In September 2018 AMUT will be the world’s first facility for POAL recycling, a polyethylene + aluminium polycomposite recovered from food packaging, operating to produce Ecoallene.
Ecoallene, a new green material whose main feature is to be ever recyclable, is easy to colour and contains some aluminium particles that make it slightly glittered.
AMUT, has developed this pioneering project together with the Italian start-up Ecoplasteam, carrying out both technology for POAL treatment and washing the extrusion line to turning the final material into pellets.
Mainly from the polycomposite part, Ecoplasteam can recycle 7,000 tons of waste coming from this packaging disposal.
With this new plant branded AMUT, this fraction of material, usually not recovered, will be transferred to Ecoplasteam facility to become Ecoallene after treatment.
In the form of commingled bales, the input material comes from the paper mill after undergoing a process for TetraPak cellulose recovery.
The material is processed and treated through progressive phases and washed with a series of equipment to reduce the presence of paper fibres.
Once the material is clean, it is mixed by a gravimetric dosing system, filtrated, granulated by the extrusion line and finally put in big bags.
Ecoallene becomes a raw material to be extruded or injection moulded like a standard polymer and can be coloured and additivated for different applications, including automotive, building and general tools.
