{"id":75568,"date":"2023-03-01T12:45:37","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T11:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=75568"},"modified":"2023-02-21T12:49:49","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T11:49:49","slug":"recycled-aluminium-linhardt-packaging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/recyclingaluminium-linhardt-verpackung\/","title":{"rendered":"Recycled aluminium in packaging - sensible, honest, responsible?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"75568\" class=\"elementor elementor-75568\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-exad-particle-enable=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce65598 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-parallax-effect-no exad-background-color-change-no exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"ce65598\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-421b766 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"421b766\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ec1caf exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ec1caf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Five years ago, Linhardt's declared aim was to use recycled material, known as PCR material, in the plastic tubes it produces, and today a high percentage of this is the case. It was therefore a logical step for the company to decide two years ago to follow the same path for aluminium tubes and cans. Taking stock:<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70e116a exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70e116a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?s=linhardt+\">Linhardt Group<\/a>, manufacturer of plastic and aluminium tubes and cans, is a typical medium-sized family business. Not only since the \"Fridays for Future\" movement has the company seen itself as responsible for holistic, sustainable action and as an innovative driver in the industry. This applies to all processes in procurement, production, logistics and sales, but above all at product level. The basis for new developments is the primary goal of <strong>Material avoidance, the development of reusable packaging, the conversion of products to mono-material packaging and the use of recycled materials<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bd9bb8 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8bd9bb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Focus on fundamental issues<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-exad-particle-enable=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-97d383d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-parallax-effect-no exad-background-color-change-no exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"97d383d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8834461 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"8834461\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fb0cde exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8fb0cde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"808\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/NH-Linhardt-August-Wanninger.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-75601\" alt=\"&quot;A sensible use of PCR aluminium requires effective collection routes, transparent supply chains and the least possible effort when melting down the scrap.&quot; August Wanninger Director Innovation &amp; Product Development, Linhardt Group\" srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/NH-Linhardt-August-Wanninger.jpg 808w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/NH-Linhardt-August-Wanninger-272x300.jpg 272w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/NH-Linhardt-August-Wanninger-768x847.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 808px) 100vw, 808px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u201eA sensible use of PCR aluminium requires effective collection routes, transparent supply chains and the lowest possible costs for melting down the scrap.\u201c\n\nAugust Wanninger\nDirector Innovation &amp; Product Development, Linhardt Group\n(Image: Linhardt Group)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-294e24d exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"294e24d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6136612 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6136612\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\"About three years ago, we were faced with the question of which recycled material we could use for our aluminium products and in what proportion,\" emphasises August Wanninger, Director Innovation &amp; Product Development at the Linhardt Group. Which PCR materials are actually available in sufficient quantities? And last but not least: What quality is really necessary for our manufacturing process? \"Ultimately, we want to <strong>contribute to a meaningful circular economy with our product development<\/strong>. Hence the provocative question we asked ourselves,\" Wanninger continues: \"Is recycled aluminium in packaging sensible, honest and responsible?\"<\/p><div class=\"packa-in-post-alle\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"packa-3886766971\"><div id=\"packa-4263703782\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/newsletter\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"PJ Self-promotion English 03\"><!--noptimize--><img src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png 840w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-18x5.png 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-332x83.png 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-664x166.png 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-688x172.png 688w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" width=\"840\" height=\"210\"  style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><!--\/noptimize--><\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9df527e exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9df527e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Evaluate the initial situation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4e5ee1 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4e5ee1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are a whole series of important facts that stand for aluminium as a very high-quality and valuable material and that have encouraged the company to investigate aluminium recycling more closely:<\/p><ul><li>Around 75 per cent of the material produced since the beginning of aluminium production is still in use, i.e. in circulation.<\/li><li>The recycling rate for aluminium packaging in Germany is 93.5% (as of 2019).<\/li><li>The recycling of aluminium only consumes around five per cent of the energy originally used in the extraction of primary aluminium and therefore has a significantly lower CO<sub>2<\/sub>-emissions.<\/li><li>The trend towards using recyclates in packaging is spilling over from paper and plastic to aluminium. Above all, the evaluation of post-consumer recycled aluminium (PCR) was put to the test.<\/li><\/ul><p>Based on the fundamental approach, Linhardt's focus was on the <strong>The focus is on the question of whether \"packaging-to-packaging recycling\" is sensible, honest and responsible.<\/strong> is. The following answers were developed in an intensive process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16978f6 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16978f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Honestly? What is PCR aluminium?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0af496b exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0af496b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The company's approach was and is to deal with and communicate the topic openly and honestly so as not to be accused of greenwashing. This is why the DIN was consulted. After all, an official standard should be beyond reproach as far as credibility is concerned. In this case, it is the <strong>DIN EN ISO 14021:2016, which regulates what is considered post-consumer recyclate (i.e. PCR) and what is not<\/strong>. The DIN clearly states that PCR aluminium is produced by recycling material that can no longer be used for its original purpose. It is therefore <strong>Recycling of \"waste after use\" or, in other words, \"end-of-life scrap\"<\/strong>. So explicitly not production waste. It would be even better to say: material that is at the end of its life cycle, because after recycling it is about to be reincarnated in the form of a new product.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-946fa0d exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"946fa0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to DIN, this end-of-life scrap can be made from <strong>Private, commercial, industrial or institutional use<\/strong> originate. And this was the point at which discussions first arose that continue to this day. Terms such as \"real PCR\" are used in the market, as the recyclate is obtained from products that were used directly by an end user, i.e. a natural person, and ended up in the Yellow Bag. The question now arises as to whether there really is \"real\" and \"unreal\" PCR. What is important is the fact that <strong>Material remains in the cycle and is not lost<\/strong>. Regardless of whether it was used by an individual or a company before recycling. This raised the question for those responsible: which aluminium recyclate makes more sense for tubes and cans?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-246fe02 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"246fe02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Does it make sense? Closed material cycles vs. product cycles<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8b4071 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8b4071\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Closed loops are an important building block for a sustainable economy. This requires an increase in recycling rates and the utilisation of recyclates in new products (see graphic).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43d710d exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43d710d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3-13-1024x555.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-75597\" alt=\"The Linhardt Group&#039;s approach to aluminium recycling: Post-consumer recycling from end-of-life scrap.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3-13-1024x555.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3-13-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3-13-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3-13.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Linhardt Group's approach to aluminium recycling: Post-consumer recycling from end-of-life scrap. (Image: Linhardt Group) <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e8ecf9 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e8ecf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For the production of aluminium tubes and cans using the extrusion process, minimum technological requirements are placed on the purity of the aluminium. Today, for example, aluminium is used in the <strong>Tube production with an aluminium purity level of 99.7 percent<\/strong>. The minimum requirement is around 99 per cent in order to be able to press the material into tubes without cracks or holes forming.<\/p><p>Should therefore, in the sense of a closed product cycle <strong>If tube and can scrap from the Yellow Bag were to be reprocessed, there would be the problem that the required degree of purity could not be achieved without additional processing, e.g. in the energy-intensive pyrolysis process.<\/strong> can be processed. After this usually complex preparation and the first melting down, the slug manufacturer then melts it down again in order to be able to produce a cast-rolled strip for slug production (primary material for tube production) from the liquid melt.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1af1f7a exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1af1f7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p>\"We, on the other hand, have opted for an alternative approach and, together with one of our slug manufacturers, have found a way to melt down cable scrap and used litho plates directly and without any detours in a double chamber furnace.\"<\/p><p><strong> August Wanninger<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><p>These raw materials were selected because they have an inherent purity of over 99 per cent in aluminium and can therefore be melted down directly without special pre-treatment and immediately converted from the liquid melt into a cast-rolled strip and slugs. Thus <strong>saves the tube manufacturer the high energy consumption and thus the CO<sub>2<\/sub>-emission<\/strong> for pre-treatment and the second melting process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3acd1fb exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3acd1fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2-1-6-1024x555.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-75596\" alt=\"Slugs made of pure aluminium are the &quot;blanks&quot; from which aluminium tubes and cans are subsequently manufactured.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2-1-6-1024x555.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2-1-6-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2-1-6-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2-1-6.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Slugs made of pure aluminium are the \"blanks\" from which aluminium tubes and cans are subsequently manufactured.\n(Image: Linhardt Group) <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc5f04a exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc5f04a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For the Linhardt project, this was the key to their approach of producing PCR material with the lowest possible CO<sub>2<\/sub>-emissions. In addition, in the original product cycle, small quantities would often have to be transported from many decentralised locations and with complex sorting to the special pyrolysis plants, whereas the <strong>Cable scrap and lithographic plates are usually collected where they are generated and delivered to the slug manufacturer directly or via a maximum of one intermediary<\/strong> become.<\/p><p>The tube and can scraps with their lower degree of purity, on the other hand, can be used for other future applications in machine, vehicle or building construction, for which their quality is sufficient.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-305d58a exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"305d58a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Carbotech study 2021<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-010a03b exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"010a03b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The International Organisation of Aluminium Aerosol Container Manufacturers (<a href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?s=aerobal\">AEROBAL<\/a>) and the European Aluminium Slug Producers (ASP), which operate under the umbrella of the <a href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?s=aluminium+deutschland\">Aluminiumverband Deutschland e. V.<\/a> (AD) had therefore commissioned the renowned Swiss research institute Carbotech to carry out a study<em>\u00a0<\/em>to deal with this topic in more detail. In this <strong>study confirms that material loops often have ecological advantages over product loops.<\/strong> have.<\/p><blockquote><p>\"The best strategy is to focus on high collection and sorting rates in order to maximise the amount of aluminium that remains in the market in terms of a closed material loop. This should further improve recycling results, as this will reduce the environmental impact in the long term, regardless of the application into which the recycled material flows.\"<\/p><p><strong>Dr Fredy Dinkel<\/strong>, Carbotech<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aec96c exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0aec96c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Responsible? Maximum CO2 savings with maximum supply chain transparency<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd6802a exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd6802a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\"Ultimately, all our efforts to develop innovative and sustainable products are about minimising the environmental impact of our packaging as much as possible,\" says August Wanninger.<\/p><p>After the Carbotech study had confirmed Linhardt's approach, the third question was the actual achievable difference in CO<sub>2<\/sub>-emissions: Of course it is <strong>marketing-effective to minimise the percentage of CO<sub>2<\/sub>-savings to be awarded<\/strong>. However, the only factually relevant comparison is how much CO<sub>2<\/sub> is released during the production of a tube made of virgin aluminium and how much is released when using a high PCR aluminium content. The <strong>absolute savings based on the actual CO<sub>2<\/sub>-emissions is the decisive factor here<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7a2043 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f7a2043\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/4-8-1024x555.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-75598\" alt=\"As the market leader in pharmaceutical aluminium tubes, the company makes a significant contribution to the supply of medical goods (here tubes in the production line in the warehouse).\" srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/4-8-1024x555.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/4-8-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/4-8-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/4-8.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">As the market leader in pharmaceutical aluminium tubes, the company makes a significant contribution to the supply of medical goods (here tubes in the production line in the warehouse).\n(Image: Linhardt Group) <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-672f1d3 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"672f1d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Literature values or industry averages are still often used to calculate the highest possible theoretical CO<sub>2<\/sub>-emissions as a basis and thus be able to specify a high percentage saving. For the CO<sub>2<\/sub>-footprint has a large <strong>difference whether I buy virgin aluminium from China, India or Europe, as the CO<sub>2<\/sub>-emissions from aluminium production in China, for example, may well be twice to three times as high<\/strong> as in Europe.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0077df exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0077df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the current status?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1890a4a exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1890a4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\"The Linhardt benchmark is a maximally utilised, but also honestly declared CO<sub>2<\/sub>-savings when comparing the previously used virgin slug with the new 100 per cent PCR slug from the same supplier,\" explains August Wanninger. In terms of material alone, this results in a saving of around 92 per cent. However, what is much more important and meaningful is a <strong>absolute saving of twelve tonnes of CO<sub>2<\/sub>e per tonne of aluminium used<\/strong>. In addition, the life cycle assessment from which these values originate was externally audited by a third party. Also <strong>Tube manufacturer Linhardt can determine the savings potential of customer packaging on a customised basis using its own LCA tool<\/strong> and thus provide its partners with a concrete decision-making aid.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2db130 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e2db130\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5-3-1024x555.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-75599\" alt=\"The Clean Factory enables cleanroom production in accordance with ISO class 8.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5-3-1024x555.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5-3-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5-3-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5-3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Clean Factory enables cleanroom production in accordance with ISO class 8.\n(Image: Linhardt Group) <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62ee7f2 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62ee7f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition, the supply chains of all materials are traceable and completely transparent. More importantly, the PCR slug suppliers have received confirmation from an independent audit that the procurement and processing of PCR slugs meets the requirements of ISO 22095:2020 - Chain of Custody. This means that the <strong>Scrap, litho plates and cable wires are purchased directly from the previous owners or from scrap dealers within a maximum radius of 750 kilometres from the European slug manufacturers<\/strong>. This is also in line with the responsibility arising from the Supply Chain Duty of Care Act.<\/p><blockquote><p>\"Today, we can see that the use of alternative sources of recyclate leads to the greatest possible saving of tonnes of CO<sub>2<\/sub> with transparent and short delivery routes. We have finally put this into practice and are now able to offer our customers aluminium tubes and cans made from 100% PCR aluminium and therefore a significant CO<sub>2<\/sub>-savings.\"<\/p><p><strong>August Wanninger<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linhardt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.linhardt.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-exad-particle-enable=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28bac216 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-parallax-effect-no exad-background-color-change-no exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"28bac216\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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