BlueAlp, a leading chemical recycling technology company in the Netherlands, and KraussMaffei Extrusion announced their partnership in plastic recycling at the PRSE (Plastics Recycling Show Europe) in Amsterdam.

At PRSE in Amsterdam, Valentijn de Neve (left), CEO of BlueAlp, and Ralf Benack, Managing Director of KraussMaffei Extrusion, signed the partnership.

The collaboration focuses on BlueAlp’s technology using the ZE BluePower technology from KraussMaffei Extrusion enhancing the overall performance and output quality of the chemical recycling process.

The twinscrew extruders will be installed at the BlueAlp plant built in Italy by sustainable waste management company RES, as well as at BlueAlp’s Oostende plant.

The co-rotating twin-screw extruders ZE BluePower are optimally designed for demanding recycling applications and impress with high energy efficiency. Additional benefits include efficient material processing even at high melt temperatures and high melt pressure.

Successfully validated at the Technology Center

For the pyrolysis process, the ZE BluePower ensures efficient, stable, and reliable conditioning of the plastic material. This has been impressively confirmed through extensive testing at the Technology Center in Laatzen, Germany.

The Technology Center will continue to support ongoing process optimization at BlueAlp and provide ongoing support for the applications during operation.

Aiming for industrial scale

Through this collaboration, BlueAlp aims to accelerate the scaling up of its chemical recycling technology and efficiently return plastic waste to the recycling loop.