French greentech company Skytech has chosen to partner with K.D. Feddersen on the distribution of its recycled engineering resins.
Skytech has developed and patented an innovative and clean process called Triblast to separate and regenerate the hard and complex plastics - ABS, PS and PP - found in bumpers, vacuum cleaners, coffee machines, phone casings, and the like. The plastics are 100% derived from the recycling of waste from end-of-life vehicles (ELV) and electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). A purity rate close to 99% is achieved after sorting. Close attention is paid to the certification of the materials in conjunction with quality control, which is carried out at every stage of the production process for each batch produced. Founded in 2018, the company just recently officially inaugurated its headquarters and new production site, located in Val d’Hazey, The company has invested more than €17 million to refurbish and modernise the site, which was formerly occupied by Draka Paricable. That company closed down in 2014. The site, which spans an area of 42,000 square meters, easily accommodates Skytech’s production lines, R&D facilities and headquarters.
The company has been gradually ramping up its production since April 2022. Deployment of the production lines is set to continue, with full capacity planned for 2024. Scaling up its activities in this way will enable Skytech to boost production by a factor of five. By 2024, the company will be delivering more than 50,000 metric tons annually of top-quality recycled rABS, rPS, rPP plastics.
“Skytech's production process has convinced us and we are pleased to be able to offer our customers technically high-quality PCR plastics," said Daniel Brock, Director of Marketing & Sales at K.D. Feddersen.
Skytech was founded after a research and development phase carried out with the support of ADEME (French Environment and Energy Agency) and is wholly owned by the French equity investment company Xerys Invest.