CHALLENGES IN RECYCLING OF PLASTIC MATERIAL

Werner KruschitzCEO (Kruschitz GmbH / Plast Compound / KR)JUNE 11, 2014 LEOBEN

• Presentation of Kruschitz GmbH• History of plastic recycling• Kind of plastic waste• How to recycle the different materials• Which products could be made fromrecycled material

• Future of plastic recycling and perspectives

Kruschitz‐Group

• PRM PLASTIC RECYCLING MASCHINEN GMBH

• SLR SCHUHLEISTENRECYCLING GMBH

• Werk 1 • PET Recycling• Bottle to bottle system with FDA and EFSA certifications

• Production of PET sheets of 100% recyclingmaterial

• production 30.000t/y

• Werk 1 • PET Recycling• Bottle to bottle system with FDA and EFSA certifications

• Production of PET sheets of 100% recyclingmaterial

• production 30.000t/y

Kruschitz GmbH / bvse / Altkunststofftag

Werk 1

Production of PET sheets forthermoformingin different colors

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• Werk 2 • Recycling of all kind of thermoplastic materials• Compounding• Subcontracting• Production 45.000t/y• Laboratory tests

• Werk 2 • Recycling of all kind of thermoplastic materials• Compounding• Subcontracting• Production 45.000t/y• Laboratory tests

Kruschitz Werk 2

Main products

PE – HD/LD/MDPolypropylenPolyamidABSPolystyrolPVCEPDM, SBS, SEBS

Kruschitz Werk 2

High technology standardsin a modern recycling plant

We can do all tests forthe material we produceand give you a data sheetof any lot

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PE‐LD Regranulat

To produce garbage bagsor pipes forexample

HISTORY OF THE PLASTIC RECYCLING

• 50 years ago only recycling of post industrial waste existed.• In 1990 the EU started with new legislations for collecting and 

recycling of plastic waste.• The technologies have changed a lot and new recycling 

system have been developed on the market.• Today recycling is not only transferring waste in pellets, now 

we are raw material producer for plastic converters

Kinds of plastic waste

• Post industrial waste• Post consumer waste• Mixed plastic waste

Post industrial waste

Post industrial waste

Post industrial waste

Post industrial waste

In which form could be post industrial waste:

• Clean one color unprinted• Clean mixed color• Clean mixed color printed• Processed with other material

How to handle post industrial waste

• Regrind and to bring it direct in the production• Regrind to produce other articles• Regrind and separate• Regrind and produce pellets• Sell it to recycling companies

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In which form could be post consumer waste

• Coming from the collection of packaging• Coming from the collection of recycling points• Coming from the collection of deposit systems• Coming from WEEE projects• Coming from automotive recycling

Post consumer waste

Post consumer waste

In which form could be post consumer waste

• Seperated in materials and colors• Seperated in materials• Seperated materials with about 10‐20% contaminations

• Mixed plastic materials

How to handle post consumer waste

• Depending on the quality you have either to sort it byNIR or by hand

• Prewashing• Grinding with water• Floating• Hot water washing• Drying• Flakes sorting• Pelletising

Which products can be made from recycledmaterials

• Reprocessed industrial waste could be used directlyin the production to save prime material

• Reprocessed industrial waste which could be useddirectly in the production could be used for theproduction of other products

Which products can be made from recycledmaterials

• Pipe and profile producers are using more and more recycled material 

• The automotive industry is also looking for reprocessed material because they are using mostly black material

• The building industry is using also reprocessed material

Which products can be made from recycled materials

• Recycling material could be used as a modifier for the bitumen industry

• In a mix with prime material, reprocessed materials are also used in film, blow moulding and injection production

The future of the plastic recyclingand their perspectives

• We have to produce high quality pellets whichare very close to the properties of prime material produced from the petrochemical industry

• We have the chance to produce for nichemarkets, because we are more flexible to changeour production and to offer small quantities

The future of the plastic recycling and their perspectives

• Through new legislations the quantity of plastic waste which have to be recycled would increase, but also the quality would be from bad to worse

• We have to find new additives to compound materials to upcycle the materials.

• As a conclusion the recycling of plastic waste have a lot of potentials to be the producer for raw materials for the plastics industries.

Ladies and gentlemen I thank you very much

for your attentionand would be happy to answer your questions

Werner Kruschitzw.kruschitz-kruschitz-

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