Extrusion International 6-2021

23 Extrusion International 6/2021 Ceresana www.ceresana.com/en/market-studies/plastics/polyvinyl-chloride/ Market Study: Polyvinyl Chloride „ More chlorine, less crude oil: large quantities of by-products from the chemical industry are used to manufacture polyvinyl chloride (PVC). PVC is therefore one of the most cost-effective plastics - and, along with polypropylene and polyethylene, also the most widely used. Ceresana has analyzed the growing mar- ket for PVC for the sixth time: The analysts expect the demand for this both robust and versatile material to increase to around 57 million tonnes worldwide by 2030. The construction industry is expected to remain themost impor- tant market for PVC in the future, accounting for around two- thirds of the global demand. Flooring also accounts for a signi fi - cant share of global PVC demand. The second largest market is the packaging industry, which uses PVC for fl exible and rigid packaging, with a share of nearly 16.5%. In 2020, pipes and pipelines were themost important PVC prod- ucts with a share of over 37%. They were followed by pro fi les (20.3%) and fi lms and sheets (17.3%). Rigid PVC and fl exible PVC in one study: Chapter 1 provides a presentation and analysis of the global market for PVC - includ- ing forecasts up to 2030: demand and revenue are explained for each region of the world. Additionally, the demand is analyzed both by product and by application area. The various PVC prod- ucts are examined in detail. Further, the study examines the application areas of PVC: Flex- ible packaging; Rigid packaging; Construction; Vehicles; Elec- tronics: Industry; Other sectors. In Chapter 2, 46 countries are examined individually. Country- speci fi c demand, revenue, production, capacities and trading, demand per PVC product and application, as well as demand per PVC type (rigid and fl exible) are depicted. Chapter 3 provides useful company pro fi les of the most signi fi - cant manufacturers of PVC, clearly arranged by contact details, revenue, pro fi t, product range, production facilities, capacities and brief pro fi le. Detailed pro fi les are provided by 81 manufac- turers. EREMA Engineering Recycling Maschinen und Anlagen GmbH www.erema.com Award – Recycling Machinery Innovation of the Year „ EREMA is winner at this year´s Plastics Recycling Awards Eu- rope. At the award ceremony as part of the Plastics Recycling Show Europe at 5th November in Amsterdam, EREMA was awarded for its recycling system INTAREMA ® TVEplus ® Regrind- Pro ® +ReFresher inthecategoryRecyclingMachinery Innovation of the Year. Thanks to the combination of its recycling machine with the ReFresher technology that reduces odour downstream of the extrusion process, EREMA has enabled the PCR-HDPE produced with it to be used in proportions of up to 100 percent for theproductionof packaging for direct contactwith foodand beverages, as con fi rmed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administra- tion (FDA). The judges recongised this innovation as a step change in elimi- nating unwanted odour from waste plastics, allowing recyclate to replace virgin palstics in high end applications. This type of in- novation is essential for meeting EU targets for recycled content of food contact plastics. The market also con fi rms awarding this technology. By the end of 2021, EREMA customers will produce 450,000 tonnes of high- quality, odor-optimized regranulate per year, with it. This recyclingprocess is seen as a key technology to recycleHDPE food packaging into recyclate to be reused in high quality pack- aging for cosmetic products or for food. “We are very pleased about this award, because it is a visible proof of the companies innovation capacity and the outstanding quality of the awarded recycling system”, says Michael Heitzinger, Managing Director EREMA GmbH. The INTAREMA ® TVEplus ® RegrindPro ® + ReFresher recycling process was also certi fi ed by the FDA in August 2019 as suit- able for the production of milk and juice bottles, as well as meat trays, disposable tableware and cutlery, provided the input ma- terial comes frommilk and juice bottles. In November 2020, the FDAcon fi rmedanadditional input streamandmore application uses for the recyclate treated using this process. In addition to all HDPE beverage containers, HDPE closures of HDPE, PP and PET beverage bottles can also be processed. Material contain- ing up to 100 percent recyclate can be used in the production of containers for direct contact with foodof all kinds. An important milestone on the way to Circular Economy. TheEREMATeamwithMichael Heitzinger,ManagingDirector EREMA GmbH (far left in thepicture), is veryproudlypresents theAward for the RecyclingMachinery Innovationof theYear