Family owned, Germany-based Krall Kunststoff-Recycling has announced that the engineering plastic regrinds it produces from post-industrial plastic waste have now been proven indeed to be sustainable choices compared to virgin materials. According to the carbon footprint calculations conducted based on the international standards DIN EN ISO 14040 / 14044 on Life Cycle Assessment and DIN EN ISO 14067 on the Carbon Footprint of Products, emissions of CO2 equivalents from the PMMA, PET and PC regrinds the company produces are up to 95% lower than their virgin counterparts.
A major contributing factor is the company’s ample use of solar power. The company, currently boasts six workshops with a total floor area of 12,000 square meters, wholly runs on solar power which is generated in house.
Company founder and managing director Markus Krall explained why the company put so much effort into assessing its products’ emissions. “The documentation of greenhouse gas savings gives our customers and partners a valuable aid for proving and evaluating their own environmental measures,” he said. “The high values that apply specifically to our regrinds make a particularly positive contribution to this.”
Over the years, the company has invested in obtaining a range of different certifications, including ISO 9001 and the Ordinance on Specialised Waste Management Companies - both issued by TÜV Rheinland The latter certification covers the storage, treatment and recycling of waste from technical plastics, polyolefins and composite materials; the technical and expert knowledge, and the reliability of the management and the responsible persons in the company.
Moreover, the company is among the tiny 2% of German companies to have successfully earned the CrefoCert certificate from the German Creditreform, which certifies Krall's excellent creditworthiness.