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Hyperlight Energy Uses Teknors Recyclable Waddington Europe

Tubes For It Solar Equipments Introduces Recyclable
Tray For Meat Products

uropean thermoforming packaging
Especialist Waddington Europe has
launched Piranha, a recyclable tray
designed for packaging meat, fish
and poultry products. The container
features raised teeth around the sealing
flange in place of the traditionally used
polyethylene (PE) or adhesive to seal
the container. Unlike the closures of
traditional packaging solutions, the
raised teeth can maintain the sealing’s
integrity even if the flange comes in
contact with animal fat. The channels
between the raised teeth help keep the
peaks clean and clear so the top web
s companies all over the globe are - ensuring no cracking or degradation can hold fast to the peaks and create
Aworking hard to make the process of over time. “Today we have a simple, the seal. Waddington Europe managing
extracting oil and gas cleaner, a California- robust, low-cost system that eliminates director Eduardo Gomes said: “We are
based Teknor Apex partner, Hyperlight 90 percent of the expensive steel and always trying to find innovative ways
Energy, has developed an innovative concrete of traditional CSP by replacing to reduce our carbon footprint and
concentrated solar power (CSP) system that with plastic,” said John King, promote circularity, as well as help our
to sustainably and affordably decarbonize Hyperlight CEO. “The team at Teknor customers and their consumers do the
oil recovery. Hyperlight Energy has was incredible in our development – same. “Our packaging development
developed the world’s lowest-cost solar offering their full support and process team has really hit the mark with
steam technology – called “Hylux™”. engineering knowledge at every step Piranha, enabling us to optimise the
The company manufactures Hylux™, its of our project to optimize the end
flagship product, in its San Diego-based result. Their technical support and
manufacturing plant out of domestically materials solutions enabled us to achieve
sourced recyclable plastic tubes from unprecedented level performance.
Teknor. Traditional CSP projects have They have been an important partner
to operate at massive scale and can use and have been able to scale to our
a Golden Gate bridge’s worth of steel. requirements.We were thrilled to work
Hyperlight developed an affordable and with Hyperlight on this project which ties
reliable CSP system, called Hylux™, directly to our own sustainability goals.
using domestically produced, recyclable Providing domestically-produced and
tubes made from Teknor Apex vinyl recyclable PVC compound has allowed
compounds. Hyperlight uses the Apex® for a greener and more affordable
compound to extrude a hollow profile to alternative to traditional concentrated use of recycled content and provide a
hold the mirrors for the CSP technology solar projects,” said Mike Patel, Director product that’s capable of being easily
– completely replacing the traditional of Marketing for Teknor Apex, Vinyl recycled back into food-grade rPET.”
steel in this component. The Teknor Division. After more than a decade of Piranha is fully recyclable and can be
Apex compound contributes to this research and development, Hyperlight produced by using up to 100% rPET.
sustainable solution while providing has demonstrated the technology in The mono-material package also
other key benefits such as UV stability multiple successive generations. complies with the UK’s Plastic Tax.

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