Taiwan-based Polystar has installed a recycling machine at Turkey-based recycler Sembol Plastik’s facility in Istanbul.
Doubling Sembol Plastik’s recycling capacity, the newly installed machine produces around 19t of products per day.
Additionally, the machine, which is the second recycling machine installed by Sembol Plastik, can processes 800kg/h of polypropylene (PP) and biaxially oriented PP (BOPP) printed film collected from outside.
Sembol Plastik director said: "We have been amazed by the compactness, stability and productivity of the Polystar recycling machines.
“For that reason we decided to purchase the second Polystar after running the first line for just one year.
“We would certainly purchase the third Polystar in the near future as our recycling business grows."
The company also produces plastic storage boxes, crates and pallets and applies 15% of high quality recycled pellets to its injection moulded products.
It further exports 40-50% of its products to various European markets including the UK and Denmark.
Polystar noted that since last year it has installed 11 recycling machines in Turkey.
Last month, the company provided its Polystar Repro-Flex 65 machine for a Denmark-based shopping and bag producer.
The Danish bag producer is using the new machine to recycle printed packaging waste and non-printed low density polyethylene (LDPE) film and bags that the company generates internally from bag making and blown film processes.
