MATERIALS AND APPLICATIONS
An example of recycled polymer material : coloured polystyrene PC / ABS blend the Global Recycle Standard ( GRS ) or the Plastica Seconda Vita ( PSV ) standards . These certificates guarantee total traceability of the materials produced , high quality and compliance with stringent environmental and social standards . “ The market is showing a certain decline in orders , due to uncertainties on the part of investors in this particular historical period , marked by the pandemic , the energy crisis and the on-going Russian-Ukrainian conflict , although all this fortunately has not affected our business ” said Massimiliano Caldara , owner of the company . “ From a technological point of view , however , we are always looking for new challenges for our Compound Division , carrying forward with the development of cutting-edge products : we also expect , in 2023 , an expansion of our production volumes , depending on how the market will move in the coming months .”
for the installation of several silos to make transport to the production plants more efficient , instead of the traditional big bags that have to be moved one at a time by the operator , as a result optimizing the grinding and regeneration cycle of the plastic materials destined for all sectors of the economy , from cars to housewares , from electric supplies to gardening , and from furniture to fashion ” added Caldara . “ Moreover , owing to the recent disproportionate hikes in energy costs , which have exceeded 400 per
POST-CONSUMER MATERIALS Caldara Plast has recently added new extrusion lines for the processing of post-consumer materials , already certified according to current regulations , so as to be able to diversify on the market , and meeting the needs of a supply chain that is aiming to better manage the use of recycled plastics . This choice was also dictated by the shortages of raw materials that has affected the industry in recent months , which has led Caldara Plast , and in particular its Recovery Division , to search for additional suppliers to ensure a continuous flow of plastics to the extrusion lines . Thanks to this forward-looking strategy and the loyalty of its established suppliers , the company has been able to keep on working smoothly even when the market was struggling to procure raw materials . “ We recently ordered two new trucks for transporting the materials to be processed to the authorized site in Erba , with a production capacity of 10 thousand tons per year . We are also preparing ourselves
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From left : Attilio , Massimiliano and Alessandro Caldara
Italian technology plast / April 2023
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