April 22 is international #EarthDay – a global initiative that has the objective to educate people on sustainability and activate the environmental movement. This year’s theme is “Invest in our planet” to remind us that we need to take actions now if we want to preserve a livable environment for future generations. At Coperion, we believe that we all can make an impact in our respective field of specialty! As a leading engineering and system manufacturing company with decades of experiences in the plastics industry, we have observed a growing interest in recycling technology over the years. Despite major breakthroughs in this field, plastics recycling is still considered difficult and expensive in comparison to virgin polymer. To help the industry unlock its recycling potential, Coperion is committed to make plastics recycling as profitable as possible without compromising on the product quality. We vigorously develop state-of-the-art feeding, material handling and compounding systems as well as diverse processes that make plastics recycling possible and economical. In addition, our R&D teams are dedicated to further improving our solutions and achieving even higher efficiency levels.

1. INVEST
IN OUR
PLANET
#EarthDay2022

2. 10%
Less than
of plastic waste worldwide
is currently recycled.

3. RECYCLING
RATES
To increase
recycling processes need to
be more profitable.

4. ENERGY
EFFICIENCY
LEAN
PROCESSES
PRODUCT
QUALITY
RIGHT
APPROACH
1 2
3 4
Profitable
Plastics
Recycling

5. With its torque of 18 Nm/cm³
and its highly efficient energy
input Coperion's ZSK twin
screw extruders ensure
production with maximum
economic efficiency.
Energy Efficiency
1
Profitable recycling

6. With Coperion's feeding
technology plastic flakes can
be fed directly into the ZSK
twin screw extruder without
pre-drying, crystallization and
partial agglomeration.
Lean Processes
2
Profitable recycling

7. Thanks to high-accuracy
feeders, excellent dispersion
and intensive degassing
properties of the ZSK,
Coperion recycling processes
achieve recycled pellets with a
very high product quality,
equivalent to virgin material.
Product Quality
3
Profitable recycling

8. Coperion is a long-standing
expert in plastics recycling and
implements complete recycling
systems − always ideally
matching the requirements of
the plastic to be recycled,
including PET recycling, multi-
layer film recycling and
chemical recycling.
Right Approach
4
Profitable recycling

9. www.coperion.com/recycling
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