{"id":84980,"date":"2023-09-15T09:09:35","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T07:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=84980"},"modified":"2023-08-31T21:09:59","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T19:09:59","slug":"carboliq-converts-plastic-waste-into-oil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/carboliq-verwandelt-kunststoffabfaelle-in-oel\/","title":{"rendered":"Carboliq turns plastic waste into oil"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mixed and contaminated plastic waste is the biggest challenge for recycling. Carboliq is an industrial-scale process that converts plastic waste, for which incineration was previously the only disposal method, back into oil.<\/strong> The company of the same name operates a pilot plant in Ennigerloh and co-operates with S\u00fcdpack.<\/strong><\/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

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Chemical recycling can be an important building block for the circular economy and should always be used when can be used when mechanical recycling reaches its limits.<\/strong> S\u00fcdpack, the Swabian manufacturer of high-performance films for packaging food and medical products, agrees.<\/p>

\u201eMy father, company founder Alfred Remmele, already had the vision 20 years ago that chemical recycling could be a future technology for the utilisation of plastics that cannot be mechanically separated and recycled. As the technology was not yet fully developed at the time, this vision remained for the time being.\u201c\u00a0<\/p>

Johannes Remmele<\/strong>, S\u00fcdpack owner<\/p><\/blockquote>

At that time, the company's portfolio consisted of far more composite films. In recent years, S\u00fcdpack has Although the proportion of recyclable monostructures has been greatly expanded<\/strong>, Nevertheless, composite films are still indispensable for many applications. \u201eThe much-discussed \u201awaste problem\u2018 that is commonly generated by the production of this packaging is only one aspect - and does not go far enough,\u201c says Johannes Remmele. \u201eS\u00fcdpack does not produce waste, but high-quality functional films that make a significant contribution to the protection of food and pharmaceuticals. Films only become waste if suitable systems cannot be set up<\/strong>, with which these materials can be recycled. And precisely for this is chemical recycling as a complementary technology<\/strong> an essential building block.\u201c<\/p>

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S\u00fcdpack has therefore entered into a strategic cooperation with Carboliq, the chemical recycling division of the Remscheid-based company Recenso. The aim: to optimise the recycling plant operated in cooperation with the waste disposal company Ecowest in Ennigerloh, M\u00fcnsterland. Pilot plant for the oiling of plastic waste<\/strong> to recycle its own streams of recyclable materials generated during the production of packaging film. The cooperation project has already shown how a plant needs to be designed in order to process the different fractions so that they do not have to be sent for thermal utilisation.<\/p>

\u201eFrom today's perspective, Carboliq is a unique and, above all, sustainable technology - not only in terms of recycling options, but also in terms of energy efficiency and low emissions. This makes us the only manufacturer of flexible films that has direct access to capacities for chemical recycling. What's more, in combination with our site in Schwendi, which has capacities for mechanical processing, we are always able to use the technology that is better in terms of environmental impact and cost-effectiveness.\u201c<\/p>

Johannes Remmele<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>

Dirk Hardow, Head of Business Unit Functional Films & Compounds at S\u00fcdpack, is also convinced: \u201eIn the future, there will be only with mechanical and chemical recycling<\/strong> to close the loops for food packaging.\u201c In the course of the cooperation with Carboliq, it has already been possible to prove that the process can be used to successfully recycle multi-layer films. \u201eThe technology is robust and ready for the market.<\/strong>\"<\/p>