Plastics extrusion and thermoforming equipment company says it has secured new projects in both countries.
Italy’s Amut Group reports that it has established new technical service points in Vietnam and Indonesia designed to boost and consolidate onsite support services to existing and potential customers. The company says the August 2015 additions result from the positive results achieved in the extrusion and thermoforming field in Southeastern Asia. As one example, the company points to the success of its latest thermoforming machine, the AMP 850 GP, which is delivering lightweight Aqua Cups that comply with the region’s specific requirements. Amut Group also reports it has secured two important projects in Indonesia with the in-line version of that model, fitting the standard tests for filling and sealing water cups and with an output of 96,000 pieces per hour. The company says the machine offers reduced consumption of power and compressed air. The company also says that after presenting its VPK-C84 three-station thermoforming machine at the most recent Chinaplas show, Amut has already finalized two contracts in Vietnam, one for an AMP630 thermoforming machine for the production of PP cups and another for a VPK-C84 delivering PP and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) lids with diameters of 85 and 95 millimeters. Amut Group says that some benefits and features of its in-line system include:
Leadership project participation supports responsible recycling in Latin America, Sims says.
Sims Recycling Solutions, West Chicago, Illinois, a leading provider of global information technology asset disposition (ITAD) services, is partnering with Sustainable Electronics Recycling International (SERI), Boulder, Colorado, as an R2 Leader. R2 Leaders work with a team to take on a leadership project designed to advance responsible reuse and recycling around the world based on their organization’s core competencies and sustainability goals.
The leadership project that Sims Recycling Solutions is involved in will help educate and support the R2 standard in Latin America, the company says. Sims personnel will help with translations and internal audits of recycling facilities in preparation for their R2 certification.
“As an R2-certified company, our team of experts have a strong understanding of the standard and can help these companies identify focus areas of their operations,” says Steve Skurnac, president of Sims Recycling Solutions. “The first step in achieving the certification is performing the gap analysis and taking action on it, and I am proud we have the resources to assist facilities in emerging markets.”
“SERI is excited to welcome Sims’ participation in the R2 Leaders program,” says SERI Program Director Henry Leineweber. “Sims joins an elite group of companies and organizations that are working together to promote the sustainable management of used electronics, and the project will be significantly helped by Sims’ experience.”
In addition to the R2 certification, Sims Recycling Solutions recently received accreditations for energy management, security and occupational health and safety management. Specifically, these certifications included ISO 50001:2011, BS OHSAS 18001:2007 and CAS-S certification for data destruction.
Sims Recycling Solutions has more thanr 20 years’ experience in ITAD and in mobile device refurbishment services either directly or through acquired businesses. Sims provides disposition services for all types of retired electronic equipment to local, national and global customers in every business sector, including data centers, health care, financial service and technical organizations.
Sims Recycling Solutions is part of Sims Metal Management Ltd., the world’s leading publicly listed metal and electronics recycler.
AB 199 also includes equipment that uses recycled content in the manufacturing of new products.
Authorized dealer Ecotechno Ltd. receives the country’s first Paload machine.
Palazzani, an Italy-based manufacturer of industrial loaders, cranes and aerial platforms, has delivered a Paload Telescopic Loader PT 182 to Ecotechno Ltd., Palazzani's dealer for Latvia. The machine was the first such loader to be delivered to the country, Palazzani reports. Ecotechno has more than 10 years’ experience in machinery sales, having initially focused on forest machines and currently dedicated to the waste treatment and recycling sectors. According to Palazzani, the telescopic loader PT 182 combines versatility, agility and maximum loading capacity. The 8.7 to 9 metric ton unit features a double telescopic boom and a maximum reach of about 4.8 meters at the pin and 1.8 meters outreach, maintaining the same operational features of a loader. The company says these are heights and reaches that a standard machine of same category cannot achieve. The loader also features stowed dimensions to operate in confined spaces, low fuel consumption and reduced operating costs, Palazzani says. A number of optional attachments are available, the company adds, including higher volume buckets, blades and hydraulic equipment, allowing the machine to cover many applications while working with safety devices for lifting.
Company says it biodegradation technology is suitable for plastic films and mulching films for agriculture.
France-based Carbios, a green chemistry company that says it specializes in plastics recovery and biopolymers production, reports that it has begun producing biodegradable plastics on a pilot scale using its enzyme-based technology. The company says its processes can convert the polymers in plastics back to their original form, making them infinitely recyclable. The company says the new production platform at its headquarters in central France offers a production capacity of 40 kilograms (88 pounds) per hour and encompasses several production modules, from the extrusion of the plastic materials to their conversion to flexible film, Carbios says. The company developed its enzyme-based technology in 2014 and earlier in 2015 says it worked with the CRITT Bio-Industries (Regional Center for Innovation and Technology Transfer) in Toulouse, France, to produce enzymes at the pilot scale of 300 liters. Funds to build the pilot plant came from its December 2013 initial public offering, Carbios says. With the new production platform, Carbios says it plans to demonstrate the performance of its biodegradation technology for such applications as plastic films, mulching films for agriculture and plastic bags at the preindustrial stage. Industrial and commercial demonstrations are expected to follow in the future, Carbios says. “After the announcement in July 2014 of the successes we obtained with the first self-destructible plastic films that included Carbios’ enzyme-based technology, the next step was to develop formulations for these plastic materials based on the specific properties required by each application,” says Jean-Claude Lumaret, CEO of Carbios. “Having a plastic production platform at our headquarters enables us to quickly take these first applications to the industrial and commercial stage and to strengthen our intellectual property with the patents developed for each new approved application. I am very proud of this new stage in Carbios’ development, which strengthens our industrial credibility vis-à-vis our current and future partners. We now possess within Carbios all of the tools and skills required to make our technology an industrial reality.”