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AMUT to supply Shrink Stretch SABIC signs MoU with Plastic
film production lines to GEPP Energy Ltd

MUT is to supply state-of-art Shrink and Stretch film audi Arabian petrochemicals major SABIC has signed
Aproduction lines to Pepsi bottler Grupo GEPP, Mexico. Sa memorandum of understanding (MoU) with UK-
GEPP with AMUT machines will make shrink & wrapping based PLASTIC ENERGY for the supply of recycled
film for beverage items in order to bundle them. Geronimo feedstock to support SABIC’s petrochemical operations
Rotundo, Director of Proplasa, the vertical integration in Europe. Under the MoU, the companies plan to
for plastic of GRUPO GEPP, S.A.P.I. de C.V, said during build a commercial plant in the Netherlands to refine
and upgrade a chemical feedstock known as TACOIL.
TACOIL is a patented PLASTIC ENERGY product which
will be produced from the recycling of low quality,
mixed plastic waste otherwise destined for incineration
or landfill.The new plant could start up commercial
operations in 2021.“SABIC is proud to be the first
petrochemical company to implement a project for
the chemical recycling of challenging plastic waste
into feedstock for steam crackers,” said Frank Kuijpers,
general manager for corporate sustainability at SABIC.
the acceptance test of the first blown line ready to be
delivered, “For two years GEPP has been considering “This exciting project is testament to our commitment
starting its own internal production of shrink and stretch to scale up advanced chemical recycling processes of
film in order to optimize packaging costs for all its plastics back to the original polymer,” he added .
dedicated plants around Mexico. The aim of the project is Plastic Energy has successfully commercialised a
to produce more than 14.000 tons/year of shrink film and patented thermochemical conversion technology
more than 4.500 tons /year of stretch film. We needed to to convert a wide range of end-of-life, dirty and
find a partner with a strong knowledge on both blown and contaminated plastics, hardly recyclable for
cast technology, capable to supply Grupo Gepp with state conventional processes, into usable feedstockPlastics
of the art solutions to achieve this strategic goal. We made
up our mind for AMUT GROUP”. Riccardo Castello, AMUT
DOLCI EXTRUSION Division Sales Director, commented,
“The supply includes: three co-ex lines for blown PE shrink
film, one cast line for stretch film, one slitting machine, a
system for the recovery of flawed rolls, chiller, piping for
water distribution plus an intensive training programme
for GEPP technicians.”
GEPP with AMUT machines will make shrink & wrapping
film for beverage items in order to bundle them. The three
identical blown extrusion lines have a 3-layer shrink PE film
configuration with net width of 2.400 mm and capacity of are melted in an oxygen free environment and then
800 kg/h with 50 µ of thickness. The cast line will produce broken down into synthetic oils, at which point the
five-layer stretch film with net width of 1,500mm. The oils need to be refined and upgraded as feedstock for
line is based on four extruders with water-cooled drives traditional petrochemical uses.Carlos Monreal, Founder
and the Prowind 4.0 winder (speed up to 1,000m/min)
suitable for hand, machines and jumbo rolls. The slitting and CEO of Plastic Energy said, "Our advanced expertise
machine – BVR model – has independent arms and reaches will promote this new opportunity to turn plastic back
speeds of up to 900m/min. into plastic as part of the circular economy.”

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