Extrusion International 2-2021

49 Extrusion International 2/2021 EREMA headquarters Ansfelden (copyright Techquadrat Werbetechnik) China is a very important market for EREMA, who have gained a sig- nificant increase in both orders and turnover. Now that China has had the Corona situation well under control for several months, teams of technicians who travelled from Austria were able to visit custom- ers across the country for several weeks before the end of 2020 to start up several recycling machines. In March, a team will set out again and, following a mandatory quar- antine period, will begin commis- sioning several more machines. Recycling solutions for PET, post consumer and production waste recycling EREMA recorded strong demand worldwide for recycling solutions for PET waste. With its proven VACUREMA ® technology, the ma- chine manufacturer offers a wide range of processing options for applications involving direct food contact, such as the inline process- es PET to sheet, PET to fibre, PET to strapping and PET to preform. Growing interest is also noticeable in the post consumer segment. In Europe, the use of post consumer recyclate has become a major topic in the plastics industry due to le- gal recycling regulations imposed by the European Union. By provid- ing the technology, EREMA plays a major role in making recyclate suit- able for high-quality applications in the cosmetics and food industries, which in turn opens up new sales markets. The FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) confirmed in August 2019 that the recycling process based on an INTAREMA ® TVEplus ® RegrindPro ® machine plus ReFresher module is suitable for the production of milk and juice bottles, as well as meat trays, dis- posable tableware and cutlery, provided the input material comes from milk and juice bottles. In No- vember 2020, the FDA confirmed an additional input stream and more application uses for the recy- clate treated using this process. In addition to all HDPE beverage con- tainers, HDPE closures of HDPE, PP and PET beverage bottles can also be processed. Material containing up to 100 percent recyclate can be used in the production of contain- ers for direct contact with food of all kinds. Because China supports companies looking to implement recycling so- lutions for production waste, ERE- MA also expects growth in this seg- ment in the future. EREMA is well set to handle increasing demand In order to meet the increasing de- mand for its recycling technologies in China and worldwide, EREMA has doubled the area of its produc- tion site, by building a new produc- tion hall, and built additional ware- houses and office buildings. They have also expanded the EREMA customer centre, where tests are carried out on a range of recycling machines using customers’ input material. CHINAPLAS and CPRJ Plastics Re- cycling and Circular Economy Conference and Showcase 2021 – subforum: Advanced recycling technologies closing the loop of industry chain: 12 April, 8.30 am – 12.30 pm, Presentation by James Qiu, General Manager of EREMA’s Shanghai subsidiary, on the topic: “Plastic recycling technology made by EREMA: up to 100% recycled ma- terial – from post-consumer waste to high-quality product” EREMA Engineering Recycling Maschinen und Anlagen GmbH Unterfeldstr. 3, 4052 Ansfelden, Austria www.erema-group.com