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Borealis Commits to a major KraussMaffei builds modern

expansion of Project STOP in extrusion technology center in
Indonesia Laatzen

orealis has announced a significant financial he K r aus s Maf f ei
Bcommitment to expand Project STOP in Indonesia, TGroup has bundled
an initiative it co-founded with SYSTEMIQ in 2017 to its technical know-how
prevent plastic waste from entering the world’s oceans. and decades of extrusion
With this expansion, Project STOP will extend effective experience by concentrating
circular waste management to two million people in its extrusion skills at one
Indonesia, with the goal of properly managing 25,000 location. This results in
tonnes of plastic each year once at full scale by 2025. The clear product advantages
ultimate objective is to enhance the circular economy for for customers, synergies,
plastics in the region. “We at Borealis want to showcase future opportunities and
together with our partners how to end the plastic waste new fields of research for
issue,” says Borealis CEO Thomas Gangl. “Plastics are key the company. The highlight will be the world's most
for prosperity and a modern life. We need to implement modern extrusion technology center, which is being
waste management solutions to avoid any negative impact built at the new location in Laatzen near Hanover. The
to the environment from those valuable materials. Turning
challenges into opportunities, this approach is in line new plant is part of the largest investment program in
with Borealis’ commitment to accelerating the circular KraussMaffei's history. The move of the entire division
economy for plastics. As Project STOP continues to grow, is planned for the second half of 2022. "As part of
we look forward to welcoming new strategic partners, our growth plans at KraussMaffei Extrusionstechnik,
whose skills and resources will be crucial to addressing the bundling of activities at one location is the right
this significant global challenge together.”Project STOP strategic answer to current and future challenges in
works hand-in-hand with city governments to create our industry," explains Dr. Volker Nilles, Executive Vice
effective circular waste management systems in high- President for the new machine business at KraussMaffei,
need areas of Southeast Asia. The initiative supports the decision. "With the technology center for different
cities with technical expertise to achieve zero-leakage of extrusion applications at the Hanover location, we are
raising our competencies to a new level, especially with
the move to the new plant in Laatzen in 2022", he adds.

The new technical center offers ideal options for
all extruders who want to produce their own raw
materials - including those based on recycled goods - or
processors who want to expand their product portfolio
to include end products. Customers can experience all
the technologies available at KraussMaffei live, run
tests with their own raw materials and exchange ideas
with the experienced employees from all extrusion

waste, increase recycling, build economically sustainable areas, such as compounding, pipe and profile extrusion
programs, creating new jobs and reducing the harmful as well as digitization and Industry 4.0. That saves time
impact of mismanaged waste on public health, tourism and simplifies coordination. For over 20 years, the
and fisheries. The first city partnership was established KraussMaffei Group has combined almost all extrusion
in 2018 in Muncar, located in the Regency of Banyuwangi, technologies, from pipe and profile extrusion to sheet
East Java. Project STOP also operates two additional city and flat film extrusion to rubber and foam extrusion as
partnerships, in Pasuruan, also in Java, and Jembrana, on well as compounding and recycling.
the northwest coast of Bali.

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