Consortium

The GeMMe has a long-standing collaboration with Comet Traitements, notably focused on the industrialization of post-shredder processes for the recovery of non-ferrous metals, minerals, iron oxides, plastics and precious metals. LIFE PlasPLUS provides ULiège and the GeMMe with the opportunity to work on two core activities : smart sorting and hydrometallurgy. Initially developed within the Reverse Metallurgy Walloon regional program, specific R&D for those two technologies was upscaled to the piloting stage with the PICK-IT and BIOLIX projects respectively. In LIFE PlasPLUS ULiège will lead activities for automated multi-class sensor-based sorting and separation of Flame Retardant Plastics by demonstrating at TRL 7 a multiclass sensor-based robotic and pneumatic sorting prototype for the extraction of brominated and antimonated plastics. Moreover, ULiège will contribute to the recycling of by-product antimony through catalytic conversion and hydrometallurgy by producing industrial grade antimony trioxide (Sb₂O₃) through a hydrometallurgical route.    

SERI PLAST grinding and washing division is designed to wash and clean also post-consumer scraps, which are automatically selected and polished up from all foreign materials.  The know-how developed, the strong production capacity and the semi-finished products storage capacity allow SERIPLAST to manufacture homogeneous and stable compounds. With its ongoing commitment, SERI PLAST in the compound department devote itself  to the processing of high quality recycled products as well as virgin raw material compounds. The long and strict cooperation with battery manufacturers and automotive sector customers (FIAT, BMW and VW) has pushed SERI PLAST to inaugurate, in 2011, a specific division dedicated to the production of polypropylene compounds for the automotive industry, and to expand its products range with different types of modified polypropylene compounds. Large production capacity, flexibility, competencies and know-how are the solid foundation on which SERI PLAST leans the relationship with its customers. Thanks to this long experience that the company can actively contribute to the LIFE PROJECT project related to compounding FPP and ABS. R&D department is supported by a modern laboratory able to provide to create a teilored made materials a high level of control on incoming raw material as well as finished products. Other points that makes SERIPLAST in line with concept of LIFE PLAS PLUS project is that gives great importance to ecology-minded processing and innovative solutions respecting the environment. The production cycle is structured in order to minimize the environmental impact through a circular economy, Controlling the supply chain of electric storage batteries with strong vertical integration. The supply chain starts and ends at the same place. Looking at the end-of-life of a product, in this case batteries, not as waste, but rather, as a critical source of supply for new products. In  definitive SERIPLAST is focused From end life battery to new life battery, closing the supply chain.

Campine, founded in 1912, changed its vision of linear economy into recycling yet in the nineties.  The circular economy and sustainable recycling are a daily reality for us, exampled by recycling lead wastes (lead acid batteries, old lead cables, industrial scraps..) and since short antimony for reuse as flame retardant synergist. However, our goals are far more ambitious. Our mission is to excel in product quality, service and the associated added value that we can offer our international customers, people and the environment. The important flame-retardant materials we produce are used in countless products and save lives every day. For the production of PET bottles, our impeccable product quality contributes to general food safety. The safety, health and well-being of our employees and everyone who uses our services and products are our absolute top priority. We recycle post-consumer and industrial waste streams, focusing on maximum recycling of raw materials. Most processing of the recovered materials into new raw materials is done in-house. This helps shrink the waste mountain on our planet as well as reducing our own ecological footprint. We also contribute proactively to the environment with extra eco-initiatives. Campine is determined to participate actively in the circular economy and helps to create a waste-free society.