Films and nonwovens consisting of layers of the same material class can be recycled much more easily than products made from a mix of materials. We have developed technologies and product solutions to meet your functional and economic requirements. Our solutions also allow you to reduce the use of barrier materials so that they are easier to recycle.
Product examples
ALL-PE laminates
Packaging made of nonwoven-film composites
CPP packaging film
PP with stretched EVOH
Barrier MDO-PE with EVOH
PET thermoforming films
High barrier tubular film
Multi-cycle recycled heavy-duty sacks
Industrial solutions from Reifenhäuser
EVO Ultra Stretch stretching unit (blown film)
A stretch rate of up to 10 times gives PE films completely new mechanical properties to substitute PET and produce fully recyclable all-PE films.
EVO Ultra Flat film haul-off (blown film)
EVO Ultra Flat flattens PP blown film that tends to wrinkle due to its stiffness. It is so efficient that it can be laminated with a BOPP film instead of the usual PE film. The result is a monostructure suitable for producing fully recyclable retortable pouches, for example.
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MDO Stretching Unit (flat film)
Stretching film in the machine direction gives it new mechanical properties, allowing you to substitute raw materials that affect recyclability.
Reicofil RF5 BiCo Spunbond Line (nonwoven)
The lines produce extremely lightweight spunbonded nonwovens with the finest fibers, uniform opacity, and high strengths. This provides the necessary mechanical properties and a textile feel in fully recyclable film-nonwoven composite products.
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Value coating lines (flat film)
Value coating lines produce composites without solvents or adhesives for fully recyclable end-applications.
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A genuine circular economy for plastic packaging requires a traceability standard to acquire all recycling-related data from the production process in the form of a digital product passport. We are a member of the cross-industry consortium R-Cycle that is working on an open and globally applicable traceability standard.
Project examples
Crisp bag for the circular economy (Brückner)
Identifiable and fully recyclable All-PE pouches (Comexi / Reifenhäuser)
Digital Product Passports for smart Digital Watermark packaging in blow molding (Kautex Maschinenbau / Braskem / Morssinkhof / Kautex Textron)
How data increases the recyclability of food packaging (Greiner Packaging)
Digitally traceable mulch film for Chinese agriculture(Reifenhäuser / GIZ)
Recycling-friendly, traceable blow molded bottle made of sustainable materials (Kautex Maschinenbau / Braskem / Morssinkhof / Kautex Textron)
Sustainable PP drinking cups from "smart" turnkey line (Arburg)
Multi-cycle Recycled Heavy Duty Sacks (ExxonMobil / Reifenhäuser)
Traceable freezer bags (ExxonMobil / Reifenhäuser)
Industrial solutions from Reifenhäuser
Digital Product Passport for all film rolls (blown film)
The open standard R-Cycle stores the digital product passport containing all recycling-related product properties and data for Industry 4.0 applications to assess the recyclability of products more easily and permit transparent reporting.
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