive (photo) into the process. Hall 5, Stand A21 — Baerlocher GmbH, Unterschleißheim, Germany