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COMPANY NEWS
chain. UK companies interested in exploring the Opportunities in the Indian Plastics Market is also
Indian market can find out more about exhibiting being held on 23 May.
at PlastIndia as part of the British Pavilion on the Source- BPF
BPF website. A webinar for BPF members called
Nexam Chemical unveils key milestone for
Reactive Recycling technology
portion of recycled material in the production
process, even when the quality of the feedstock
is variable.
Nexam Chemical business manager Henrik Bern-
quist said: “This is a clear confirmation that our
Reactive Recycling technology works in real-
world, large-scale applications. Based on these
recent developments, we forecast sales in this
segment to be higher in Q2 [the second quarter]
than in previous quarters.
he technology enables the recycling of “While there is still a relatively modest share of
plastic to be more energy-efficient and our total business, we are expecting to see quite
Tcost-effective.
substantial growth rates, both year-on-year and
Sweden-based plastic fabrication company quarter-on-quarter, going forward. Our strategy
Nexam Chemical announced that an undisclosed to focus on recycling is really starting to pay off.”
customer for its Reactive Recycling technology In addition to this milestone, Nexam Chemical is
has now started full commercial production.
involved in several other customer projects that
This step reflects the increasing adoption of are currently undergoing evaluation and approv-
Nexam Chemical’s Reactive Recycling technol- al stages, with the expectation of transitioning
ogy in the packaging industry and is expected into serial production.
to be a precursor to other customers initiating
similar production processes. The company is also developing new genera-
tions of additives to address further challenges
Reactive Recycling enables the recycling of plas- within the recycling value chain.
tic to be more energy-efficient and cost-effec-
tive, without compromising the quality of the re- Nexam Chemical CEO Ronnie Törnqvist said: “As
cycled material produced. we head into summer, we do so with a strong
sense of momentum. It’s rewarding to see the
The customer manufactures packaging through results of our long-term efforts starting to mate-
mechanical recycling and utilises Nexam Chemi- rialise – especially in an area like recycling, that
cal’s Reactive Recycling additives to improve the is both commercially attractive and crucial from
quality of the recycled plastic. a sustainability perspective.
Source – Packaging Gateway
These additives enable the use of a higher pro-
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