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Warum wir uns am Kunststoffrecyclingwerk der HC Plastics beteiligen

Gemeinsam mit dem Recyclingspezialisten Hündgen hat die CLASSEN Gruppe ein neues Kunststoffrecyclingwerk eröffnet. Hier werden aus Kunststoffabfällen PP-Rezyklate für unsere CERAMIN® products.

Since November 2022, one of the most modern plants for plastics recycling in Germany has been located in Swisttal. Around 15,000 tonnes of plastic waste per year are processed here for further processing in industrial processes. By recycling packaging film made of polypropylene (PP), which was previously mainly incinerated, the Classen Group is setting new standards in plastics recycling. Mayor Petra Kalkbrenner and other representatives, including from the Federal Ministry for the Environment, were enthusiastic.

Recycling without losses

The newly founded company HC Plastics GmbH is a joint venture of the two family businesses W. Classen GmbH & Co. KG and Hündgen Entsorgungs GmbH & Co. KG. Das Entsorgungsunternehmen hat als Recyclingexperte gemeinsam mit Experten der Classen-Gruppe die neuartige Sortiertechnologie und den Maschinenpark entwickelt. In der Recyclinganlage entsteht ein Sekundärrohstoff, der zu einem großen Teil die Grundlage für unsere CERAMIN® Böden bildet. Auf diese Weise erfolgt ein Upcycling vermeintlich wertloser Kunststoffe zu einem langlebigen, robusten und umweltfreundlichen Produkt, das selbst wiederum zu 100 Prozent recyclingfähig ist.

Everyday waste becomes high-quality flooring

Recycled waste products such as yoghurt pots or jelly bear wrappers may have been familiar to most from everyday life. PP film was previously considered more or less unsuitable for recycling due to its soft and loose material properties. Therefore, the film was usually incinerated - with the corresponding consequences. On the one hand, the raw material is no longer available for the cycle after disposal, and on the other hand, incineration primarily produces CO2 as well as harmful carbon monoxide.

Exemplary circular economy

Die Zusammenarbeit der beiden Familienbetriebe ist ein Paradebeispiel für funktionierende Kreislaufwirtschaft, denn die hochwertigen PP-Rezyklate bilden die Grundlage für die Herstellung unserer CERAMIN® Böden. Hündgens Kompetenz in der Verwertung von Sekundärrohstoffen bietet die perfekte Ergänzung. Beide Unternehmen führen ihre langjährigen Erfahrungen und Nachhaltigkeitskompetenz in der 2021 gegründeten HC Plastics GmbH zusammen. Dabei steht die Kooperation unter dem Motto „Recycling meets Industry, Industry meets Recycling“ und ist selbst über die Bodenbelagsbranche hinaus wegweisend.

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