Manufacturing industry is those factory who produce the package foam products.

Since the 20th century, plastic packaging has covered all aspects of human life. Humans are inseparable from the service of plastic products. The manufacturers of these plastic products have been conscientiously fulfilling the mission of manufacturing.

Polystyrene producers and polyethylene producers have always had a unique position in the foam sector. Because they also undertake the mission of recycling.

Polystyrene manufacturers usually buy polystyrene raw materials from large chemical companies, suchas Revago,BASF, they produce polystyrene into various shapes of products through a foaming process, and then put them on the market.

On the one hand, they face the recycling issues of some defective products in their own production process., on the other hand, after their products are put on the market and used, they also have the responsibility to fulfill the responsibility of recycling, they usually encounter:
1.their own scraps cannot be completely reused, and must be recycled on site.
2. Some dust-like wastes generated in the production process need to be recycled safely
3. Downstream customers repurchase their products and have recycling needs after use
4. The government requires them to demonstrate that their products are recyclable

For polystyrene producers, GREENMAX hot melt machine is a new technical solution specially tailored for polystyrene producers, we can simultaneously process the waste generated in all aspects of the producers.

Polyethylene manufacturers usually buy raw materials from major PE new material factories, like Sabic.  and then make various PE packaging materials through extrusion foaming process. They also face a series of recycling difficulties:
1. PE packaging materials have a 20%-30% scrap ration during the cutting process. These scraps have a very large volume due to foaming, and there is foaming gas in them, which is difficult to recycle.
2. The leftover material produced by downstream customers has extremely high transportation costs due to volume problems.
3. The cost of recycling landfill is increasing year by year
4. The government requires the use of 100% recyclable raw materials.

Fabricated polyethylene foam offer superior damage protection for industry tools， electronic products during transportation. Here are some package case :

While fabricated.  At least 25% scraps polyethylene will be generated as waste due to different shape package need.

Sealed air branded polyethylene foam is well used for package industry , the popular items include Stratocell Laminated Foams and Ethafoam Foam Planks,  As a 100% sustainable packaging materials. Polyethylene is made with 98% air and provide good protective function. All the scraps from post industry and post consumer can be easy to recycle back to new products again. The only headache point is how to transport the scraps to recycle center because the weight make no sense for far distance delivery.

Greenmax Zues compactor are designed to solve this problem. We help to reduce the volume of of polyethylene to make it possible for storage and deliver. It is a small and simple operation and smart compactor that will crush the foam scraps to small piece, with screw pressure function to compact the foam to solid blocks , which help to largely save the storage space and transport cost.

Since 2014, Greenmax start to work with branded polyethylene foam producers in Europe and help them and their fabricators to recycle the off cuts foam scraps back to new package foam again.

With the advent of the carbon tax era, recycling is not only the responsibility of packaging material manufacturers, but also closely related to each of our users. When you buy a new computer or mobile phone, please collect these plastic packaging and send them to the appropriate recycling point. A professional recycling company will promote the recycling of PE foam.

Greenmax installed more than 100 units foam scraps compactor in the world and help to recycle more than 5000tons foam scraps very month in 2024. We will continue to realize our potential on the path of a sustainable circular economy.

GREENMAX has been committed to helping manufacturers with different needs to customize various polyethylene recycling solutions and help them become the pioneers of green products.

Extruded polystyrene manufacturer produce the insulation materials for construction industry，we called them XPS insulation materials. XPS was produced by virgin GPPS pellets with extrusion Process. During production, the scraps XPS was immediately recycle back to production normally. But when it goes to construction site, after shape moulding, the scraps will be not easy collected immediately and recycled back. XPS is 100% recyclable materials and could reuse back for XPS production. Regarding Extruded polystyrene recycling, GREENMAX recycling technology will help to reduce volume of XPS and recycle them back to polymer for reuse again.

Expandable Polypropylene foam is a kind of foam products which main use for Auto industry. We also call it EPP foam. It was produced by EPP beads expanding process with foam gas inside. Normally we can see it exsist in our Auto cars as EPP bumpers, EPP transferring box,  The recycling technology for EPP scraps is quite simiar with EPS, GREENMAX compacting technology will help to carry out EPP recycling by reducing the volume of EPP scraps and then make them into pellets. And this recycled EPP pellets can be widely use back for EPP shapes production again, also can widely use for many kind of injection PP products.

Learn more about different materials recycling technology and equipment:

Foam：

Polystyrene

Polyethylene

XPS

EPP

PSP

Applicable Equipment：

Compactor

Shredder

Conveying system

Pelletizing Equipment & Machines

Tailor-made system