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Husky Responds To Italian Authority Complaint INEOS And Plastic

Energy Partner For
Plastic Recycling Trial

NEOS
IOle f ins
& Polymers
Eu rope
and Plastic
Energy have
entered into a
collaboration
to conduct a
trial that will
involve converting ‘hard to recycle
plastic material’ into plastic that can
usky Injection Molding Systems, to withstand the extreme forces involved.
HLtd. today confirmed that the Not all Husky tooling is designed for be used for food packaging and other
investigation by the Italian Competition HPP-level performance. Husky leverages applications.The companies plan
Authority (ICA) has concluded. The the use of Mold ID™ technology to to conduct the preliminary trial in
ICA ruled, unequivocally, in favor of ensure safety and product integrity by the first quarter of 2022 at INEOS’
Husky finding its conduct compliant seamlessly tailoring the operation of the Grangemouth facility in Scotland.
with the law and that the elements in injection molding machine in line with INEOS joint venture firm Petroineos,
the underlying complaint are without the capability of the installed tooling, which operates the Scottish facility,
merit.This decision follows from a long if known, and otherwise default to is also part of the initiative.INEOS
and thorough investigation of Husky’s current market standard. This safety Olefins & Polymers (UK) Europe
business and engineering records strategy ensures that all components business director Peter Grant said:
that lasted over two years. The ICA of the system operate at a safe level, “INEOS is delighted to be working
announced in its decision that it found including when operating with Husky’s with Plastic Energy at Grangemouth
no evidence of the alleged conduct set legacy tooling and third party tooling (i.e. (as well as our colleagues in Petroineos)
out in the anonymous complaint that the safety system being entirely brand to lead the way on this important
would violate Italian competition laws. agnostic).Throughout Husky’s vigorous reprocessing route. “Turning end
Husky’s steadfast position throughout defense, against the objectively baseless of life plastic into new food-grade
the investigation is that its use of Mold allegations of an anonymous competitor, quality packaging products makes
ID™ technology in its HyPET HPP® Husky maintained confidence in this environmental and commercial sense.
line of injection molding machines is inevitable outcome given its fundamental This innovative trial is a further
entirely pro-competitive and necessary commitment to uncompromising positive step towards eliminating waste
to ensure system integrity and operator honesty. Husky Injection Molding and makes circular economy solutions
safety. Husky’s HPP® technology Systems was being investigated by the possible.” Plastic Energy leverages
is truly revolutionary. The operating Italian Competition Authority for over a pyrolysis process to convert post-
parameters of HPP® systems is entirely two years based on a complaint made consumer plastic into a liquid raw
unique in the industry – exceptional by a competitor into a trade practice material called TACOIL. This material,
operating capability leveraged to provide allegedly carried out by Husky. The can be reused for the production of
exceptional operating productivity and investigation began in early 2020 after food-grade and/or medical grade
part quality. The safe operation of an anonymous complaint was made plastics. The trial will leverage existing
HPP® machines operating at HPP- about a trade practice allegedly carried refinery operations to process this
level speed requires the use of tooling out by Husky that would violate Italian TACOIL to reproduce plastic for food
(including molds) specifically designed competition laws. and hygiene applications.

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