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Plastic recycling is increasing rapidly and adding to this welcome movement, Europe’s leading Masterbatch Company, Gabriel-Chemie GmbH, has invested heavily in its own, tailor-made, NIR-detectable system. Thereby solving any sorting and testing problems in-house. This new device is designed to accommodate the entire near-infrared (NIR) detectable product range. It is well known, that both black and coloured plastics, represent big challenges when it comes to the separation and sorting of plastic. With the industry’s advanced NIR sensor technology, the near-infrared spectrum reflected by the plastic is readily evaluated. Each type of plastic has a characteristic spectrum and can thus be identified, sorted and efficiently recycled. Since April 2021, Gabriel-Chemie has been offering customers a near-infrared inspection and certification of all masterbatches. This saves both time and money and due to the current increasing demand from world markets, this test is in greater demand than ever, especially for coloured plastics. Furthermore, an existing end-product or masterbatch, can also be tested. However, if NIR detection is not possible for any reason, then Gabriel-Chemie has an alternative sustainable solution on hand.
Pioneering NIR implementation Today Gabriel-Chemie sees itself as a pioneer in the field of sustainable masterbatches and innovative product solutions. Martin Horvath, Corporate Product Manager at Gabriel-Chemie, says: “Investing in sustainable technologies is an investment in the future. We want to make this addedvalue available to our customers.
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The detectability directly from Gabriel-Chemie therefore promises product and quality safety that our customers can always rely on. The newly launched product mix, including Cotrep * certified products and the numerous customer inquiries, confirm the rapidly growing need for NIRdetectable product”. * Cotrep is an association of Citeo, Elipso, Valorplast and SRT). For further details visit: www.gabriel-chemie.com
