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APK’s Newcycling® technology receives eREC innovation award
APK’s Newcycling® technology receives eREC innovation award Merseburg, 04 September 2020 – Today, APK AG – an innovative plastic recycling company from Merseburg, Germany – received the innovation award at eREC, the digital recycling conference. ‘We thank the eREC organisers very much for acknowledging …
Huhtamaki integrates APK’s LDPE- recyclate into laminated tubes
Ronsberg/Merseburg, 10 August 2020 – The inclusion of recycled plastics into diverse packaging formats is a challenge for the plastics and packaging value chains, as material performance, performance of the packaging product and protection of the content need to be guaranteed. Huhtamaki Flexible Packaging Europe …
EU Green Recovery Package must boost innovative plastics recycling technologies to achieve sustainable Green Deal growth
Merseburg, 09 June 2020 – The recently presented EU Recovery Plan is a necessary means to helping waste management companies achieve a circular economy across Europe. ‘The circular economy must be a guiding principle for EU recovery and future growth plans – especially when it …
Siegwerk and APK AG succeed at de-inking of plastic film-recyclate
Siegburg / Merseburg, 14 May 2020 – Siegwerk, one of the world’s leading providers of printing inks for packaging applications and labels, and APK AG, a specialist in the production of high-quality plastic recyclate from packaging waste, successfully completed de-inking trials of twofold printed LDPE-films. …
Packaging & material cycles: APK invests over a million euros into analytic facility for plastics recyclates
Merseburg, 16 April 2020 – APK is fully committed to closing material cycles for different types of packaging solutions with the help of innovative recycling technologies. Shortly before Easter on 12 April the company completed its new laboratory at its production site in Merseburg (Germany). …
Dr. Jürgen Flesch joins Management Board of APK AG
Merseburg, 01. April 2020 – Today, the Management Board of APK AG announced the appointment of Dr. Jürgen Flesch, 49, as a member of the Board, effective immediately. Dr. Flesch, who previously worked for Evonik Industries, will take over responsibilities for Technology and Operations. ‘We …
BKG® Equipmnet plays roll in circular economy by pelletizing high-quality polyamide made from multi-layer packaging waste in NEWCYCLING® Process
Nordson’s BKG® Melt Delivery and Pelletizing Components Transform Purified Polyamide from APK AG Process into Resins Comparable to Virgin Technical Polymers MERSEBURG, GERMANY, December 4th, 2019: APK AG has deployed a complete downstream melt processing system from Nordson Corporation for use with its innovative Newcycling® …
APK AG expands its Management Board with Dr. Jürgen Flesch, previously Evonik Industries
We would like to inform you today about a change in the management board of APK AG. Dr. Jürgen Flesch, 48, is about to join the management board of APK AG, an innovative recycling technology provider based in Merseburg/Germany. He will take over responsibility for …
Clariant and APK Cooperate in Circular Solutions for Packaging Plastics
The current public discussion on plastic waste as a key problem of our time calls for a quick rethinking in order to establish a sustainable plastic circular economy in the near future. As early as 2025, the EU Commission intends to use 10 million tonnes …
Siegwerk and APK work together to improve the recyclability of plastic packaging
In the fight against plastic waste, Siegwerk and APK have joined forces to make plastic packaging more recyclable and to perfect irecycling processes as part of a circular economy. Siegburg, 02. October 2019. – Siegwerk, one of the world’s leading providers of printing inks for …
APK stands for regranulates of the same quality as new products. Our unique Newcycling® process allows the production of clean, pure granulates.
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