EREMA is growing thanks to a new R&D centre

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The plastics recycling specialist EREMA is investing in a new R&D centre in Upper Austria. It will build two halls covering an area of 1,550 square metres as well as a new office building with 50 workplaces. The R&D centre will bundle the cross-departmental and cross-company testing machines and laboratory area for research and development into plastics recycling technologies as a means of further advancing the circular economy. Completion of the new R&D hub is scheduled for February 2023.

However, it is important to note that there is not just one recycling solution for all types of plastic waste, but rather different solutions depending on the type of plastic, the specific product and the application intended for the recycled plastic. "It makes a difference whether clean production waste is recycled and returned to the production process or whether printed and contaminated packaging materials collected in yellow bags are recycled and used to make food packaging again," explains Markus Huber-Lindinger, Managing Director EREMA Recycling Maschinen und Anlagen GesmbH. While some plastics processing loops, such as for PET bottles, have already been closed, many other plastic waste streams still require a great deal of R&D in cooperation with all the players involved in the value chain to produce recycled pellets that meet the very highest standards for the production of new products. More space will be available for this in the new research and development centre.

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