At the beginning of July, Krones took a step to react more quickly to changes in the recycling market. Krones Recycling GmbH is now an independent subsidiary and is intended to create flexibility and room for manoeuvre.
As a company with almost 30 years of experience in plastics processing and almost 25 years in the field of recycling Krones has now made the landmark decision to reorganise its Recycling expertise in the independent subsidiary from July 2024 Krones Recycling GmbH.
„The spin-off will enable Krones Recycling to develop faster and in line with market requirements. In line with our claim Solutions beyond tomorrow, this division makes a decisive contribution to protecting the environment by returning plastic waste to the value-added cycle.“
Christoph Klenk, Krones CEO
Furthermore, thanks to leaner processes and structures, the new company can react more quickly to changes in the constantly changing recycling market, says Michael Gotsche, Managing Director of Krones Recycling GmbH: „The newly founded company offers us the necessary flexibility and scope for action to be able to implement decisions in a customer-oriented, fast and optimised manner.“ For all its independence, however, the name Krones Recycling not only symbolises the focus on plant engineering in the field of recycling, it also reflects the close connection to the Krones Group.
„We know that our customers value Krones“ overall system expertise, which means they get everything from a single source. They can continue to rely on this in the future. The global sales and service network is also available to us without restriction."
Micheal Gotsche
A wide range of plastics such as PET, PE, PP and PS are already being processed on Krones Recycling's lines worldwide. „Our vision is to make a daily contribution to a global circular economy for all plastics by offering our customers sustainable and profitable recycling solutions,“ says Michael Gotsche, describing the overarching business objective. There is also a clear marker in relation to Krones' sustainability targets: at least 30 per cent of the plastics processed on Krones lines are to be returned to the cycle as a recycled resource.
Consequently, Krones Recycling will continue to work intensively on new Innovations in the in-house Recycling Technology Centre research. Tests on the recyclability of various plastics, including adhesives and colours, can also be carried out there under real conditions on behalf of customers.
Source: Krones AG
