TITECH
New PET flake separating systems to be used in Eco Plastics' expanded UK facility
Titech (Mühlheim-Kärlich / Germany; www.titech.com) is supplying its “AutoSort” flake systems technology for a new GBP 15m (EUR 17.5m) expansion of PET bottle production planned by a joint venture of Eco Plastics (Hemswell, Lincolnshire / UK; www.ecoplasticsltd.com) with beverage giant Coca Cola– for more details, see Plasteurope.com of 26.09.2011.
 Titech AutoSort technology fuels Eco Plastics PET expansion (Photo: Titech) |
When installed, the five new systems will allow sorting of PET flake by material and colour simultaneously while at the same time increasing the UK company’s capacity for food-grade recycled PET to 40,000 t/y. This is equivalent to nearly 70% of total UK output.
Eco Plastics will use the new equipment based on bespoke spectrometer technology at its Hemswell / UK plant to sort PET flake to previously unattainable standards of quality and purity, said the company’s managing director Jonathan Short. Since the facility’s start-up in 2010, some 20 Titech units have been employed to sort mixed plastics wastes.
Eco Plastics will use the new equipment based on bespoke spectrometer technology at its Hemswell / UK plant to sort PET flake to previously unattainable standards of quality and purity, said the company’s managing director Jonathan Short. Since the facility’s start-up in 2010, some 20 Titech units have been employed to sort mixed plastics wastes.
01.12.2011 Plasteurope.com [220968-0]
Published on 01.12.2011