Herbold Meckesheim GmbH obtained a new major order in December wherein the recyling specialist company will supply a large-scale plant for plastic recycling to Fantastic Plastic, which is considered to be the producer of the highest quality PET flakes in Russia.
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Five times more flakes from recycled PET bottles
The first production line of the recyclate manufacturer was also supplied by the Meckesheim-based special machinery manufacturer Herbold.
In 2019, Fantastic Plastic's plant in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, went into operation. Since then, together with Herbold Meckesheim and the downstream manufacturers, elaborate trials have been conducted to refine the process. The goal that has now been achieved is that the quality of the granules meets the strict regulations for food packaging and can be used bottle-to-bottle.
The fact that Herbold maintains a technical centre at its headquarters in Meckesheim, which can be used for trials of all kinds, was of great benefit here.
Due to the closely co-ordinated planning, the project is now starting in January and periods of downtime in main production are largely avoided during the installation of the machines.
Fantastic Plastic aims to use the new recycling line to boost its granulate output to 35,000 metric tonnes per year, a five-fold increase. The Russian company has invested heavily in this project, which is expected to create around 180 new jobs at the site.