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‫المحتويات‬

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‫حول البلمرات وخلفيتها‬ ‫يتحدث المقال عن األفالم الذي تم بثقها بالنفخ بتوازن أفضل في خواصها‬ ‫الميكانيكية مقارنة باألفالم المبثوقة بالصب‪ .‬وأهم تلك الخواص الميكانيكية‬ ‫الصالبة والقدرة على تح ّمل الشد والمرونة وهذا المستوى العالي من المرونة‬ ‫ينتج عنه هدر أقل وإنتاجية أعلى‪.‬‬

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‫شركة ‪ ExxonMobil‬وطرح غير مسبوق من البولي إيثيلين‬ ‫منخفض الكثافة”‪”Exceed ™ XP 7‬‬

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‫قامت شركة ‪ ExxonMobil‬بتطوير درجات البولي إيثيلين (‪ )PE‬لتوفير‬ ‫أداءاً ميكانيكياً غير معهود من حيث المزج بين معدالت كثافة منخفضة‬ ‫ومؤشر االنصهار الجزئي (‪.)MI‬فيقدم ‘‪ ’7021 Exceed ™ XP‬و‬ ‫‘‪ ’7052 Exceed ™ XP‬سمات غير متوفرة في أي من الراتنجات‬ ‫المطروحة في األسواق حتى اآلن وأهمها تكمن في تقديم مستويات غير‬ ‫مسبوقة من المرونة وقوة التثبيت‪ ،‬وقوة الثقب ومقاومة تأثير االختراق‪.‬‬

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‫حول استخدام مادة ‪ EVOH:HDPE‬متعددة الطبقات في‬ ‫مجال التغليف‬

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‫يشهد عالم صناعة تغليف المواد الغذائية اليوم زيادة في الطلب على المواد‬ ‫ً‬ ‫مسبقا وهو األمر الذي أدى إلى تكثيف العمل في مجالي‬ ‫الغذائية ال ُمعبأة‬ ‫البحث والتطوير للمواد العازلة ال ُمس َتخدَمة في عملية التغليف لضمان مدة‬ ‫الصالحية الخاصة بتلك المواد‪.‬‬

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‫‪ 12‬أجندة المعارض‬ ‫‪ 14‬أخبار الفاعليات‬ ‫‪ 17‬أخبار عالمية‬ ‫‪ 31‬أخبار محلية‬ ‫المجلد ‪ 35‬العدد ‪ 4‬العام ‪Volume 35 Issue 4 - 2022 -‬‬ ‫‪Published Continuously Since 1987‬‬

‫صورة الغالف‬ ‫تُعد شركة ‪ Kisuma‬رائدة في مجال الكيماويات وهي ال ُمنتِج األكبر لمادة الهيدروتاليست‬ ‫الصناعية على مستوى العالم ‪.‬‬ ‫حيث تواصل الشركة على تقديم أحدث االبتكارات لكافة الصناعات مثل مجال البالستيك‬ ‫والطب والصيدلة والزراعة ومواد الطالء والمواد الالصقة ومواد منع التسرب واللدائن وغيرها‬ ‫من القطاعات مما يساهم في احداث تحول جذري في مسار أعمال عمالء ‪.Kisuma‬‬ ‫ولمزيد من المعلومات حول شركة ‪ Kisuma‬برجاء زيارة موقع الشركة‪:‬‬ ‫‪www.kisuma.com‬‬

‫‪Invitation‬‬ ‫‪to innovate‬‬ ‫‪Kisuma is a leading chemical company‬‬ ‫‪and world’s largest producer of synthetic‬‬ ‫‪hydrotalcites. Our technology underpins‬‬ ‫‪progress across industries such as plastics,‬‬ ‫‪medical & pharmaceutical, agriculture,‬‬ ‫‪coatings, adhesives, sealants, elastomers.‬‬

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‫كلمة العدد‬

‫بقلم المحرر‬ ‫ا‪ .‬عبد الكريم غزي‬

‫معاً نحو خلق قيمة من النفايات‬ ‫سيظل استهالك المواد البالستيكية واقع ال مفر منه وضرورة لمستقبلنا‬ ‫ال بديل عنها‪ .‬ولذا فإن إدارة الموارد المتعلقة بصناعة البالستيك وإعادة‬ ‫تدويره يمثل أولوية عالمية ال يمكن االستهانة بها‪.‬‬ ‫ً‬ ‫فالعالم ينتج أكثر من ‪ ٣٠٠‬مليون طن من البالستيك سنويا‪ ،‬وال يُعاد‬ ‫تدوير أكثر من ‪ %٢٠‬من هذا إجمالي هذا االنتاج‪.‬‬ ‫وهذا الطلب المتزايد على البالستيك لم يأت من فراغ بل هو توجه قائم‬ ‫على وعي بقيمة المنتجات المستدامة القابلة العادة التدوير‪ ،‬فقيمة البالستيك‬ ‫األساسية تكمن في امكانية إعادة تدويره عدة مرات‪.‬‬ ‫وتستجيب الصناعة لنداء هذا االحتياج العالمي بجهود مستمرة في‬ ‫مجاالت البحث والتطوير لصناعة إعادة تدوير البالستيك في جميع أنحاء‬ ‫العالم…لكن هناك حاجة للمزيد‪.‬‬ ‫فقد بدأ العمل بإعادة تدوير البالستيك ميكانيكيًا منذ الثمانينيات وهي‬ ‫التقنية التي تسمح بإعادة تدوير اللدائن الحرارية البولى إيثيلين (‪HDPE،‬‬ ‫‪ )LLDPE/LDPE‬والبولى بروبيلين (‪ ،)PP‬والبوليسترين (‪،)PS‬‬ ‫والبولى فينيل كلوريد (‪ ،)PVC‬والبولى إيثيلين تيرفثاليت(‪  )PET‬إال ان‬ ‫تقنية إعادة التدوير ميكانيكيًا تش َترط لنجاحها أن تتم داخل مجرى نفايات‬ ‫ً‬ ‫نظيف يتكون من نوع واحد فقط من البالستيك ويكون متوفراً بكميات‬ ‫كبيرة‪ .‬وعندما يستحيل ذلك يتم اللجوء لتقنيات إعادة التدوير الكيميائي‬ ‫والتي تسمح بتحويل مجرى نفايات يحتوي على مواد بالستيكية مختلطة‬ ‫إلى نفط أو غاز تخليقي يمكن معالجته بسهولة في مصانع البتروكيماويات‬ ‫الحالية وتنتج عن هذه التقنية تحلل حراري وانتاج مباشر للبوليمرات‬ ‫الدائرية‪ .‬وبهذا تم حل مشكلة إعادة تدوير أنواع مختلفة من البولي ايثيلين‬ ‫في نفس الوقت‪.‬‬ ‫ولكن هذا من ناحية االجرائية فقط‪..‬‬ ‫أما من ناحية الكفاءة والفعالية فقد أُ ِثبت أن الهامش األكبر من تكلفة إعادة‬ ‫تدوير النفايات يكمن في جمع المواد وفرزها وهي مشكلة لن تُ َحل من‬ ‫خالل العمل بإعادة التدوير الكيميائي فقط ولكنها قد تُحل إذا تم فرز النفايات‬ ‫البالستيكية عند المنبع‪.‬‬ ‫فكما يتم تثقيف المستهلك عن كيفية فصل الزجاج عن الكرتون في البيت‪،‬‬ ‫ممكن تثقيفه لفرع البلمرات المختلفة عن بعضها أيضا‪.‬‬ ‫ان الحل ليس دائما عند القائمين على صناعة البالستيك وعمليات إعادة‬ ‫تدويره بل حان الوقت لمشاركة المستهلكين النهائيين في هذه العملية‪ .‬حان‬ ‫الوقت أن لربط قيمة ”المسؤلية“ باالستهالك ودعوة الجميع إلى المشاركة‬ ‫في إنشاء اقتصاد دائري ي َ‬ ‫ُنظر فيه للنفايات كثروة وكفرصة ‪..‬وهل تنتهي‬ ‫الثروات في مكب النفايات؟‬

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‫عالم البالستك‪ :‬مجلة ربع سنوية‬ ‫متخصصة في مجاالت البالستك والمطاط‬ ‫والصناعـات المتعلقة بهما تصـدر عــن‬ ‫شـركة‪Gpublishing :‬‬ ‫مدير النشر ورئيس التحرير‪:‬‬ ‫عبد الكريم غزي‬ ‫نائب رئيس التحرير‪:‬‬ ‫ا‪ .‬إيناس السيد عبد البارئ‬ ‫المستشار الفني والتصميم‪:‬‬ ‫أستاذ دكتور‪ /‬مصطفى محمود‬ ‫التوزيع‪ :‬مكتب بريطانيا‬ ‫المراجعة اللغوية والضبط الصياغي‪:‬‬ ‫وليد يوسف‬ ‫االشـــــتراكات‪ :‬لالشتراك في مجلة «عالم‬ ‫ُرجى برجي زيارة‪:‬‬ ‫البالستك» ي َ‬ ‫‪www.plastechmag.com‬‬

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‫ملحوظة عن التحرير‪ :‬المقاالت المنشورة‬ ‫في عالم البالستك قد ال تعبر عن آراء‬ ‫الناشرين‪.‬‬ ‫ملحوظة عن اإلعالنات‪ :‬المادة اإلعالنية‬ ‫مسئولية المعلِن ال الناشِ ر‪.‬‬ ‫حقوق الطبع والنشر‪ :‬محفوظة لمجلة‬ ‫عالم البالستك وال يحق طبع أو نشر أو‬ ‫تصوير أي من محتوياتها بدون إذن كتابي‬ ‫من الناشر‪.‬‬ ‫توزيع المجلة في البلدان التالية‪ :‬مصر‪،‬‬ ‫تونس‪ ،‬الجزائر‪ ،‬المغرب‪ ،‬ليبيا‪ ،‬السودان‪،‬‬ ‫الصومال‪ ،‬العراق‪ ،‬سوريا‪ ،‬لبنان‪ ،‬األردن‪،‬‬ ‫المملكة العربية السعودية‪ ،‬جمهورية‬ ‫اليمن العربية‪ ،‬اإلمارات العربية المتحدة‪،‬‬ ‫الكويت‪ ،‬سلطنة عمان‪ ،‬البحرين‪ ،‬قطر‪،‬‬ ‫فلسطين‪.‬‬ ‫‪www.plastechmag.com‬‬

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‫حول البلمرات وخلفيتها‬

‫حول البلمرات وخلفيتها‬ ‫تكما هو متعارف‪،‬تتم عملية تبلور‬ ‫في مرحلة التبريد لعملية بثق األفالم‬ ‫بالنفخ‪ ،‬يتشكل عنها فيلمًا قد يكون‬ ‫ً‬ ‫شفافا أو ضبابيًا أو معتمًا‪.‬‬

‫عرف النقطة التي تبدأ عندها التكثف‬ ‫وتُ َّ‬ ‫في داخل الرغوة بخط الصقيع‪.‬ثم يبدأ‬ ‫التحكم في خط الصقيع من خالل عدة‬ ‫عوامل‪ :‬تدفق الهواء ‪ ،‬وسرعة الفيلم ‪،‬‬ ‫وفروق درجات الحرارة بين الفيلم وما‬ ‫يحيط به‪ .‬وتتغير خصائص الفيلم من‬ ‫حيث قوة الشد وقوة االنحناء والصالبة‬ ‫والخصائص البصرية حسب اتجاه‬ ‫الجزيئات‪.‬‬ ‫ومع زيادة خصائص االتجاه العرضي‬ ‫أو الطوقي القدرة نحو االتجاه الطولي أو‬ ‫نحو الماكينة‪ .‬فعلى سبيل المثال ‪ ،‬إذا تم‬ ‫محاذاة جميع الجزيئات في اتجاه اآللة ‪،‬‬ ‫فسيكون من السهل تمزيق الفيلم في هذا االتجاه ‪ ،‬وسيكون من‬ ‫الصعب ج ًدا تمزقه في االتجاه العكسي‪ .‬ورغم أنه عادة ما يتم‬ ‫تنفيذ بثق الفيلم المنفوخ عموديًا ألعلى ‪ ،‬إال أن عمليات البثق‬ ‫األفقية والهابطة ألسفل أصبحت اآلن أكثر شيوعً ا‪.‬‬

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‫و يشمل هذا اإلجراء أربع خطوات رئيسية‪:‬‬ ‫أوال‪ :‬تبدأ رحلة مادة البوليمر في شكل حبيبات ‪ ،‬يتم ضغطها‬ ‫وصهرها لتتشكل كسائل لزج ‪.‬ثم يتم بثق هذا البالستيك‬ ‫المنصهر عبر قالب حلقي ُمعالج لمادة البوليمر‪.‬‬ ‫ثانياً‪ :‬يتم حقن الهواء من خالل ثقب في وسط القالب ال ُمعالج ‪،‬‬

‫حول البلمرات وخلفيتها‬ ‫ويؤدي الضغط إلى تمدد المادة المنصهرة‬ ‫نحو فقاعة‪.‬ويستبدل الهواء الذي يدخل‬ ‫الفقاعة نفس كمية الهواء الخارج منها‬ ‫‪ ،‬بحيث يتم الحفاظ على ضغط متساوي‬ ‫وثابت لضمان درجة سماكة موحدة للفيلم‪.‬‬ ‫ثالثاً‪ :‬يتم سحب الفقاعة بشكل متصل‬ ‫ألعلى من القالب وتنفخ حلقة التبريد‬ ‫الهواء ألعلى الفيلم‪ .‬ويمكن ً‬ ‫أيضا تبريد‬ ‫الفيلم من الداخل باستخدام تبريد الفقاعات‬ ‫الداخلي‪ .‬وهو ما يقلل من درجة الحرارة‬ ‫داخل الفقاعة ‪ ،‬مع الحفاظ على ُقطر‬ ‫الفقاعة ‪.‬‬ ‫رابعاً‪ :‬وبعد مرحلة التصلب عند خط‬ ‫الصقيع ‪ ،‬ينتقل الفيلم نحو مجموعة من‬ ‫بكرات صغيرة تتسبب في انهيار الفقاعة‬ ‫ويتم تسويتها إلى طبقتين مسطحتين‪.‬‬ ‫وتقوم لفات الساحب بسحب الفيلم على‬ ‫بكرات هوائية‪ .‬ليمر الفيلم عبر لفات‬ ‫التباطؤ أثناء هذه العملية لضمان ثبات‬ ‫توتر سطحي موحد في الفيلم‪ .‬وبين بكرات االرتكاز والبكرات‬ ‫الهوائية يمر الفيلم عبر مركز ُمعالج حسب نوع التطبيق ال ُمتَّبع‪.‬‬ ‫وخالل هذه المرحلة ‪،‬قد ينقطع الفيلم ليتشكل عنه فيلم أو فيلمين‬ ‫‪ ،‬أويتم معالجة السطح‪.‬‬ ‫المزايا‪:‬‬ ‫يتميز الفيلم الذي تم بثقه بالنفخ بتوازن أفضل في خواصه‬ ‫الميكانيكية مقارنة باألفالم المبثوقة بالصب حيث ممكن توجيهه‬ ‫في كال االتجاهين‪ .‬اتجاه اآللة واالتجاه المعاكس لها مما يبرز‬ ‫مستوى متانة تلك األفالم وتشمل الخواص الميكانيكية للفيلم‬ ‫القدرة على الصالبة وتح ّمل الشد والمرونة ‪.‬ويمكن االستعانة‬ ‫بعمليات بثق األفالم بالنفخ في صناعة فيلم واحد كبير ‪ ،‬أو‬ ‫فيلمين أصغر ‪ ،‬أو أنابيب يمكن تحويلها إلى أكياس‪.‬كما أنه يمكن‬ ‫للقالب الواحد أن يصنع العديد من العروض واألحجام المختلفة‬ ‫بأقل نِسب تقليم‪ .‬وهذا المستوى العالي من المرونة ينتج عنه‬ ‫هدر أقل وإنتاجية أعلى‪ .‬وتتطلب تلك األفالم المنفوخة درجات‬ ‫حرارة لالنصهار أقل مما تتطلب عمليات البثق بالصب‪ .‬كما أن‬ ‫تكلفتها ال تتعدى ‪ ٪٥٠‬من عمليات البثق بالصب‪.‬‬ ‫السلبيات‪:‬‬ ‫تتم عملية التبريد لألفالم التي شهدت عملية البثق بالنفخ بفعالية‬ ‫أقل مقارنة باألفالم المسطحة ‪ .‬كما أن الفيلم المنفوخ يعاني‬ ‫طريقة أكثر تعقي ًدا وأقل دقة للتحكم في سماكة لفائفه‪ .‬وتصل‬ ‫معدالت اإلنتاجية لألفالم المصبوبة إلى ‪ ٣٠٠‬متر ‪ /‬دقيقة بينما‬ ‫القيمة‪.‬وأخيرا‬ ‫ال تتعد انتاجية خطوط األفالم المنفوخة نصف هذه‬ ‫ً‬

‫فان الفيلم المصبوب يتميز بخصائص بصرية أفضل ‪ ،‬بما في‬ ‫ذلك درجات الشفافية واللمعان ومقاومة الضباب‪.‬‬ ‫المشاكل الشائعة‪:‬‬ ‫انحباس الهواء ما بين طبقات الفيلم والبكرات وهو ما قد يتسبب‬ ‫ذلك في خدش الفيلم أو تجعده أو صعوبة معالجته عند محاولة‬ ‫لفه بسبب قلة تحمله لالحتكاك‪.‬ويمكن التغلب على ذلك من خالل‬ ‫اصر أو من‬ ‫استخدام ماكينة شفط هوائية إلزالة الهواء ال ُم َح َ‬ ‫خالل استخدام بكرات هوائية ذات غطاء مطاطي سداسية الشكل‬ ‫اصر في الفيلم ‪.‬‬ ‫لتوسيع مساحة السطح وخفض كمية الهواء ال ُم َح َ‬ ‫يؤدي التفاوت في خصائص المخرجات من القالب إلى‬ ‫إحداث تفاوت في مستويات ُسمك األفالم ‪ ،‬ويمكن تجنب ذلك‬ ‫عن طريق الحفاظ على نظافة الطارد وباستخدام حبيبات أكثر‬ ‫تجانساً في الطارد‪.‬‬ ‫كما يعاني سطح الفيلم أحيانا من ظهور كسور ذائبة خشنة‬ ‫تظهر في صورة خطوط مموجة على سطح الفيلم ‪ ،‬ويمكن‬ ‫إزالتها عن طريق خفض لزوجة البوليمر المنصهر من خالل‬ ‫رفع درجة حرارة االنصهار أو بإضافة مادة تشحيم داخلية إلى‬ ‫تركيبة المادة ‪.‬‬ ‫تحدث تغيرات في سماكة الفيلم ‪ -‬ويمكن تجنب ذلك عن‬ ‫طريق ظبط موقع القالب في قلب خط البثق قبل بدء كل عملية‬ ‫‪ ،‬أو تعديل سرعة الهواء لنظام التبريد ‪ ،‬أو باستخدام شفرات‬ ‫قوالب ساخنة‪.‬‬ ‫تظهر آثار لخطوط القوالب على سطح الفيلم ‪ -‬ويقلل هذا‬ ‫العيب من المظهر الجمالي للفيلم كما أنه يُضعِف الفيلم من‬ ‫الناحية الميكانيكية ويجعله سهل التمزق‪ .‬يمكن تجنب ذلك‬

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‫حول البلمرات وخلفيتها‬ ‫عادة عن طريق التنظيف الروتيني لألسطح الداخلية‬ ‫للقالب وتنعيم أسطح القالب و خطوط التدفق الخشنة أو‬ ‫المخدوشة‪.‬‬ ‫تبقى بعض المواد الهالمية أو الجل عالقة على سطح‬ ‫الفيلم مما يؤثر سلباً على درجة نقاء سطح الفيلم ويتسبب‬ ‫في خلق نقاط ُّ‬ ‫تركز على شرايط الفيلم وهو األمر الذي‬ ‫قد يساهم في افشال العمل بالفيلم ‪.‬ويحدث هذا بسبب‬ ‫ارتفاع درجة الحرارة إلى نقطة تحلل البوليمر في‬ ‫القالب ويمكن تجنب هذا عن طريق تنظيف األسطح‬ ‫الداخلية للقالب بشكل منتظم‬ ‫ولرفع كفاءة العمل هناك عدة سبل‪..‬‬ ‫يمثل البثق المشترك وهي عملية تقوم على بثق مادتين‬ ‫أو أكثر في وقت واحد من خالل قالب واحد ‪ ،‬حيث‬ ‫يتم ترتيب الفتحات الموجودة في القالب بحيث تندمج‬ ‫الطبقات م ًعا قبل التبريد ‪.‬وتوفر هذه العملية الوقت ألنها‬ ‫تنجح في قذف طبقتين أو أكثر في نفس الوقت وتحتاج‬ ‫إلى خطوات أقل إلنتاج أفالم متعددة الطبقات‪.‬فمن أجل‬ ‫إنتاج ‪ ١٠٠٠٠‬متر من فيلم متعدد الطبقات ‪ ،‬يستغرق‬ ‫األمر ما يقرب من ‪ ٤‬ساعات باستخدام عملية تقوم على‬ ‫نفخ طبقة احادية باالضافة إلى خطوة إضافية للصق‬ ‫الطبقات م ًعا باستخدام نوع من المواد الالصقة ‪ ،‬بينما‬ ‫ال يحتاج تنفيذ نفس األمر إلى أكثر من ساعتين ونصف‬ ‫فقط باستخدام عملية البثق المشترك‪ .‬إذا فإن نظام البثق‬ ‫المشترك قادر على إجراء تغييرات كبيرة في كفاءة‬ ‫العمل وتقليل وقت تعطل خط اإلنتاج‪.‬‬ ‫خفض درجة حرارة الذوبان لتحسين كفاءة بثق األفالم‬ ‫من خالل النفخ عن طريق خفض درجات الحرارة المستخدمة‬ ‫في عملية صهر البوليمر حتى يمكن اتمام عملية الذوبان بدرجات‬ ‫حرارة أقل في منطقة الطارد‪ .‬فعمليات البثق التقليدية عادة يتم‬ ‫االنصهار فيها عند ‪ ١٩٠‬درجة حرارة مئوية علما أن الذوبان‬ ‫ال يحتاج إلى أكثر من ‪ ١٣٥‬درجة مئوية ‪ .‬ومع ذلك ‪،‬ال ي َّ‬ ‫ُفضل‬ ‫دائ ًما تقليل درجة حرارة االنصهار بهذا القدر‪ .‬إذا تم خفض‬ ‫درجة حرارة الصهر بنسبة تتراوح ما بين ‪ ٢‬و‪ ٢٠‬درجة مئوية‬ ‫حرك بحوالي بنسبة تتراوح بين‬ ‫‪ ،‬يمكن التخفيف عن حِ مل ال ُم ِّ‬ ‫‪ ١‬و ‪ .٪١٠‬كما يؤدي خفض درجة الحرارة المطلوبة للوصول‬ ‫إلى الذوبان إلى تقليل درجات الحرارة المرورية لتحقيق التبريد‬ ‫واستخدام أقل لنظام التبريد‪ .‬عالوة على ذلك ‪ ،‬عاد ًة ما تكون‬ ‫عملية رفع الحرارة عن الفقاعة هي العامل ال ُم َح ِّدد لدرجات‬ ‫الحرارة في عملية البثق ‪ .‬إذاً فخفض الحرارة في البوليمرات‬ ‫المراد إزالتها يؤدى إلى رفع معدالت االنتاجية‪ ، .‬إذا فإن إبقاء‬ ‫درجة حرارة االنصهار عند الحد األدنى يُمثل المحدد األساسي‬ ‫الختيار نوع الطارد المطابق لظروف المعالجة المطلوبة بشأن‬ ‫مادة الذوبان والضغط واإلنتاجية‪.‬‬

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‫تسخين حواف قوالب البثق عاد ًة ما تتضمن الحلول الخاصة‬ ‫بالتخلص من تراكم بعض الكسور الذائبة تقليل معدل‬ ‫المخرجات أو رفع درجة حرارة الذوبان ‪ .‬لكن لكلتا الطريقتين‬ ‫جانب سلبي ألن كالهما يقلل من كفاءة خطوط البثق بالنفخ‪.‬‬ ‫ويمكن أن تُ َحل هذه المشكلة بتسخين حواف قوالب البثق حيث‬ ‫تسمح عملية التسخين هنا بتشغيل ماكينات بثق الفيلم بمعدالت‬ ‫إنتاج أعلى مع قوالب بثق أضيق قادرة على التخلص من تلك‬ ‫الكسور المنصهرة‪ .‬وتستخدم حواف القوالب الساخنة طاقة أقل‬ ‫مقارنة برفع درجة حرارة االنصهار ألن سطح السائل فقط هو‬ ‫الذي يتم تسخينه هنا وليس الجزء األكبر منه‪ .‬كما يمكن لحواف‬ ‫السمك من خالل تسليط‬ ‫القالب الساخنة أن تتحكم في معدالت ُ‬ ‫الحرارة على أجزاء معينة من محيط القالب للعمل على ترقيق‬ ‫الفيلم بضمان عدم استخدام أية مواد زائدة‪.‬‬ ‫وأهم أنواع األفالم المشار إليها هي األفالم الزراعية ‪،‬‬ ‫األكياس‪ ،‬مواد التعبئة والتغليف ‪ ،‬تغليف عمليات النقل‪ ،‬األفالم‬ ‫العازلة واألفالم الخاصة بأغراض التلميع والتجليد‪.‬باالضافة إلى‬ ‫بحث دمج األفالم التي تم بثقها بالنفخ مع كل من أفالم األنبوب‬ ‫النانوي الكربوني وأفالم األسالك النانوية‪.‬‬

‫البولي إيثيلين منخفض الكثافة‬

‫طرح غير مسبوق من البولي إيثيلين‬ ‫منخفض الكثافة‬ ‫“‪”Exceed ™ XP 7‬‬ ‫“‪7‬‬

‫قامت شركة ‪ ExxonMobil‬بتطوير‬ ‫درجات البولي إيثيلين (‪ )PE‬لتوفير أداءاً‬ ‫ميكانيكياً غير معهود من حيث المزج بين‬ ‫معدالت كثافة منخفضة ومؤشر االنصهار‬ ‫الجزئي (‪ .)MI‬فمنتجي ‘™ ‪Exceed‬‬ ‫‪ ’XP 7021‬و ‘‪Exceed ™ XP‬‬ ‫‪ ’7052‬ق َّدموا سمات غير متوفرة في‬ ‫أي من الراتنجات المطروحة في األسواق‬ ‫حتى اآلن وأهمها تكمن في تقديم مستويات‬ ‫عالية من المرونة وقوة التثبيت‪ ،‬وقوة‬ ‫الثقب (تصل إلى ‪ ٢،٣‬جول ‪ /‬مل) ومقاومة‬ ‫تأثير االختراق (حتى ‪ ٩٠٠‬جم على فيلم‬ ‫‪٢٥،٤‬ميكرون)‪.‬‬ ‫ويشمل الطرح الجديد من شركة ‪ ExxonMobil‬ما يلي‪:‬‬ ‫بالنسبة لألفالم القابلة للتمدد فأصبحت تجمع بين مستويات مرونة‬ ‫‪ HEVA‬ال ُمكافِئة وقوة تحكم عالية في مستوى استقرار منصات‬ ‫الحمل والنقل‪.‬‬ ‫بالنسبة لألفالم االنكماشية المتراصة فمن شأنها احداث توفير‬ ‫في مستويات الطاقة ال ُمستخدَمة‪.‬‬

‫بالنسبة ألفالم التغليف األولية فتسمح بعمليات غلق ُمح َكم‬ ‫سريع عند مستويات منخفضة من درجات الحرارة‪.‬‬ ‫بالنسبة لألفالم الدفيئة ال ُمسببة لالحتباس الحراري فتتميز‬ ‫بمستويات نعومة وشفافية عالية باإلضافة إلى قدرة خاصة‬ ‫لمقاومة الثقب والبزل واالختراق من أجل ضمان درجات مقبولة‬ ‫من النزاهة‪.‬‬ ‫باإلضافة لمؤشر االنصهار الجزئي (‪ )MI‬الستقرار مستويات‬ ‫الرغوة وضمنا مستويات عالية من اإلنتاجية‪.‬‬

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‫ُتشير أبحاث واختبارات ‪ ExxonMobil‬إلى أن كل من‬ ‫‪ 7021 Exceed ™ XP‬و ‪7052 Exceed ™ XP‬‬ ‫مزيجا من ُمع َّدل ‪ MI‬الجزئي والكثافة المنخفضة‬ ‫يقدمان‬ ‫ً‬ ‫(‪ ٠،٩١٢ -٠،٩١١‬جم ‪ /‬سم مكعب) ‪ -‬والتي ال تتوافر في‬ ‫السوق ‪ -‬مما يتيح لألفالم مستويات استقرار للرغوة ال ُم َح ّسنة‬ ‫فرصا لزيادة اإلنتاج عند المحوالت‪.‬‬ ‫ويخلق‬ ‫ً‬ ‫وأوضح مدير التسويق في شركة ‪ ExxonMobil‬أنه تم‬ ‫تصميم درجات جديدة من مادة البولي ايثيلين للمساعدة في إنشاء‬ ‫حلول مبتكرة لتلبية احتياجات التطبيقات المختلفة‪.‬‬ ‫كما أنه بالنسبة لمنتجي األفالم ذات الغطاء المطاطي فيمكنهم‬ ‫اآلن االستفادة من درجات المرونة العالية وقوة التحمل المتميزة‬ ‫لمقاومة الثقب والبزل واالختراق باإلضافة إلى خفض نسب‬ ‫الضباب وتحسين القدرة على قراءة الرمز الشريطي ورمز‬ ‫االستجابة السريعة‪ .‬وتؤدي القدرة على سهولة المعالجة إلى‬ ‫التحكم في عملية القياس وضمان معدالت المرونة نحو مستوى‬ ‫تسامح أقل من مثالي‪ .‬وفي هذا الصدد أوضحت الشركة أن‬ ‫االختبارات التي أُجريت بالتعاون مع ‪ - Signode‬الشركة‬ ‫المصنعة للمعدات األصلية الرائدة في الصناعة والمصنعة‬ ‫لمعدات غطاء المحرك ‪ - ®Lachenmeier‬نتج عنها انتاج‬ ‫الراتينج ‪ »7 Exceed ™ XP‬وهو فيلم ‪ PE‬أحادي المادة‬ ‫قادر على إعادة التدوير ذاتياً‪.‬‬ ‫بالنسبة لألفالم االنكماشية المتراصة‪ ،‬فيُمكن للمصنعين اآلن‬ ‫أن يقدموا لعمالئهم فرص لتوفير الطاقة بفضل ‪Exceed‬‬ ‫‪ 7021 ™ XP‬و ‪ 7052 Exceed ™ XP‬اللذين يتيحان‬ ‫سرعات انكماش عالية عند درجات حرارة منخفضة تصل إلى‬

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‫‪ ١٢٠‬درجة مئوية مما يحمي المنتجات الحساسة تجاه درجات‬ ‫الحرارة المرتفعة‪ .‬ويمكن معالجتها على خطوط األفالم التقليدية‬ ‫العاملة بنظام النفخ‪ ،‬والتي تشهد نُدرة شديدة في السوق‪.‬‬ ‫أما أفالم التغليف األولي وال ُمصنَّعة من مادتي ™ ‪Exceed‬‬ ‫‪ 7021 XP‬و ‪ 7052 Exceed ™ XP‬فلديها القدرة على‬ ‫إحكام غلق العبوات تحت درجات حرارة منخفضة دون احداث‬ ‫آثار جانبية لذلك‪ .‬ويمكن للعمالء تقليل مستويات مقاومة التكتل‬ ‫لتحسين التحكم في معامل االحتكاك (‪ )COF‬والخصائص‬ ‫البصرية من أجل تقديم أفضل دعاية للعالمة التجارية‪.‬وقد تم‬ ‫تصميم هذه البوليمرات لتطبيقات التغليف لتناسب عملية الغلق‬ ‫ال ُمح َكم تحت درجات حرارة منخفضة‪ ،)SIT( .‬مع العمل‬ ‫على تعزيز متانة العبوة من خالل ضمان أعلى مستويات من‬ ‫مرونة األفالم المقاومة للثقب أو االختراق أو التهتك حتى ان‬ ‫االختبارات التي تم اجرائها أسفرت عن متوسط​​ثقب واحد لكل‬ ‫عشرة آالف دورة وذلك ألن الجمع بين ‪ MI‬الجزئي وكثافة‬ ‫‪ ٠،٩١٢‬جم ‪ /‬سم مكعب يساعد على منع ترقق أماكن الغلق عند‬ ‫المقارنة براتنجات الختم التقليدية ودون الحاجة إلى إضافة مادة‬ ‫‪».LDPE‬‬ ‫تتمتع األفالم الدفيئة العاملة على الحبس الحراري بمزايا‬ ‫توفر للمزارعين الفرصة لالستفادة بظروف نمو أطول وأفضل‬ ‫للمحاصيل‪ ،‬مما يساعد على رفع مستويات اإلنتاجية وتلبية‬ ‫احتياجات السكان المتزايدة من الغذاء‪.‬‬ ‫ولمعرفة المزيد حول كيفية مساعدة ‪ ExxonMobil‬لعمالئها‬ ‫اليوم في ايجاد حلول للغد باستخدام البولي إيثيلين ™ ‪Exceed‬‬ ‫‪ ، 7 XP‬برجاء زيارة موقع الشركة على االنترنت‪.‬‬

‫استخدام ‪EVOH:HDPE‬‬

‫حول استخدام مادة ‪EVOH:HDPE‬‬ ‫متعددة الطبقات في مجال التغليف‬

‫يشهد عالم صناعة تغليف المواد الغذائية اليوم زيادة‬ ‫ً‬ ‫مسبقا وهو األمر‬ ‫في الطلب على المواد الغذائية المعبأة‬ ‫الذي أدى إلى تكثيف العمل في مجالي البحث والتطوير‬ ‫بالنسبة للمواد العازلة ال ُمس َتخ َدمة في عملية التغليف‬ ‫لضمان الصالحية الخاصة بتلك المواد‪.‬‬ ‫في إطار ذلك‪ ،‬يتزايد الطلب على راتنجات تغليف‬ ‫المواد الغذائية بمادة ‪ HDPE‬وذلك لضمان توافق‬ ‫العبوات مع لوائح سالمة األغذية لحماية المستهلك‪،‬‬ ‫حيث أن مواد التغليف متعددة الطبقات ُتعَد ضرورية‬ ‫في الحفاظ على المادة الغذائية ال ُمعَبأة وحمايتها بمنع‬ ‫نفاذ أي غاز لداخل العبوة وبالعمل على تجنب مخاطر‬ ‫حدوث أي نشاط جرثومي داخل العبوة باإلضافة إلى‬ ‫حماية العبوة ضد أي ملوثات الخارجية‪.‬‬ ‫وتُ َعد شركة ‪Kuraray‬رائدة عالميًا في إنتاج تقنية مادة‬ ‫‪( EVOH‬وهي البوليمرات المشتركة بين اإليثيلين والفينيل)‬ ‫والتي تتميز بسماكة طبقة ‪ EVALTM‬ال ُمك َّونة من بضعة‬ ‫ميكرونات فقط إال أنها تعمل على حماية الطعام داخلياً عن‬

‫طريق عزل العبوة تمام عن األكسجين والروائح ‪ ،‬و حبس‬ ‫النكهات والروائح واألجواء المعدلة داخل العبوة مما يطيل العمر‬ ‫االفتراضي للمادة االستهالكية ويقلل من الحاجة إلى إضافات‬ ‫صناعية للمادة الغذائية ذاتها‪..‬‬ ‫وتقوم شركة ‪ Kuraray‬بإنتاج بوليمرات كحولية من مادة‬ ‫فينيل اإليثيلين (‪ ، )EVAL‬والتي تدخل ضمن مشتقات مواد‬ ‫التغليف متعددة الطبقات وتأتي ُمختلطة مع مواد مختلفة مثل‬ ‫البولي إيثيلين عالي الكثافة (‪.)HDPE‬‬ ‫وتهدف الشركة إلى إنتاج عبوات متعددة الطبقات العازلة‬ ‫تعمل كحاجز ضد الملوثات الخارجية مثل الزيوت المعدنية‬ ‫(‪.)MOSH ، MOAH‬‬ ‫ويتم تصنيع تلك العبوات عاد ًة بواسطة تقنية (‪)Co-EBM‬‬ ‫وتُستخدم لتغليف المشروبات مثل منتجات األلبان وأنواع خاصة‬ ‫ً‬ ‫وأيضا لتغليف المنتجات الطبية‬ ‫من الحليب ومكمالت الطعام‬ ‫التي تحتاج بشدة إلى وجود مادة حاجزة ضد الماء مك ّونة من‬ ‫مادة ‪. HDPE‬‬ ‫ولفحص مدى تناسب عبوات المواد الغذائية الصلبة متعددة‬ ‫الطبقات العازلة مع متطلبات عمليات إعادة التدوير بعد‬ ‫االستهالك ‪ ،‬بات من الضروري التحقق من قابلية إعادة تدوير‬

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‫استخدام ‪EVOH:HDPE‬‬

‫مواد التغليف العازلة ‪ ، EVOH‬وذلك لضمان تحقيق اقتصاد‬ ‫دائري أفضل‪.‬‬ ‫ولقد أظهرت نتائج التقييم أن مادة ‪ rHDPE‬بعد االستهالك‬ ‫والتي تحتوي على نسبة ‪ ٪٠.٢٥‬على األقل من مادة ‪EVOH‬‬ ‫وتعادل ‪ ٪٥‬من عبوات ‪ EVOH / HDPE‬متعددة الطبقات‬ ‫تعتبر مثالية للحفاظ على سالمة المادة الغذائية دون أي تأثير على‬ ‫الخصائص الفيزيائية مقارنة بـحال استخدامها لمادة ‪rHDPE‬‬ ‫فقط‪.‬‬ ‫ً‬ ‫فوفقا لشركة‪ : Kuraray‬فان ‪ ١‬مم من مادة ‪EVALTM‬‬ ‫توفر نفس خصائص ‪ ١٠‬أمتار من حاجز البولي إثيلين المنخفض‬ ‫الكثافة ‪.‬‬ ‫ويُمكن إعادة تدوير مادة ‪ EVOH‬بأقل قدر من التأثيرات‬ ‫الضارة في صناعة البولي أوليفين‪ .‬وهي مادة قادرة على‬ ‫امتصاص كميات كبيرة من الرطوبة وهو ما يُ َعد أهم أهداف‬ ‫استخدام مواد التغليف والعزل متعددة الطبقات‪.‬‬ ‫ويتم إنتاج ‪ HDPE‬المعاد تدويره من الدرجة الغذائية‬ ‫(‪ )rHDPE‬في المملكة المتحدة ودول أخرى من عبوات‬ ‫الحليب البيضاء المصبوبة بالنفخ أحادي الطبقة ‪ ،‬ويتم بعد ذلك‬ ‫استخدامه مرة أخرى في تصنيع زجاجات الحليب الجديدة بنسبة‬ ‫‪ ٪١٥‬تقريبًا‪.‬‬ ‫وهي مادة ال تتوفر تجارياً حاليًا إال من عدد قليل من الم ّوردين‪،‬‬ ‫ولكنها متوقع أن تصبح متاحة عند عدد إضافي من القائمين‬ ‫بإعادة التدوير في المملكة المتحدة ودول أخرى في المستقبل‬ ‫القريب‪.‬‬

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‫أما بالنسبة لمادة ‪ ، PP‬فينص توصيف إعادة التدوير في‬ ‫إرشادات ‪ WRAP‬على أنه اذا كان مك ّون ‪ EVOH‬يمثل أقل‬ ‫ُصنف «ليس مثاليًا»‬ ‫من ‪ ٪١٠‬من إجمالي وزن العبوة فهو ي َّ‬ ‫وينتمي إلى (الفئة ‪ .)B‬أما إذا كان وزن العبوة أعلى من ‪، ٪١٠‬‬ ‫فإنه يُصنف على أنه ضار (الفئة ‪. )C‬‬ ‫ً‬ ‫ولقد اهتمت شركة ‪ Kuraray‬بالتحقيق مفصال في إمكانية‬ ‫إعادة تدوير مادة ‪ HDPE / EVOH‬الملونة الطبيعية متعددة‬ ‫الطبقات المستهلكة مسبقاً إلعادة استخدامها في تغليف المواد‬ ‫الغذائية والتطبيقات‪.‬‬ ‫وبنا ًء على بيانات السوق المتوفرة ومراجعات المواد‪ ،‬تم‬ ‫إجراء اختبارات لتقييم النسبة المئوية النموذجية والحد األقصى‬ ‫لتعبئة حاجز البولي إيثيلين عالي الكثافة في السوق‪ .‬فتم إجراء‬ ‫تقييم لعملية إعادة التدوير باستخدام عبوات ذات عازل من مادة‬ ‫‪ HDPE‬متعددة الطبقات مصبوبة بالنفخ ‪ ،‬كما تم تقييم أداء‬ ‫‪ EVOH‬أثناء عملية التعقيم والتطهير والتنظيف الفائق للتأكد‬ ‫من أن وجود ‪ EVOH‬ال يؤثر سلبًا على العملية أو خصائص‬ ‫المواد الغذائية النهائية‪.‬‬ ‫وقد تم إجراء هذا التقييم على الرغم من محدودية البيانات‬ ‫ال َك ّمية حول حجم عبوات ‪ HDPE‬الصلبة متعددة الطبقات في‬ ‫سوق المملكة المتحدة ‪ ،‬وهو يمثل سوق صغير‪ .‬ففي السوق‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫األوروبية ‪ ،‬تستخدم العبوات الصلبة حوالي ‪ ٪٣٠‬أو ما يعادل‬ ‫‪ ٨٥٠٠‬طن من مادة‪ ،EVOH‬وذلك استنا ًدا إلى تركيبة وزن‬ ‫نسبتها ‪ ٪٥‬من مادة ‪ ، EVOH‬وهو ما يمثل هذا ‪ ١٧‬الف طن‬ ‫من عبوات ‪ EVOH‬الصلبة متعددة الطبقات‪.‬‬

‫استخدام ‪EVOH:HDPE‬‬ ‫وتُ َقدر العبوات المصنعة من مادة ‪ HDPE‬عن‬ ‫طريق قولبة النفخ بالبثق بما بين ‪ ٪٣٥-٣٠‬من حجم‬ ‫السوق ‪ ،‬وبُنا ًء على متوسط ​​ مستوى حاجز ‪.٪٥‬‬ ‫ويعادل هذا ‪ ٥٩٥٠٠‬طن من عبوات ‪ HDPE‬الصلبة‬ ‫متعددة الطبقات في أوروبا‪.‬‬ ‫وفي إطار العملية التجريبية ‪ ،‬فقد تم جمع معدل‬ ‫إضافة ‪ ٪١٠‬من مواد متعددة الطبقات من محوالت‬ ‫أوروبية مختلفة ذات بمنسوب ‪HDPE // .٪٥‬‬ ‫‪.EVOH‬‬ ‫وتم اختيار ‪ HDPE‬لتمثيل أقصى نسبة مئوية من‬ ‫المواد متعددة الطبقات التي يمكن العثور عليها في‬ ‫تيار إعادة التدوير‪ .‬في معدالت اإلضافة تلك‪ ،‬ومع‬ ‫هيكل ‪ ، HDPE // )٪5( HDPE // EVOH‬كان‬ ‫محتوى ‪ EVOH‬الفعلي ‪ ٪0.5‬في مزيج الذوبان‪.‬‬ ‫وقدمت بوليمرات ‪ Biffa‬مادة ‪ rHDPE‬من الدرجة‬ ‫الغذائية لتجارب مزج الذوبان وتم تحضير ُم َّ‬ ‫ركبين‬ ‫احدهما يستخدم ‪ rHDPE‬من الدرجة الغذائية وال ُمركب الثاني‬ ‫يستخدم ‪ HDPE‬خام‪ .‬وكالهما عند مستوى ‪HDPE: ٪10‬‬ ‫‪.EVOH‬‬ ‫ً‬ ‫وتم تطهير كال المركبين وخلطهما بشكل جاف بنسبة ‪ 1 :1‬مع‬ ‫‪ HDPE‬الخام وتم بثق عدد من العبوات‪.‬‬ ‫وقدمت شركة ‪٢٦ Kuraray‬عينة من مجموعة من عبوات‬ ‫‪ EVOH / HDPE‬متعددة الطبقات‪ ،‬ما بين أطعمة ومشروبات‬ ‫وأغذية الحيوانات األليفة والتطبيقات الكيميائية المنزلية ‪ ،‬تتميز‬ ‫بطبقة ‪ EVOH‬وتتراوح من ‪ ٣،٨‬إلى ‪ ٪١٤،٥‬وتم إرسال تلك‬ ‫العبوات إلى ‪ Titech‬لتحديد ما إذا كان نظام اكتشاف ‪NIR‬‬ ‫قادرا على الكشف عن وجود مادة ‪ EVOH‬أو أي اختالف آخر‬ ‫ً‬ ‫يميزهم عن منتجات ‪ HDPE‬أحادية الطبقة‪.‬‬ ‫وأظهرت النتائج اإلجمالية أنه ال يوجد أي موانع لعدم إمكانية‬ ‫تضمين هياكل ‪ HDPE / EVOH‬متعددة الطبقات في إعادة‬ ‫تدوير عبوات ‪ HDPE‬وأن المستويات التي تصل إلى ‪ ٪٥‬لن‬ ‫يكون لها تأثير كبير على خصائص أو أداء راتنجات ‪HDPE‬‬ ‫المعاد تدويرها‪.‬‬ ‫وأظهرت نتائج التجربة أنه عند مستويات استخدام لنسبة‬ ‫‪ ٪٠،٢٥‬من مادة ‪ EVOH‬ضمن مواد ‪ HDPE‬المعاد تدويره‬ ‫و ‪ HDPE‬الخام ‪ ،‬لم يتأثر أداء معالجة قولبة النفخ بالبثق‪ ،‬وكما‬ ‫لم تتأثر الخصائص الفيزيائية للطعام ‪ ،‬مقارنة بـ ‪rHDPE‬‬ ‫وحده‪.‬‬ ‫وبمراجعة لحزمة عبوات ‪ HDPE‬بعد االستهالك فتم تحديد‬ ‫نسبة ‪ ٪٠،٤٢‬كمادة متعددة الطبقات وتزيد تلك النسبة بواقع ‪٪٢‬‬ ‫للجزء الملون لمادة ‪ ، HDPE‬وهو ما أنتج عن تفضيل إعادة‬ ‫تدوير مادة ‪ rHDPE‬الطبيعية فقط تجاريًا إلى لتناسب عملية‬ ‫حفظ المواد الغذائية‪.‬‬ ‫وبالتالي يمكن استخدامها يستخدم بشكل أساسي في تصنيع‬

‫عبوات الحليب الطبيعية الجديدة‪ .‬أما بالنسبة لمستويات القياس‬ ‫عند نسبة ‪ ،٪٢‬فال يكون للعبوات متعددة الطبقات أي تأثير على‬ ‫إعادة معالجة هذه المواد الملونة‪ .‬فمن الناحية العملية‪ ،‬تكون‬ ‫جميع عبوات ‪ HDPE‬متعددة الطبقات ملونة وغالبًا ما يتم‬ ‫فرزها في الجزء الملون (الجاز)‪.‬‬ ‫وقد استُخدمت حيالها تجربة التركيب والقولبة بالنفخ ‪rHDPE‬‬ ‫الطبيعي‪ ،‬بحيث يمكن رصد أي تأثيرات ناتجة عن وجود مادة‬ ‫‪ HDPE / EVOH‬الممزوجة بعد الصناعة بسهولة أكبر إذا‬ ‫حدثت‪.‬‬ ‫وأكدت تجارب ‪ Tomra‬أنه تم فرز العبوات من مادة ‪HDPE‬‬ ‫وتمييز طبقاته عن طريق تقنية فرز ‪ NIR‬وقاعدة بيانات معدلة‬ ‫ثم تم اختبار اضافة على ‪ ٪٠،٢٥‬من مادة ‪ EVOH‬إلى عبوات‬ ‫وذلك تحت ظروف قياسية‪ ،‬إال أن خصائص المعالجة لم تتأثر‪.‬‬ ‫وأظهر اختبار الترحيل اإلجمالي مستويات انتقال منخفضة‬ ‫ج ًدا ال تتعد ‪ ٠،٥‬مجم ‪ /‬ديسيمتر مكعب لجميع الهياكل‪ ،‬بما‬ ‫في ذلك مادة مزيج أحادية الطبقة بنسبة ‪ ٪١٠٠‬ومقارنته بالحد‬ ‫المحدد وهو ‪ ١٠‬مجم ‪ /‬ديسيمتر مكعب‪.‬‬ ‫ومع نتيجة الهجرة اإلجمالية المنخفضة هذه‪ ،‬ال يمكن رؤية‬ ‫أي فرق واضح بين هياكل العبوات المختلفة سواء تم تطبيقها مع‬ ‫الطبقة الداخلية ‪ HDPE‬البكر أو مع طبقة وظيفية ‪ EVOH‬فلم‬ ‫يحدث ارتفاع في نسب الترحيل‪.‬‬ ‫فبخالف االنخفاض الطفيف في الخواص الفيزيائية المتوقعة‬ ‫بين ‪ HDPE‬البكر والمعاد تدويره‪ ،‬أظهر االختبار قوة شد‬ ‫وتأثير جيدة‪.‬‬ ‫بشكل عام‪ ،‬خاصة بالنسبة للمنتجات الغذائية ال ٌمصممة‬ ‫لالستهالك خارج المنزل مثل الزبادي والمنتجات المعبأة‬ ‫لالستهالك ال ُمريح هي أكثر العبوات شيوعاً الستخدام‬ ‫مواد متعددة الطبقات لضمان التغليف والعزل األمثل للمواد‬ ‫االستهالكية‪.‬‬

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‫‪ n‬يُـقام في الفترة من (‪ )٣٠-٢٨‬مارس العام ‪٢٠٢٣‬م‪ ،‬المعرض الدولي الثامن «‪،»Nigeria plastprintpack 2023‬‬ ‫لصناعة البالستك والطباعه والتغليف‪ ،‬مركز الند مارك للمعارض ‪ -‬الجوس ‪ -‬نيجيريا ‪www.ppp-nigeria.com‬‬ ‫‪ n‬يُـقام في الفترة من (‪ )١١-١٠‬مايو العام ‪٢٠٢٣‬م‪ ،‬المعرض الدولي «‪،»Plastics Recycling Show Europe 2023‬‬ ‫لصناعة البالستك والتدوير‪ ،‬مركز راي الدولي للمعارض ‪ -‬امستردام ‪ -‬هولندا ‪www.prseventeurope.com.‬‬ ‫‪ n‬يُـقام في الفترة من (‪ )15-12‬يونيو العام ‪202٣‬م‪ ،‬المعرض الدولي «‪ ،»Saudi Plastics & Petrochem 2023‬لصناعة‬ ‫البالستك والبتروكيماويات‪ ،‬مركز الرياض الدولي للمعارض ‪ -‬الرياض ‪ -‬السعوديه ‪saudipp.com.‬‬ ‫‪ n‬يُـقام في الفترة من (‪ )٧-٥‬سبتمبر العام ‪٢٠٢٣‬م‪ ،‬المعرض والمؤتمر الدولي «‪Plastics Recycling Middle East Africa‬‬ ‫‪ ،»2023‬لصناعة البالستك والتدوير‪ ،‬مركز دبي الدولي للمعارض ‪ -‬دبي ‪ -‬االمارات العربيه المتحده ‪prseventmea.com.‬‬

‫‪ n‬يُـقام في الفترة من (‪ )١٥-١٣‬ديسمبر العام ‪٢٠٢٣‬م‪ ،‬المعرض الدولي «‪ ،»ArabPlast 2023‬لصناعة البالستك‪ ،‬مركز‬ ‫دبي الدولي للمعارض ‪ -‬دبي ‪ -‬االمارات العربية المتحده ‪www.arabplast.info.‬‬ ‫‪ n‬يُـقام في الفترة من (‪ )12-٩‬يناير العام ‪202٤‬م‪ ،‬المعرض الدولي «‪ ،»PLASTEX 2024‬لصناعة البالستك‪ ،‬مركز‬ ‫مصر الدولي للمعارض ‪ -‬القاهره ‪ -‬مصر ‪www.plastexegypt.com.‬‬

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The trade visitors at this year’s K travelled from 157 nations to the Rhine. Next to Germany, those European countries strongly represented on the visitors’ part included the Netherlands, Italy, Turkey, France, Belgium, Poland and Spain. With 42% of visitors coming from overseas, the reach of K is as high as usual among the international trade audience. While visitors from the East Asian region, in particular, were less well represented than at K three years ago due to the currently more difficult conditions in those countries on account of quarantine regulations, numerous visitors from the USA, Brazil and India were welcomed at K 2022. For around two thirds of all visitors polled machinery and plant construction ranked first in terms of interest. 57% and, hence 5% more than at K 2019, said they were interested in raw and auxiliary materials, with recyclates and bioplastics being particularly popular. For 28% semi-finished products and technical parts made of plastics and rubber were the main reason for coming (multiple responses possible). Over 70% of all visitors come from top and middle management. Top marks were given by visitors to K 2022 for the completeness of its ranges and its mapping of the entire supply chain. 98% of all professionals stated they had fully achieved the goals associated with their visit. During the eight trade fair days it became clear that this year’s K was right on target with its selection of hot topics, circular economy, climate protection and digitalisation. In terms of investment intentions, machinery and equipment for processing and recycling stood out at 43%. The focus was particularly on sustainability, but also on circular economy and energy/ resource efficiency in production. Around 40% of decision-makers said they were looking into the topic of decarbonisation. The K specials, which also focused on the three hot topics, were also very well received. The official special show, ‘Plastics Shape the Future’, focused on the economic, social and ecological challenges and potential solutions around the K guiding topics in high-calibre discussions and lectures, and this show was well attended throughout. The Circular Economy Forum, where the VDMA and 13 of its member companies impressively demonstrated the importance of technology in the implementation of the circular economy in the plastics industry, scored points with the international audience with live demonstrations and a great deal of well-founded knowledge as well as detailed information on the topic. At this year’s K in Düsseldorf, there was also a lot of discussion about the global production language, OPC UA. This standard allows the processing parameters of the machinery and equipment involved to be coordinated more precisely and in a more targeted manner. This, in turn, is considered an important prerequisite for optimised circular management. 40 companies from eight countries participated in an OPC UA demonstration project at the trade fair. At the Science Campus both exhibitors and visitors at K 2022 were provided with a condensed overview of scientific

activities and findings in the plastics and rubber sector. Numerous universities, institutes and funding bodies offered opportunities for direct dialogue here. The offer of the Plastics Training Initiative (KAI) was used by many pupils, trainees and students to gather information on the job profiles and career opportunities in the plastics industry. The next K Düsseldorf will be held from 8 to 15 October 2025. For more information about K Düsseldorf please visit: www.k-online.com

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fair of the plastics and rubber industry and succeeded in providing fresh impetus in all sectors of our industry. The many, in part, unexpected concrete contract negotiations held at the trade fair speak for themselves!” The current unpredictability and uncertainty of events does make for a tight situation in the sector overall, but this did not do any harm to exhibitor commitment and visitor interest, quite on the opposite: “Especially now in turbulent times and where the plastics industry is undergoing transformation towards the circular economy K 2022 was the ideal place to jointly and actively chart the course for the future,” sums up Ulrich Reifenhäuser. It was especially the wealth of new technology developments that raw materials producers, machine manufacturers and plastics processors presented for implementing the circular economy, resource conservation and climate protection that thrilled the trade visitors. Commenting on this

Ulrich Reifenhäuser says: “It can be clearly felt that all companies have embraced the need to take on social responsibility and think about plastics in a sustainable way from the beginning of the process chain. The variety of solutions, machinery and products for transformation towards a circular economy presented at K 2022 was incredible.”

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K 2022 Results Fulfil Highest Expectations

Innovation driver for the global plastics and rubber industry

  Multitude of concrete solutions, machines and products for the transformation towards a circular economy   The joy of the plastics and rubber industry at finally being able to exchange ideas in person on a global level again after three years characterised K 2022 Düsseldorf and ensured an excellent mood among the 3,037 exhibitors. The companies reported extraordinarily good leads and a marked willingness to invest among trade visitors, mentioning promising new customer relations and the conclusion of numerous, in part, spontaneous business deals. “K in Düsseldorf has once again fulfilled highest expectations. It continues to be the most international, complete and innovative trade fair of the global plastics and rubber

industry,” says Erhard Wienkamp, Managing Director at Messe Düsseldorf, delighting at the good results and adding: “The trade fair has impressively demonstrated just how valuable face-to-face networking, chance meetings and physical brand and product experiences are. We are very satisfied to see that K 2022 succeeded in sending out strong signals as an innovation driver of the industry and that our exhibitors did business with a high number of international customers with great decision-making powers.” 176,000 trade visitors from all continents travelled to their most relevant sectoral event in Düsseldorf. At over 70% the proportion of international guests at K 2022 remained at a constantly high level. The verdict from Ulrich Reifenhäuser, Chairman of the Exhibitor Advisory Board at K 2022, is also very positive: “After hardly any trade fairs could take place worldwide also on a national level over the past three years, K 2022 was all the more eagerly anticipated as the world’s No. 1 trade

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K 2022 a Complete Success for the WITTMANN Group

Under the motto “It’s all WITTMANN”, the WITTMANN Group showed at this year’s K fair its novelties in the areas of injection molding machines and process technologies, as well as robots and auxiliary appliances, to a broad international public for the first time in the new, uniform WITTMANN design. The main focus of the program lay on exhibits presenting impressive evidence of the company’s contribution to circular economy, digitization and climate protection. From the first to the last day of the fair, WITTMANN enjoyed an enormous amount of public interest in its exhibits at both of its trade fair booths, and also at the shared booth in the VDMA Circular Economy Forum. Rainer Weingraber, Managing Director of WITTMANN BATTENFELD, comments: “The K 2022 was a complete success. The response of the public to our exhibits was excellent. In the area of machines, special interest was shown in our trade fair highlight, an EcoPower driven by direct current from solar energy, and in the options for processing alternative materials which we demonstrated on several exhibits.” Michael Wittmann, CEO of the WITTMANN Group, expresses great satisfaction with the results of the fair as well: “At this K fair we were also able to present to visitors numerous novelties in all areas of auxiliaries and automation, and we were impressed by the response from interested parties. We can say without reservation that this year’s K fair was a complete success for the entire WITTMANN Group.” For more information about WITTMANN Group please visit: www.wittmann-group.com

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Turkish Plastics Recycler Invests in Starlinger Post-Consumer HDPE and PP Recycling Line The recycling line, installed at the company’s recycling facility in Başiskele, Kocaeli Province, took up operation mid of September 2022 Featuring Starlinger’s special high-vacuum degassing unit, the recoSTAR dynamic 215 C-VAC has a production capacity of two tonnes of high-quality plastic pellets per hour and processes post-consumer HDPE and PP bottle flakes. The line is equipped with a SMART feeder which ensures ideal material preparation prior to extrusion, effectively drying and homogenising the input material. “The Starlinger recoSTAR dynamic recycling lines have been designed with the focus on processing contaminated and highly humid post-consumer plastic waste”, explained Paul Niedl, Commercial Head of Starlinger recycling technology. “The elaborate construction of the SMART feeder allows the recycling of materials with higher levels of humidity. In combination with Starlinger’s Dynamic Automation Package which regulates the ideal operating point, it achieves a significant output increase.” The specially developed C-VAC degassing unit with its modern cascade setup takes care of volatile contaminants after the main extruder, effectively removing them by expanding the melt surface by 300 %. Tanrıkulu supplies the produced regranulate to the Turkish plastic product manufacturing industry. While the recycled polypropylene is used mainly to produce automobile plastic parts, furniture, toys and other injection moulding products, as well as for pallets, buckets or packaging films, the recycled polyethylene is used for pipes, bottles, plastic bags, and similar products. “At Tanrıkulu, we try to improve ourselves at every opportunity we get. For that, we continuously upgrade our production equipment”, said İzzet Tanrıkulu, General Manager of Tanrıkulu Group of Companies. “To ensure best regranulate quality, the post-consumer input material passes metal

detectors and filtration systems before being washed and sorted. The excellent vacuum degassing capacity of the Starlinger line combined with its high production output helps us to achieve best product quality at favourable costs, ensuring continuous supply of high-quality PP and PE regranulate to our customers.” From paper, glass and metals to plastics recycling With currently ten plastics recycling and manufacturing plants in various parts of Kocaeli Province, which borders the Istanbul metropolitan area, Tanrıkulu originally started out in 1989 in Istanbul, recycling paper, glass and metal waste. In 2006 the company began to produce regranulate from plastic waste and diversified by adding a facility for the production of PET sheet in 2014. Since then, Tanrıkulu has become one of the leading plastics recycling enterprises in Turkey and exports 50 % of its PET sheet products to overseas markets. Its plastics recycling capacity doubled after opening the Izpack PET packaging production facility in 2018 and installing automatic plastic sorting systems in 2019. For more information about Starlinger please visit: www.starlinger.com

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Delta Tecnic Improves Cable Properties in a Full Digital Transformation Delta Tecnic, a benchmark company in the production of masterbatches for the cable and PVC industry, values the manufacture of masterbatches and coloured compounds through the dilution of fluoropolymer resin. Thanks to their ability to retain stability in almost all chemical enviro ments, fluoropolymers give high performance to cables, which is especially relevant in this context of digital tran formation. The fluoropolymer masterbatch market size was valued at $426.6 million in 2020 and a compound annual growth rate of 3.6% is estimated between 2021 and 2027, according to a study by Global Market Insights. Precisely, the growing demand from cable companies contributes to the increase in the use of this type of masterbatches. And it is that fluoropolymer masterbatches are widely used in colouring applications of various products due to their characteristics which are superior to other thermoplastic resins. Higher quality of polymeric compounds After more than five years using this type of polymer, Delta Tecnic highlights the excellent combination of properties in terms of protection against oils and chemicals, as well as high thermal resistance. Among the qualities of these coatings we can highlight their low surface energy, low coefficient of friction, high inertia to any chemical agent, high resistance to abrasion and zero alteration due to light. Delta Tecnic began its offering with masterbatches made with FEP-which stands out for being highly transparent and resistant to sunlight-and with EFTE, highly durable due to its chemical resistance and stability to temperature changes and ultraviolet rays. Now the company has increased its range by incorporating both PFA, with creep resistance and thermal stability, and PVDF, which exhibits efficient piezoelectric and pyroelectric properties. More efficient cables for growing industries The cable industry is diversifying and growing hand in hand with new technologies, especially with the new generation of wir less networks (5G) and high speeds. It is precisely in this sector where it is important to reduce the weight of cables and increase connections thanks to the Internet of Things (IoT). Due to their good general behaviour, fluoropolymers can be used in difficult conditions, allowing for reducing the use of insulation and the dimensions of the cables. There are multiple benefits associated with the use of these resins in cables. One of them is its resistance to extreme temperatures, very useful in high performance applications in environments where there are extreme

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climates with very wide temperature ranges from very high to very low. Their chemical resistance makes them optimally used in heavy machinery units or in chemical factories where there is a danger of both high temperatures and contact with chemical agents. Obviously, these properties make them exceptional in case of exposure to chemical elements, avoiding a decrease in electrical performance or even a power failure, with all the negative consequences that this electrical shutdown can cause. There is an increasing demand for the reduction of thicknesses and weights in the cable industry. Fluoropolymers, thanks to their excellent insulation properties, enable the manufacture of cables with very fine insulation, helping to reduce weight, as well as enabling wiring in designs that require extremely small cables. Thanks to their chemical structure, fluoropolymers are extremely flexible and in applications where continuous movements are required, their high resistance to deformation is highly valued to avoid breakage in the conductor insulation after long cycles of use. These materials also have exceptional insulative properties, allowing for optimum insulation and are an excellent solution for very long-distance cabling with exceptional insulation requirements. Fluoropolymers also have a very low coefficient of friction and wear resulting in a much lower loss of electrical energy than other polymers used as insulators. This makes them the best option in circuits where a loss of energy would be a potential problem. So we can highlight all the benefits of using fluoropolymers: temperature resistance, chemical resistance, compactness, flexibility, efficiency, longer length and zero energy loss. When put together, all these benefits offer the resulting cable a longer useful life and better perfo mance, thus keeping maintenance costs lower and requiring less repair or replacement. In the aviation, automotive and special wiring industries, the introduction of these materials thanks to their high use temperatures and their chemical resistance has been increasing, now comprising an essential family of materials. In addition, the transition to the electric car requires battery and charging cables that the combustion one doesn’t. The strong expected growth of this industry and the change in consumer behaviour are moving the sector towards a new scenario. For more information about Delta Tecnic please visit: https://deltatecnic.com/

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Taghleef Industries Wins at Sustainability Awards 2022

The Packaging Europe expert jury has announced that the solution proposed by Taghleef Industries and Gerosa Group of a BOPP High barrier 4-side sealed sachet proposed by Taghleef Industries and Gerosa Group has won the Recyclable Packaging Category for the PreCommercialized Innovations. The packaging solution proposed aims to replace multimaterial structures made of PET/Alu/PE or PET/metPET/ PE in applications such as dry powder products or dressing sauces. The innovative structure has important advantages in terms of recyclability and unit weight reduction, providing good performances in terms of product protection, thanks to the use of EXTENDOR XZMX along with a final PP-based design that offers excellent performing sealing properties and tear propagation for convenient packaging opening. The PP based structure is designed to meet Minimum Recyclability Criteria which is part of the German Packaging Law VerpackG (Verpackungsgesetz Packaging Act). This innovation was selected among the PreCommercialized proposals, which include solutions cover-

ing the most important areas of emerging innovations entering the market in the years to come. In fact, Taghleef and Gerosa›s project is expected to be launched in 2023 at the end of the validation program in cooperation with some selected customers. The awareness that the value of raw materials should be preserved for as long as possible is demanding a new responsibility at the manufacturing level. Products should be made to last longer, be reused or, when not possible, be recycled so that they become valuable secondary materials for new products. Taghleef Industries is supporting the preservation of material through a portfolio that allows the reDESIGNT of traditional multi-material structures which would not fit the recyclability requirements as part of the services offered through its Dynamic CycleT approach. Dynamic Cycle is Ti›s set of initiatives aimed to address sustainability issues within and for its stakeholders, with the goal of contributing to the quality of life for generations to come. For more information about Taghleef Industries please visit:www.ti-films.com

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Windmöller & Hölscher Reports a Very Successful K 2022

W&H presented new machine technologies and packaging solutions for sustainable flexible packaging production at a very successful K 2022. Windmöller & Hölscher, specialist for machinery in the flexible packaging market, presented new developments in three areas at K 2022: Efficient production, Circular Economy, and Digitization. The W&H slogan at K 2022, “Get in the Loop” and the infinity symbol illustrate the way these three topics influence each other and contribute to the success of sustainability. “The K trade fair has proven itself as a meeting point for the industry, as a performance show and as an important point of contact with our customers,” says Peter Steinbeck, CEO of W&H. “Just like before the pandemic, we had visitors from all over the world at the W&H booth. With the live machine demonstrations three times a day, we reached several hundred visitors each time,” adds Dr. Sascha Witt, CSO of W&H. On four exhibition days, W&H hosted an in-house EXPO at its headquarters in Lengerich, where another 12 lines including extrusion, printing, and converting machinery were presented. Around 1,100 visitors from 83 countries traveled to Lengerich. The highlight for trade fair visitors was the VAREX

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II blown film line in operation at the booth. The daily machine show in Düsseldorf featured live demonstrations of the new EASY2 Change assistance system, an autopilot for product changes. Compared to an experienced operator, the number of necessary clicks for a product change is reduced by more than 70% and the time needed is cut by more than half - and all that with the certainty that no errors are made. This is especially important for difficult products, for example containing recycled materials with varying qualities. After the end of the trade show, the line is now being delivered to the customer IsoFlex Packaging, a member of the Sigma Plastics Group in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. W&H also highlighted new packaging solutions ready for the Circular Economy: Six examples that are made for recycling and four solutions that use high percentages of recycled materials. All solutions have been extruded and printed with W&H lines and have been tested for their practicability with W&H sack making lines or with converting partners – proving that sustainable solutions with the required functionalities are possible today. For more information about W&H please visit: www.wh.group/int/en

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StackTeck Teams Up with NETSTAL for PET Preforms

StackTeck Systems Ltd., a global manufacturer of multi-cavity, high volume production molds, has ordered a NETSTAL PET-LINE 4000 system for PET preform mold qualifications. It will be installed in Q1 of 2023 at their headquarters located in Canada. The system will be capable of qualifying molds with side entry multi-position take-off plates, as well as PiCOOLTM blow pin plates. StackTeck’s mold qualification TeckCenter is being prepared with a dedicated bay, including all services and drying capabilities required for any production preform mold that would run in the system at an optimized cycle time. Rick Unterlander, General Manager PET commented, “The StackTeck team has taken on many challenges in recent years, from high cavitation 144 cavity molds, to rPET and overmolding systems, while introducing new advances to increase productivity and part quality. By adding a full-scale production machine and automation to our mold

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qualification capability supplied by NETSTAL, we will be in a tremendous position to support customers with PET molds. Our TeckCenter is well equipped with an automated vision inspection system to handle large numbers of plastic samples needed for PET projects.” It isn’t the first time the two companies have worked together. According to Vince Travaglini, StackTeck’s President & CEO, “We have worked closely with NETSTAL on many projects in the packaging and medical sectors for years now. This is a great step forward for us, now we join forces with a PET industry leader who we already know very well. We’ve used NETSTAL test machines for over 20 years, and when this PET-LINE 4000 system arrives nearly half of our test machines will be from NETSTAL.” For more information about StackTeck please visit: www.stackteck.com

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K 2022 Yields Substantial New Orders for Davis-Standard

The electric atmosphere of K 2022 resounded at DavisStandard’s exhibit with meaningful customer interactions, hundreds of quality leads, and multiple customer orders! Davis-Standard’s team reported a high-level of excitement throughout the show, with customers arriving to discuss new projects, industry trends, and active participation in Davis-Standard’s live demonstrations of new technology, such as DS Activ-Check™ and the EDI® Prodigi die.  “This K show was exceptional in terms of foot traffic, customer engagement, and the synergy among our DavisStandard team from different locations,” said Giovanni Spitale, Davis-Standard‘s President and CEO. “The opportunity to engage meaningfully and in person with so many of our customers was simply wonderful.  We are thrilled and humbled to participate in this year’s K show in such a big way.” Davis-Standard’s team reported significant interest in equipment for composite and micro-duct tubing lines for heating and plumbing, EV battery tempering pipes and hoses, greater automation for irrigation lines, sheet for EPET and multi-layer processes, and BOPP films, among others. Customers were focused on solutions that boost efficiency, improve recyclability, increase production capacity, and align automation and digitalization with personnel availability and capabilities. The DS Activ-Check™ cloud-

based solution for preventative maintenance and process optimization was well received along with the Davis-Standard systems integration of the EDI® Prodigi die, providing more response and automatic profile control for cast film, sheet, and extrusion coating applications. Davis-Standard’s aftermarket services to improve processing and profitability were also a hot topic of conversation during the show. According to the K 2022 website, more than 3,000 exhibitors and 176,000 trade visitors representing 157 nations participated. Visitors gave the show top marks for mapping the entire supply chain, with 98 percent saying they fully achieved the goals associated with their visit. The site noted investment intentions for equipment and equipment used in recycling and processing stood out at 43 percent. Participants were especially interested in solutions that support sustainability, the circular economy, and energy/resource efficiency in production. About 40 percent of respondents said they were investigating the topic of decarbonization. “We are grateful to everyone who came by our exhibit during the show,” added Spitale. “It was good to see you. We appreciate your current and potential business and look forward to serving you.” For more information about Davis-Standard or to inquire on a product or service, visit: davis-standard.com

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Lindner Presents Innovative All-in-one Recycling Solutions Recycling specialist Lindner showed all-in-one solutions for efficient plastics recycling at K 2022 in Dusseldorf in Hall 9, booths B17/B19 and in the outside area CE02 as part of the VDMA Circular Economy Forum. In three daily demonstrations, different post- consumer rigid plastics were shredded live – and for the first time also wet washed. Working together with Engel there was yet another first: shredded rigid plastics were injection moulded and turned directly into new pallets on site. As a pioneer in plastics recycling, Lindner knows what the recycling and circular economy wants: higher throughputs, short downtimes and maximum energy efficiency. The increased demand for quality recyclates also requires first-class washing components that can be added as modules depending on the degree of contamination. This can be achieved thanks to product innovations and the perfectly coordinated upstream processes of shredding – washing –

sorting. As one of the few recycling specialists, Lindner offers all-in-one solutions to efficiently optimise these steps to process rigid plastics, films and PET. For more information about Lindner please visit: www.lindner.com

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Herbold Meckesheim Receives Many Orders at K 2022 Herbold Meckesheim is thoroughly satisfied with the results of K 2022. The fact that the leading trade fair for the plastics and rubber industry focused on the circular economy naturally played into the order books of the manufacturer of recycling systems and machines. In addition, Herbold Meckesheim has formed together with the Stuttgart-based machine manufacturer Coperion a new Recycling Business Unit in October, which offers complete solutions for plastics processing, as it continues to develop. This has been received with great interest by the market. Herbold Meckesheim’s résumé reflects the international orientation of the plastics trade fair: The majority of the relevant discussions related to projects abroad, with Spain, France, Turkey, India, Sweden, Poland or Brazil, for example, being strongly represented in addition to the USA. “You can see how seriously recycling is being treated in many countries,” comments the special machine manufacturer on the inquiries from six of the seven continents, “which show that there is an increasing demand worldwide for the reprocessing of post-consumer waste, especially PET.” Fittingly, the core area of the customer inquiries was even more clearly on washing lines and the interest in the projects was of a more sustainable nature, Herbold states. In the field of recycling plants, most of the orders discussed were for PET washing lines, while those for films were in demand on a similar scale. The plant manufacturer’s solutions for the recycling of rigid plastics and big bags also met with an unbroken response. Among the machine solutions, the classic granulators continue to be a top seller, in addition to shredders, pulverizers and drying systems. Accordingly, Herbold Meckesheim had brought a further developed version of its SML 60/100 SB 2

granulator to the fair in Düsseldorf, which – whether dry or wet – is ideally suited for grinding PET bottles, for example, and is equipped with a horizontal forced feeding device. A mechanical dryer T 2016 PA, which achieves an equally high drying performance with different types of plastic materials, was also exhibited at the Herbold booth. As well as a HV 70 plastcompactor with silo, which produces agglomerates of high bulk density with high throughput and minimal thermal stress. The fact that a notable part of the total inquiries were for a HV plastcompactor confirms the variable deployment options and pronounced customer satisfaction with this series. The merger of Coperion and Herbold Meckesheim and the resulting opportunities were very positively received, according to everyone’s impression. The newly founded Recycling Business Unit is able to offer modular system and plant solutions on an industrial scale and combines the complementary technologies of both companies for the benefit of the customers. For more information about Herbold Meckesheim GmbH please visit: www.herbold.com

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reprocess their in-house waste. Besides packaging film producers, woven bag producers now also require higher quality recycling (minimal material degradation) to reduce production costs as much as possible. The Repro-One recycling technology from POLYSTAR is a combination of shredder, extruder, and pelletizer in one machine. This one-step, powerful (shredder) yet gentle (low processing temperature) process produces the best possible pellets quality at the lowest operation cost, enabling the producers to reuse all of the pellets back in PP tape extrusion lines. In India, the requirement for more advanced recycling machines is rising, especially for PP raffia, woven bags, and FIBC producers who need to process their internal waste. More than 105 Repro-One recycling machines have been installed in the sector of India alone, and 350 more around the globe.

Less Expensive to Maintain. Faster Delivery. Lower maintenance cost is a key advantage of using a POLYSTAR. The cost of consumable parts is 2.5~3 times lower compared to European machine suppliers of similar built quality. With the new (third) facility in Taiwan, POLYSTAR has been able to better serve our customers with faster machine delivery time and in-time spare parts support; keeping a large number of critical machine components in stock. For standardized machine models from POLYSTAR, the lead time is only 4-6 months. As the demand for recycling machines remains strong, POLYSTAR continues to prepare in-stock recycling machines and spare parts to avoid long delivery times, providing their worldwide customers with simple solutions. For more information about POLYSTAR please visit: www.polystarco.com

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Post-consumer and Post-industrial Plastics Recycling Demand is Growing That’s why the Repro-Flex model from a Taiwan-based recycling machine manufacturer POLYSTAR has become one of the most popular models among recyclers due to its high level of efficiency and stability in recycling both soft and hard plastic scraps in a variety of forms. As of today, 1,200 Repro-Flex recycling machines are in operation worldwide.

Two-stage Plastic Recycling Machine Adds Flexibility for Recyclers

It may be good for everyone to be in the plastic recycling business whether you are a recycler or a producer. New regulations in many countries now require producers to use a higher percentage of recycled content in flexible and rigid packaging products. The instability of raw material prices and supplies also forces plastic producers to better recycle their production waste. With the great importance of recycled-based plastic products, the global demand for plastic recycling is expanding. Recyclers are now purchasing more advanced technologies and much plastic equipment at once, as well as bigger pelletizing extruders.

Cutter-compactor increases the output of large plastic recycling lines.

A cutter compactor has a clear advantage, especially for larger-sized recycling extruders. Through natural heat and friction generated from the rotation, it can quickly compact and densify the light-weighted material into a more solid form to be fed into the extruder at a constant rate.

For recyclers who process washed and fully printed postconsumer waste, POLYSTAR offers an option of adding a second extruder to the Repro-Flex model. Also having a cutter compactor built in and operating with the same working principles, the two-stage model Repro-Flex Plus has a total of three degassing zones and two filtration steps throughout the entire recycling process. This model is also ideal for processing post-industrial laminated/multi-layered waste. When processing post-consumer materials, the cuttercompactor reduces the ink and moisture level of the material coming from the washing lines, such as washed flakes (from film and woven bags) as well as regrind waste from milk and shampoo bottles. At the same time, it stabilizes the material being fed into the extrusion pelletizing line to ensure consistent production output and better pellets quality.

Shredder integrated plastic recycling machine Extruder can process Raffia inhouse waste in one step. The reusability of recycled pellets has become more important than ever for plastic producers who recycle and

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ENGEL Launches Pay Per Use New usage model offers more flexibility and assurance

ENGEL breaks new ground in injection moulding machine distribution. Blazing a trail for its industry, the machine manufacturer now offers its customers a pay-per-use model on top of classical machine purchases. This helps processors to reduce their investment risk while at the same time boosting flexibility in production. Payment is made as a function of the machine utilisation level. A unit price is agreed either per unit produced or unit of machine operating time. The pay-per-use model allows processors to avoid the risk of binding capital or the need to seek approval for substantial investments. This often means that the procurement process can be concluded faster. Assuring high machine availability is another benefit. All production cells delivered in the scope of the pay-per-use model feature the online support and remote maintenance tool e‑connect.24 and are regularly maintained by ENGEL service technicians. In a service case, the ENGEL technicians can start troubleshooting immediately. Maintenance work can be planned at an early stage to keep unavoidable machine downtime to a minimum. And e‑connect.24 acquires the machine utilisation as the basis for billing. At the end of the agreed contractual term, the customer has the option of purchasing the machine. Alternatively, ENGEL Used Machinery, the pre-owned machine company in the ENGEL Group, can take back the machine. This means that Pay per Use makes a contribution towards sustainability. After all, the business model ensures that the potential service life of the injection moulding machine is utilised to the max. The financing partner backing the new pay-per-use solution by ENGEL is linx4 GmbH, which is headquartered in Vienna. ENGEL is the first supplier in the injection moulding machine field to offer its customers this flexibility. For more information about ENGEL AUSTRIA GmbH please visit: www.engelglobal.com

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Imerys Looks Back on a Successful K 2022

Imerys is a world’s leading supplier of specialty minerals, delivering excellence and market-driven innovation to customers around the world. At the K 2022 Imerys showcased its latest innovations for Plastics and Rubber as well as its one-stop-shop offer of innovative mineral solutions designed to make everyday polymers more durable, environment friendly, lighter, easier to process and recycle, and cost-effective. Dr. Jelena Arsic-van Os, Imerys Performance Minerals Vice President Plastics, Paints & Coatings, Rubber, Adhesives, Caulks & Sealants, Europe, Middle East and Africa about Imerys’ participation in the K-SHOW said: “The 2022 edition of the K-SHOW was a very exciting one for Imerys. During the exhibition, we have launched two innovative products, showcasing Imerys’ Pioneer™

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sustainability label, and promoting a new investment in lightweight talc production capacity in China, to be inaugurated in 2023. We were very pleased to welcome our valuable customers and partners and had very interesting exchanges with visitors from all over the world, including the Middle East and North Africa regions. The Middle-East and North African region has a growth focus for Imerys. We are proudly serving this market partnering with key polymer compounders and paints and coatings producers. We are currently working on business developments that will change the fundamentals of our operations in the region leveraging on our strengths we have as an innovative leader in the industry.”   For more information about Imerys please visit: www.imerys.com

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A Diversity and Inclusion Milestone in Yanbu Saudi Arabia As a producer of titanium dioxide and inorganic chemicals, Tronox mines and processes titanium ore, zircon and other materials and manufactures TiONA® and Ti K O N ™   t i t a n i u m dioxide pigment, specialty-grade CristalACTiV™ titanium dioxide products and high-purity titanium chemicals, for the plastics industry. Diversity & Inclusion at Tronox means leading and encouraging a diverse workforce that values and respects every individual. To achieve this vision, we must build an inclusive and diverse workforce reflective of the communities we serve, and maintain a commitment to developing diverse talent. Our Diversity & Inclusion strategy is supported by hundreds of active participants worldwide in the Tronox Diversity and Inclusion Network (TDIN). For the first time in the company’s history, Tronox representatives visited Yanbu’s female educational centers alongside Amy Webb, VP, Global HR Operations and diversity and inclusion champion. “Part of our D&I strategy states that we want a workforce reflective of our community,” she said. “The visits with the female educational centers provided the next step in our progress at Yanbu.” Amy, along with Nada Malki, Senior Communications Specialist, and Gadeer Nahhas, HR Advisor, visited Taibah University, a women’s college, where they met with the dean of the university and a group of PhD candidates. They discussed a graduate co-op program in which instructors visit Tronox’s labs to improve them for effective learning, and vice versa, identifying ways in which Tronox can assist

the university in improving its facilities. A visit to Yanbu’s Royal Commission Technical Institute followed, where they learned about the center’s mission, as well as explored opportunities both parties can take advantage of, such as training Tronox’s own employees there and hiring graduates. “I was overwhelmed by the information shared, the passion for the development of females, and the potential of our partnerships with these organizations,” Amy said. “The connections we made on this trip will produce future talent dividends for our organization.” Nearby, the team spent a few hours visiting the Royal Commission’s Women’s Technical Institute, where Gadeer had graduated, and met some of the participants in our first women’s co-op program. “After starting a new stage of my life with Tronox, walking in the center again makes me feel proud as this [college) made me who I am today,” Gadeer said. For more information about Tronox please visit: www.tronox.com

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Bole Injection Molding Machine in Operation at Customer’s Plant in Egypt

Bole, injection molding machine manufacturer, reported a new installation of a large injection molding machine was completed in December 2022 in Egypt. The large Bole machine was set up for the production of plastic pallets. Boles statement included “This is one of many cases from the logistics products industry from Bole in the African market and also a perfect example of many overseas customers for Bole’s large tonnage machines. Also Bole has been developing the African market for more than 20 years. Currently, Egypt in North Africa and Nigeria in West Africa are Bole’s two largest markets in Africa. In the whole African region, many customers have purchased Bole large injection molding equipment, such as Bole two-platen machine BL2700DK in Ethiopia, Bole three-platen machine BL2200EKII in Sudan, several Bole three-platen machine BL2500EK in Egypt, and Bole BL2100EK in Nigeria.”

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“All of them are for logistics products industry that mainly producing 23KG plastic pallets and 240L garbage cans. The unit price of these equipment is more than 500,000 US dollars, and the total amount of a project is more than 1 million US dollars. In other industries, Bole plastic injection moulding machine also involved. In East Africa, such as Kenya, there are customers using Bole injection molding Machine BL520EKH to produce drinking water bottles or Agricultural pipe fittings. In South Africa, there are some customers using Bole injection molding machines to produce automotive plastic parts. In North Africa, such as Morocco and Algeria, customers use Bole injection molding machine to produce plastic tables and chairs, fruit and vegetable crates, etc., which are very common.” For more information about Bole please visit: www. bolemachinery.com

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Rebound Plastic Exchange to Support GCC-Wide Efforts in Sustainable Waste Management The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Rebound Plastic Exchange, a glob(KSA) and the United Arab Emirates al B2B digital trading platform for (UAE) together account for approxirecycled plastics, is ready to supmately 75% of the region’s waste, port the Cooperation Council for the which accentuates the joint WBCSDArab States of the Gulf (GCC) in BCG study [3]. Under the theme, achieving sustainable waste manage“Chemistry in Action: Shaping a ment. Currently, it is estimated that it Sustainable Future,” the 16th Annual will take USD 60-85 bn [1]. invested Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals across four key value streams, plastic, Association (GPCA) Forum, taking concrete & cement, metal, and bioplace from 6-8 December 2022 in waste over the next 20 years to meet Riyadh, KSA, will attract global and targets throughout the GCC region regional leaders in the chemical indusaccording to a new report by Boston Maryam Al Mansoori, General Manager, try to discuss designing more susConsulting Group (BCG) in collaboraRebound Plastic Exchange tainable value chains through collabtion with the World Business Council for orative ventures. The forum will host Sustainable Development (WBCSD). the inaugural Gulf Petrochemicals and The recent launch of Rebound Plastic Chemicals Association Symposium Exchange will spur trust and quality under the slogan “Delivering our assurance amongst buyers and sellPlastics Circularity Ambition” to proers in the GCC, providing companies vide a platform for collaboration and and nations with a vital benchmark for knowledge exchange towards a plastheir capacity to adopt and trade qualtics circular economy. ity assured plastics, equip them with The Gulf Petrochemicals and frameworks to facilitate exchange, Chemicals Association (GPCA) repand highlight the tangible benefits of resents the downstream hydrocartransparent plastic trading. bon industry in the Arabian Gulf. Maryam Al Mansoori, General Established in 2006, the association Manager, Rebound Plastic Exchange, voices the common interests of more said: “Facilitating the demand supply than 250 member companies which gap with the GCC’s recycling infrainclude Borouge, QAFCO, among othstructure will position the GCC as a ers. The industry makes up the second largest manufackey actor in the global effort towards circularity. Rebound turing sector in the region, producing over USD 108 billion Plastic Exchange can help do just that.” The report, titled worth of products a year. “Recycling in the GCC: Securing Valuable Resources for a Dr. Abdulwahab Al-Sadoun, Secretary General, GPCA, Sustainable Future”, finds that the GCC generates between commented: “Plastic waste - when harnessed and man105 and 130 million tons of waste per annum, and that the aged properly - has significant value which can be tapped USD 85 bn. investment stronghold would cover design, into to drive our circular economy efforts. Plastics also collection, sorting, and recycling investment across these perform better when compared to alternatives when it four key waste streams. The recorded numbers underscore comes to GHG emissions. According to a recent study by how the generated waste in the Gulf countries comes priMcKinsey & Co. there are few viable alternatives to plastics marily from Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), Construction in food packaging applications, with plastics having a lower and Demolition Waste (CDW), and agricultural waste [2]. GHG impact in 13 of the 14 non-plastic alternatives anaAs the host of COP28 next year, the UAE has an opporlyzed. This is thanks to its Inherent properties which help tunity to not only drive climate action at home but also to to drive down CO2 emissions in many modern applications set an example to the world. Hosting the International Solid today.” Waste Association (ISWA) World Congress in 2023, Oman For more information about Rebound Plastic Exchange will certainly build on the momentum by attracting key please visit: www.reboundplasticexchange.com stakeholders to the region.

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remain the most important success factors in Angola, too. ‘Family spirit is at the heart of our identity. We are grateful to each and every one of our employees and proud of the great development we have seen over the past few years,’ says Resnicek. Expansion course in southern Africa The construction of the new plant in Angola is another milestone in the growth strategy for the south of the continent, along with investments in South Africa. As a result, ALPLA is offering its local customers not only global expertise and innovative solutions, but also significantly increased capacity and greater flexibility in day-to-day business. It is also planned to expand production to other product categories. Thus, in the future, closures could also be produced in Viana using injection moulding (IM-CAPS), as well as ISBM (injection stretch blow moulding) or SBM (stretch blow moulding)

technologies for the production of bottles. “Preforms, closures and bottles: This would enable us to offer our customers a complete range,” says Filipe, looking positively towards the future. “THE OPENING OF THE 2ND PRODUCTION FACILITY IN ANGOLA SHOWS OUR COMMITMENT TO FURTHER GROW AND INVEST IN THE AFRICAN CONTINENT. THIS IS YET ANOTHER MILESTONE OF THE JOURNEY WE STARTED IN 2014 SOUTH AFRICA AND CONTINUED IN 2016 IN EGYPT. THE FOOTPRINT WILL HOPEFULLY CONTINUE WITH NEW PLANTS IN NORTHERN AND EASTERN AFRICA WITH A STRONG FOCUS ON WESTERN AFRICA TOO.” Javier Delgado, Regional Managing Director Africa, Middle East and Turkey For more information about ALPLA please visit:  www.alpla.com

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ALPLA Expands Activities in ANGOLA

More than nine million people live in Luanda, making Angola’s capital the third-largest Portuguese-speaking city in the world after São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. The metropolis on the Atlantic Ocean continues to grow more and more, as does the economy of the country in southwest Africa. Growth rates of up to 5 per cent are forecast for the coming years (1). By opening a second plant, ALPLA is highlighting its ambitions for the Angolan market. ALPLA has been active in the national market for highquality beverage packaging with an in-house production plant for customer and partner Refriango in the Luanda suburb of Viana since 2018. With success, because quality increases demand. And after Refriango was commissioned by The Coca-Cola Company as the official bottler in Angola in 2022, ALPLA’s second plant followed in the summer. ‘Angola has enormous potential. We have continuously expanded our capacity and our headcount since entering the country. The market for plastic packaging is developing very dynamically, and we are at the forefront and aiming for

further growth,’ explains Mike Resnicek, Managing Director Sub-Saharan Africa at ALPLA. Opportunities and challenges By opening its second plant, the packaging company is highlighting its ambitions for the Angolan market. The roughly 4,000 square metre site was built separately and manufactures PET preforms for the country’s beverage industry. The 15 new employees increase the total number of employees to 45. The total production area of the two plants is 5,500 square meters, houses seven machines and includes IM-PET (injection moulding for preforms) and CM-CAPS (compression moulding for closures) technologies. Though the opportunities in the Angolan market are excellent, so too are the challenges. Plant Manager Aires Filipe is aware of this, saying, ‘Local suppliers are still scarce, and there are bureaucratic hurdles that make business more difficult. On top of that, finding qualified employees can take a while.’ Teamwork, entrepreneurial spirit and mutual appreciation within the Family of Pioneers

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Honeywell and Environ Agree to Advance Plastics Circularity in EGYPT Honeywell (Nasdaq: HON) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Egypt’s Environ Adapt for Recycling Industries with the aim of advancing plastics recycling in the country. The two organizations will explore the development of the first chemical recycling facility in Egypt that would be equipped with Honeywell’s advanced technology, capable of converting waste plastic into valuable recycled polymer feedstock (RPF). Under the proposal outlined in the MoU, Honeywell UOP will work with Environ to deploy its latest UpCycle Process Technology - a technology that, when used in conjunction with other chemical and mechanical recycling processes, along with improvements to collection and sorting - has the potential to help recycle up to 90 percent of waste plastics. [i],[ii] This represents a considerable increase in waste plastics that can be turned into polymer feedstock. “With a broad portfolio of ready now solutions that reduce waste, lower carbon emissions and support sustainable energy transition, Honeywell is well-positioned to support Middle Eastern and North African countries in their ESG goals,” said Khaled Hashem, president, Honeywell Egypt and North Africa. “Our Upcycle Process Technology represents an important milestone in the area of plastics circularity, and we are excited about the opportunity to collaborate with Environ to see how the technology could be deployed in Egypt in support of the country’s sustainability objectives.” The MoU enables Environ to conduct a project feasibility study to explore trends, feedstock availability and potential markets, technical studies for the operation of the plant and facility, as well as overall project schedule, financial modelling and analysis. In parallel, Honeywell UOP will provide Environ with technical and commercial information and analysis and broader project support. “We are fully invested along the entire waste value chain and moving into chemical recycling is a natural evolution of our scope of work,” said Omar M. El Hassanein, CEO for the Waste Treatment and Resource Recovery division within Intro Sustainable Resources. “We are always on the lookout for innovative technologies that will help us decarbonise our customers’ operations and contribute to the country’s NDCs. We see Honeywell’s UpCycle Process technology as a key enabler of this objective and are looking forward to working with Honeywell towards the deployment of this technology in Egypt.” Honeywell is a world leader in sustainability-related innovation, combining this capability with a long legacy in

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technology for the digitalization of industries as part of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. While pursuing its own goal of becoming carbon neutral across its operations and facilities by 2035, Honeywell is supporting similar sustainability initiatives declared by nations, and their industries, across the Middle East and North Africa. The MoU, which was signed during the COP27 conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, supports the objectives of Egypt’s Vision 2030 – a unified long-term political, economic, and social vision developed in alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Under Vision 2030 Egypt has set a target to reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs) by 10 percent from the energy sector, including oil and gas, by 2030 compared to 2016 levels. Additionally, Egypt’s National Climate Change Strategy aims to increase the share of renewables in its power mix to 42 percent by 2035 and intends to invest US$10 billion to develop 10 GW of renewables and upgrade its thermal power plants. Operating from the North African hub in Cairo, Honeywell has been expanding its presence, activities and investments in Egypt as it works with some of the country’s key government and private sector entities in the fields of oil and gas, refining and petrochemicals, smart cities, building automation, defense, aviation, infrastructure development, logistics, security and fire safety. The company has been present in Egypt for more than 60 years and is committed to providing high quality talent and technological opportunities that support the country’s long-term focus on localization. For more information about Honeywell please visit: www.honeywell.com

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New BOPP Film Capacity for Sub-Saharan Africa Nigerian film producer Tempo Paper Pulp & Packaging and Brückner team up again

The demand for high-quality packaging film is constantly rising in the heart of Africa, especially in Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa. Taking this into account, Nigeria’s leading producer Tempo Paper Pulp & Packaging Ltd. (Ota, Ogun State), has recently started their second BOPP film line, 8.7m wide, with an annual capacity of 42,000 tons per year. Dr. Seun Obasanjo, CEO of the Tempo Group, says: “With our second BOPP film line, we are significantly increasing our yearly production capacity from 33,000 to 75,000 tons of high-quality films for the local packaging industry, which has come to expect the best from Tempo. Our state-of-theart BOPP line from Brückner Maschinenbau is designed to meet the trends for recyclability and ultrahigh barrier films, also by manufacturing thicker films with advanced properties for monolayers. This enables us to fulfil new market demands and requirements.” Tempo’s future plans include a further BO film lines expansion, a second CPP film production line and more metallizers. Tempo Group’s Deputy Managing Director

Nassos Sidirofagis adds: “Our goal is to offer our customers a broad product diversity. In a sense of “one-stop-shopping” they should be able to find their packaging solutions at one place – at Tempo. And our investment strategy is long-term. We are already thinking of several investments to consolidate our position in the market. I am quite sure that Tempo together with Brückner can achieve this goal.’’ Tempo Paper Pulp & Packaging is a member of the Tempo Group, one of the largest packaging manufacturing companies in Nigeria. The company offers a wide range of transparent, white, pearlized and metalized BOPP packaging films for applications such as labeling and food packaging. Brückner Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG, the world market leader for film stretching equipment, is part of the Brückner Group in Siegsdorf, Upper Bavaria, a familyowned, medium-sized group of companies with a total of more than 2,600 employees at 23 locations. For more information about Brückner please visit: www.brueckner.com/en

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Pepsi Introduces 100% Recycled Plastic Diet Pepsi Bottles in Kuwait

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Consumers in Kuwait will now be able to enjoy Diet Pepsi® in 100% recycled plastic bottles, as PepsiCo continues its expansion of sustainable packaging alternatives in the GCC, amid rising consumer consciousness around sustainability and regional government priorities. Pepsi is the first beverage brand in Kuwait to introduce locally manufactured, 100% recycled plastic bottles through its beloved low-calorie product, Diet Pepsi. The move accelerates efforts to drive a circular economy and reduce packaging waste in the country. The bottles are made from plastic that has been recycled, reprocessed, and repurposed, making them more environmentally friendly, as they have over 30% less greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as compared to virgin fossil-fuel based PET. The new packaging will be available in 2.25L Diet Pepsi bottles, offering consumers a refreshing drink, in more sustainable packaging. The launch comes at an important time in Kuwait, as the State works towards diverting 80% of waste away from the landfill by 2035. Aamer Sheikh, PepsiCo Middle East CEO, said, “We’re using the power of our brands to inspire people to make more positive choices for themselves and the planet and are proud to launch the 100% recycled bottles in Kuwait with our Diet Pepsi product offering. The Government of Kuwait has ambitious plans to build eco-cities in the coming years, and a greener, cleaner environment is intrinsically linked with the well-being of people. More sustainable packaging, and in parallel – the development of an effective waste management system, will play a significant role in driving this forward.” Efforts are underway with policy makers, local bottlers, and waste management players in Kuwait to advance recycling infrastructure and help build better consumer awareness around recycling to minimize waste from ending up in the landfill. Rashed Al Munae, Deputy CEO, United Beverage Company, said, “We share PepsiCo’s vision for a circular economy and are committed to contributing to Kuwait’s vision for a more sustainable future. We hope consumers opt for the new packaging, and we will continue our efforts to offer them more positive choices that are kinder to the planet.” As part of PepsiCo’s pep+ (PepsiCo Positive) strategy launch in 2021, it has announced a goal to achieve net-zero emissions across its value chain by 2040 and reduce virgin plastic per serving by 50% across its global food and beverage portfolio by 2030. For more information about Pepsi Middle East please visit: www.pepsico.com

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Contents

4 Guide to Successful Blown Film Production Typically blown film is used in many heavy industries such as, agricultural film bags, industry packaging, shrink film, stretch film, consumer packaging, food wrapping, transport packaging, Laminating film, barrier film and multilayer film. It is essential to know which film blowing process will suite your need, blown film extrusion is carried out vertically upwards, however horizontal and downward extrusion processes are now becoming more common.

7 Sustainable Multilayer Barrier Packaging Packaging must comply with food safety regulations to protect the consumer, therefore multilayer structures are essential in preserving and protecting the food. Food packaging has seen significant changes over recent decades with demand for pre-packaged food increasing, hence the requirement for research and development in barrier and shelf life extending materials.

9 Advanced PE for Demanding Applications ExxonMobil has developed a new series of ExceedT XP performance polyethylene (PE) grades that deliver remarkable mechanical performance with a combination of low density and fractional melt index (MI).  ExceedT XP 7021 and ExceedT XP 7052 offer the value chain a combination of attributes that is currently not available in a single resin.

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