{"id":157440,"date":"2025-02-04T07:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T06:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=157440"},"modified":"2025-01-31T10:30:22","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T09:30:22","slug":"pekutherm-positioned-for-success-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/pekutherm-positioned-for-success-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Pekutherm Positioned for Success in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"781\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2025\/01\/pekutherm-auf-erfolgskurs-2025-1.jpg\" alt=\"Kaufm\u00e4nnische Leiterin Daniela Pfister und Gesch\u00e4ftsf\u00fchrer Heiko Pfister\" class=\"wp-image-157438\" style=\"width:650px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2025\/01\/pekutherm-auf-erfolgskurs-2025-1.jpg 781w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2025\/01\/pekutherm-auf-erfolgskurs-2025-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2025\/01\/pekutherm-auf-erfolgskurs-2025-1-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2025\/01\/pekutherm-auf-erfolgskurs-2025-1-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2025\/01\/pekutherm-auf-erfolgskurs-2025-1-400x210.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kaufm\u00e4nnische Leiterin Daniela Pfister und Gesch\u00e4ftsf\u00fchrer Heiko Pfister&nbsp;\u00a9 Pekutherm Kunststoffe GmbH<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Pekutherm Kunststoffe GmbH has embodied sustainability from the very beginning.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>As a partner of the Europe-wide Recycling Alliance founded by R\u00f6hm, Pekutherm makes an important contribution to the circular economy.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pekutherm is expanding its recycling capacity and strengthening its presence in European markets to meet growing demand.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Through recycling partnerships such as the one with Exolon, Pekutherm works as a reliable recycling partner, providing collection containers and recycling plastic waste in a sustainable and efficient way.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pekutherm Kunststoffe GmbH, a specialist in the recycling of thermoplastic materials such as acrylic glass (polymethyl methacrylate, PMMA) and polycarbonate (PC), based in Geisenheim near Frankfurt, celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2025. The company looks back on a successful year and, as Europe\u2019s leading PMMA recycling specialist, anticipates many more milestones ahead.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>This success is largely due to Pekutherm\u2019s continuous, forward-thinking approach. \u201cSustainability has been firmly anchored in our DNA for 40 years. Long before sustainability became a public matter, we have been making a significant contribution to conserving natural resources by professionally recycling valuable raw materials,\u201d explained <strong>Heiko Pfister, Pekutherm\u2019s CEO.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Uniting for Sustainable PMMA Recycling: Pekutherm Joins Forces with the R\u00f6hm Recycling Alliance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Pekutherm is one of four partners of the European Alliance for Sustainable PMMA Recycling, which was launched by R\u00f6hm in 2024. This was created as part of the sustainability strategy and was driven by the desire to advance the circular economy. In addition to Pekutherm and R\u00f6hm, NEXTCHEM, the parent company of MyRemono, and POLYVANTIS also contribute their combined expertise to the partnership. It enables significantly more PMMA recyclables to be recovered through both mechanical and chemical recycling and reintroduced to the market as MMA and PMMA in virgin material quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a certified waste management facility, Pekutherm makes a significant contribution to the recycling of PMMA and PC in Europe. With a sorting capacity of 10,000 tons per year, the company can efficiently process considerable amounts of plastic scrap and convert it into high-quality recyclates, thus making an important contribution to promoting a sustainable circular economy in Europe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;For every 100 tons of recycled material used, almost 500 tons of carbon dioxide can be saved,\u201d explained <strong>Heiko Pfister.<\/strong>\u201d The global production of acrylic glass plates is increasing year on year. We see it as our responsibility to the environment to ensure that the resulting sharp increase in waste is fed into a circular economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recycling Partnership with Exolon: Pekutherm Offers Collection Boxes for All Plastics Manufacturers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Through the cooperation with Exolon Group, a leading manufacturer of polycarbonate sheets, customers are connected with the right recycling partner for scrap and old material when they purchase new material. As part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exolongroup.com\/en\/1039\/Closing-the-Loop.htm\">\u201cClosing the Loop\u201d project<\/a>, Pekutherm provides collection containers, so-called Ecoboxes, free of charge, picks them up after they have been filled and pays for the collected waste. After processing at the Geisenheim plant, the recycled granulate is made available for reuse. Other manufacturers, trading companies and processors of PMMA, PC or PETG products also have the opportunity to join this sustainable recycling partner program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pekutherm Expands Recycling Capacities and Strengthens European Presence<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To meet the growing global demand for acrylic glass, Pekutherm is committed to further expanding its expansion into European markets. Pekutherm\u2019s managing director Heiko Pfister estimates that PMMA scrap volume in Europe is around 30,000 tons annually. Unfortunately, much of this scrap is shipped to Asia, where the amount recycled is thought to be very little. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWe are currently recycling around 5,000 tons for reuse at our plant in Geisenheim. We have the capacity to double this amount and want to take advantage of this opportunity,\u201d said <strong>Pfister<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>He cites the Baltic States and Northern Europe, where the company has already taken its first steps in Denmark and Finland, as target markets for expansion, in addition to Italy, Spain and France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Company Rooted in Tradition, Shaping the Future<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Pekutherm was founded in 1985 by Erwin Pfister, the father of managing partner Heiko Pfister. The company name is an abbreviation of \u201cThermoplastische Kunststoffe Erwin Pfister\u201d (Erwin Pfister Thermoplastics), which has been slightly shortened and reversed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pekutherm uses a proprietary, manufacturer-independent system for processing thermoplastic materials such as acrylic glass (PMMA) and polycarbonate (PC). This system ensures one hundred percent pure separation and enables the production of high-quality recyclate that has the same processing properties as new material. A central part of the process is the precise manual work of more than 25 experts who carefully sort plastic waste by hand. It is then processed into pellets in precision granulators, cleaned and delivered to customers. Pekutherm\u2019s material is both economically and ecologically sound: it is attractively priced and helps customers establish a sustainable circular economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pekutherm Kunststoffe GmbH, a specialist in the recycling of thermoplastic materials such as acrylic glass (polymethyl methacrylate, PMMA) and polycarbonate (PC), based in Geisenheim near Frankfurt, celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2025. The company looks back on a successful year and, as Europe\u2019s leading PMMA recycling specialist, anticipates many more milestones ahead. 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