Plastics Manufacturing & Recycling · Ongoing Support

PVC Recycling & Process Optimisation

Melbourne, Victoria · Plastics Manufacturing & Recycling

Vastum Engineering is providing ongoing engineering support to a PVC manufacturing operation in Melbourne, Victoria, helping the client improve resource recovery and reduce waste through PVC recycling. Support has included selecting and supplying critical spare parts for existing recycling equipment, alongside developing long-term recycling strategies for faulty, obsolete and production-reject PVC material.

This work is delivered through Vastum’s partnership with Neue Herbold, a globally recognised manufacturer of plastic recycling machinery, giving Australian manufacturers access to proven size reduction, granulating, washing, separation and materials recovery technologies (see Neue Herbold’s application examples).

Neue Herbold equipment range

• Shredders
• Granulators
• Hammer mills
• Pulverisers
• PVC recycling systems
• Washing and drying plants
• Material separation systems
• Conveyor and materials handling systems

Supporting PVC circularity

• Recover production scrap
• Reduce landfill disposal costs
• Lower raw material consumption
• Improve sustainability performance
• Increase resource efficiency
• Support circular economy objectives