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MATERIALS AND APPLICATIONS
Mario Merola , founder of Plastimontella
The Plastimontella staff
It processes around 25,000 tons of material every year . Thanks to its modern cleaning and shredding systems it is able to process a vast range of post-consumer and post-industrial materials , guaranteeing the production of pure and homogeneous polyethylene pellets .
CERTIFICATES Plastimontella is certified in the management of post-consumer and post-industrial materials according to the PSV ( Plastic Second Life ) standards , and holds the ISO 9001 quality management certificate and the ISO 14001 environmental certificate . The company is constantly seeking innovative solutions to reduce the environmental impact of its production processes , in line with the principles of the green economy and with the aim of promoting a culture of recycling and environmental sustainability . www . plastmagazine . it
THE LABORATORY Plastimontella , thanks to its internal laboratory , is equipped to carry out instant analyses of density , melt flow and DSC values , for the characterisation of polymers . Furthermore , it has a blown film extruder enabling it to verify the quality of the film produced .
ENERGY SELF-SUFFICIENCY As regards its energy self-sufficiency , Plastimontella already had six megawatts of photovoltaic systems prior to the installation of its latest one . The addition of this latest system has made it completely energy self-sufficient , and further increased its environmental sustainability .
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