The use of engineering compounds allows manufacturers to achieve uniformity.
Despite the similarity of this process for both virgin and recycled polymers, the design of the compound is highly dependent on the type and quality of the raw materials.
Compounding
Despite their unique properties and advantages over traditional materials, plastics often require additives to modify, enhance, or change certain functional or processing characteristics for most applications. This necessity marks the starting point of compounding.
The compounding process allows manufacturers to combine virgin polymers with each other or with various additives such as reinforcements, fillers, thermal and light stabilizers, and other diverse additives to create advanced materials with unique properties tailored to the final product requirements. Therefore, it can be said that the product of the compounding process is a new material with engineered characteristics different from virgin polymers alone. This enables more efficient and cost-effective production of various plastic parts.
The main challenges in the compounding industry include ensuring the uniformity and quality of compounded materials, ensuring the compatibility of polymers and additives with each other, increasing the lifespan and stability of compounded materials, and considering environmental aspects such as using sustainable and recyclable raw materials and reducing waste. Paya Polymer Dana, leveraging the expertise of its experienced specialists, designs and produces the required compound according to your requested set of features, requirements, and production process as a leading manufacturer of specialized and engineering compounds.
Recycled plastics also provide a cost-effective alternative to virgin materials in the production of various plastic products. However, it is important to note that polymers can degrade during their lifecycle or the mechanical recycling process, and they may become contaminated with impurities such as pollutants or unwanted polymers and additives.
Enhancing the properties of recycled materials to improve compatibility, maintain mechanical strength, and increase durability under operational conditions relies on the implementation of effective recycling methods and the compounding of recycled materials with virgin polymers and various additives. At Paya Polymer Dana, we leverage our specialized expertise to offer a range of solutions aimed at enhancing the quality of recycled products and optimizing plastic recycling processes.
