Your expert partner for

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Your expert partner for rigid polyolefin recycling

Recycling economy

mtm plastics GmbH – a European technology leader

mtm plastics GmbH has been recycling used plastic packaging from post-consumer sources at their site in Niedergebra in Thuringia since 1994. We have continued to develop our technology to become one of Europe’s technology leaders in mixed plastic waste recycling. mtm plastics produces high quality polyolefin recyclates for manufacturing injection moulding products.

In 2016 mtm plastics became a member of the Borealis Group, a leading provider of innovative solutions in polyolefins, base chemicals and fertilisers. Following the acquisition, Borealis initiated an expansion project of the Niedergebra site, leading to an overall increase of input processing capacity, and improved capabilities to address the needs of the high-end recyclate market.

mtm compact GmbH

Not all the material collected is suitable for recycling into high quality materials. mtm plastics’s sister company, mtm compact GmbH, located in Fürstenwalde near Berlin, processes lower grade material into plastic pellets under the trade name compactat®. Compactat® is used by steel mills as a reducing agent in their blast furnaces, depleting oxygen levels to separate iron from its ore. This is usually performed using carbon monoxide released by burning coal or oil. If the steel mill switches to compactat® as a reducing agent, it not only saves primary resources but also lowers climate damaging greenhouse gas emissions.

1. Pre-sorted material arrives

Used plastics from household waste, commercial operations and municipal bulky waste collections are pre-sorted and brought as a mix of polyethylene and polypropylene to the recycling plant.

2. Shredding

The pre-sorted material is shredded and cleaned of impurities such as glass, metal, wood and sand.

3. Washing, separating and sorting

The shredded material is washed and thermally dried. Some of the washed material goes through an additional sorting step to separate it by plastic type and colour.

4. Extruding the material into recyclates

Now the material is fed into the extruders. The material is compressed, melted, filtered, degassed, homogenised and granulated. The recyclates go through a final quality inspection in the laboratory before it is ready for transporting to customers.

5. End products made of recycled polyolefins

Plastic processing plants use these recyclates in the production of horticulture, building and construction, packaging, various household items and much more.

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ProductsEconomical – sustainable – competitive

Our product range for rigid applications

When compared to the use of new products, every tonne of processed recyclate from mtm has approximately 30 percent lower carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions vs. comparable virgin polyolefins.

Dipolen®

Dipolen® is made of household plastic waste, collected via the yellow bag collection system in Germany. Highly selective processing technology involves thorough degassing and very fine filtration. This makes Dipolen® ideal for injection moulded products with static and dynamic loads.

Using our many years of recycling expertise, mtm’s technical experts will help you to find the most suitable solution for your application.

Example applications using Dipolen®

• Home & garden furniture and accessories• Gutters• Buckets• Building and construction aids and items• Protective packaging items such as edge

protectors and protective sleeves• Profiles• Window wedges• Formwork supports• Composters• Pipes and roles for different purposes• Boxes• Pipe connection sleeves• Fledgling boxes• Lawn grids

Purpolen®

Purpolen® is made of bulky plastic collected from municipal recycling centres . A homogeneous high quality, high purity recyclate, Purpolen® is particularly well suited to the production of sophisticated consumer products. Purpolen® is separated by PE and PP. PE-HD and PP are available in extrusion and injection-moulding grades.

Example applications using Purpolen®

• Pallets• Concrete spacers• Boxes• Rubbish bins• Pens• Painting materials

By-products

We also offer PP,* made from the by-products of industrial processes.

* The material is subject to availability.

Product Type of material

Moisture Ash content

MFR 230/2,16

MFR 190/5

Tensile modulus 1mm/min

Tensile strength

50mm/min

Charpy notched

23°C

Charpy notched -23°C

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% 650°C g/10min g/10min MPa MPa kJ/m² kJ/m² g/cm³

Dipolen SPolyblend

PE/PP<0.1 ≤2* 5.5 n/a 900 22 5.5 2.3 0.940

Dipolen SPPolyblend

PE/PP<0.1 ≤2* 8.0 n/a 1050 23 5.0 n/a 0.930

Dipolen PP PP <0.1 ≤1* 12.5 n/a 1200 27 5.0 2.0 0.915

Dipolen HPE dominated

Polyblend<0.1 ≤2* 6.0 10.5 950 22 5.0 2.3 0.950

Purpolen PE PE <0.1 ≤2* 1.5 3.0 900 24 15.0 n/a 0.955

Purpolen PP PP <0.1 ≤2* 20 n/a 1200 24 5.5 n/a 0.915

Purpolen PP MFR 40

PP <0.1 ≤2* 40 n/a 1200 24 5.5 n/a 0.915

By-product PP <0.1 ≤1*

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1300 30 5.5 2.5 0.920

2 to 15 1400 25 10.0 3.5 0.990

If you are looking for rLDPE, please consult our brochure: Your expert partner for polyethylene flexible plastic recycling

Typical ValuesData should not be used for specification work

* Refers to filler content

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Expanding your recycled polyolefins options with Borcycle™ for premium performance in demanding applications

Minimising your environmental impact means replacing all of your PO raw materials with recycled alternatives from the circular economy. For those applications where Dipolen® and Purpolen® are not suitable, Borealis is developing the Borcycle™ range of rPO compounds to enrich our existing virgin polyolefin portfolio.

Key benefits of Borcycle rPO compounds include:

Borcycle™ is an evolving recycling technology that transforms polyolefin-based waste streams into value-adding solutions for demanding applications. Borcycle™:

• Drives the shift from linear to circular product offerings while safeguarding the environment.

• Combines our innovation heritage in polymer technology with scalable and transformative recycling technology.

• Enriches the existing polyolefin portfolio with pioneering circular solutions.

• Ensures consistent and reliable production of high quality rPO compounds.

In line with the continuous innovation of its materials portfolio, Borealis is targeting new high-end applications for Borcycle™ in global key markets, particularly household appliances, automotive components and rigid consumer packaging.

If you want to learn more about the available portfolio of rPO compounds with 25% and 50% PCR content in rigid packaging, please consult our brochureBorcycle™ advancingcircularity in packaging

* The material is subject to availability.

If you are looking for rLDPE, please consult our brochure:Your expert partner for polyethyleneflexible plastic recycling

For more information: visit www.borealisgroup.com, www.mtm-plastics.eu and www.borealiseverminds.comBorealis AG • IZD TowerWagramer Strasse 17-19 • A-1220 Vienna • AustriaTel +43 (0) 1 22 400 000 • Fax +43 (0) 1 22 400 333mtm plastics GmbHBahnhofstraße 106 • D-99759 Niedergebra • GermanyTel +49 (0) 36338 3250 • Fax +49 (0) 36338 32525

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EverMinds™ – Thinking Circular | Date of issue: April 2020

Borealis is a leading provider of innovative solutions in the fields of polyolefins, base chemicals and fertilisers. With its head office in Vienna, Austria, the company currently has more than 6,900 employees and operates in over 120 countries. Borealis generated EUR 8.1 billion in sales revenue and a net profit of EUR 872 million in 2019. Mubadala, through its holding company, owns 64% of the company, with the remaining 36% belonging to Austria-based OMV, an integrated, international oil and gas company. Borealis provides services and products to customers globally, in collaboration with Borouge, a joint venture with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and with Baystar™, a joint venture with Total and NOVA Chemicals in Texas, USA. www.borealisgroup.com

Dislacimer The information contained herein is to our knowledge accurate and reliable as of the date of publication. Borealis and Borouge extend no warranties and make no representations as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained herein and assume no responsibility regarding the consequences of its use or for any errors. It is the customer’s responsibility to inspect and test our products in order to satisfy himself as to the suitability of the products for the customer’s particular purpose. The customer is also responsible for the appropriate, safe and legal use, processing and handling of our products. Nothing herein shall constitute any warranty (express or implied), of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, compliance with performance indicators, conformity to samples or models, non-infringement or otherwise, nor is protection from any law or patent to be inferred. Insofar as products supplied by Borealis and Borouge are used in conjunction with third-party materials, it is the responsibility of the customer to obtain all necessary information relating to the third-party materials and ensure that Borealis and Borouge products, when used together with these materials, are suitable for the customer’s particular purpose. No liability can be accepted in respect of the use of Borealis and Borouge products in conjunction with other materials. The information contained herein relates exclusively to our products when not used in conjunction with any third-party materials.

EverMinds and Borcycle are trademarks of the Borealis Group. Dipolen, Compactat and Purpolen are registered trademarks of the Borealis Group.

The incredible versatility of plastics has been a key ingredient in the development of the world we live in today. Plastics make our life more efficient, convenient and safe. However, this diversity has also created a challenge through the various environmental concerns currently under debate. In this world of finite resources, a transition must be made from the linear model of “take-make-dispose” to the circular model of keeping existing materials in use.

Borealis, as a leader in the polyolefin industry, aspires to show our commitment to the circular model by designing sustainable solutions for a better future, inspiring partners and customers to make the journey with us.

This is why we created EverMinds.™ EverMinds™ is a platform that brings stakeholders together to constantly innovate our technologies and product portfolio with circularity of plastics at the core.

With our latest acquisitions and collaborations, we have already started building upon that promise: The circular economy is an integral part of our daily business, delivering premium product performance whilst caring for the environment. Our platform is a catalyst for better economic, environmental and societal outcomes, constantly reminding us to always act consciously with the lifecycle of materials in mind.

Because thinking circular today will provide us, our partners and society with a better tomorrow.

EverMinds™

Thinking Circular