Manufacture of plastic regranulates from post-consumer and production waste as well as trading in raw materials and recycling machines
KRM Kunststoff-Recycling-Maschinen GmbH
Kühnsdorf, AustriaNew on Amplifa
About KRM
KRM Kunststoff-Recycling-Maschinen GmbH was founded in 2004 by Werner Kruschitz and produces high-quality plastic regranulates from post-consumer waste and production waste at its Kühnsdorf site in Carinthia. The range of services includes the purchase of raw materials and plastic production waste, grinding, regranulation and compounding of plastics as well as their sale. With a machine park of shredders, mills and three extrusion lines, ground material and regranulates are produced to customer specifications; via mixing units and dosing units at the extruders, blends and filled plastics, e.g. with calcium carbonate, can also be produced. In addition to contract processing of customer production scrap, the company trades in virgin material and off-grade qualities of all thermoplastics as well as in the purchase and sale of new and used recycling machines. Supplementary services include consulting on the planning of recycling plants, process optimization and disposal concepts; material analyses are carried out in the in-house laboratory.
- Site
- Kühnsdorf, Austria
- Processes
- Plastics recycling (mechanical/material recycling of plastic waste), Grinding / ground material production, Regranulation (extrusion of regranulates), Compounding (blends and filled plastics, e.g. with calcium carbonate), Contract processing (processing of customer production scrap into ground material/granules), Shredding / size reduction (shredded material, ground material), Plastics trading (virgin material, post-consumer/post-industrial raw materials, ground material,, Purchase and sale of used/new plastics recycling machines and accessories
- Materials
- Polypropylene, Polypropylene homopolymer, Polypropylene copolymer, Low-density polyethylene, High-density polyethylene, PP/PE blend, Polystyrene, Polyethylene
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISCC PLUS, Recycling Process Certificate
- Founded
- 2004
- Industries
- Plastics industry, Packaging, Automotive industry, Construction, Electronics industry, Consumer goods
- 01
Purchase of raw materials and plastic waste (post-consumer/post-industrial)
- 02
Single-variety collection and washing
- 03
Shredding into shredded material
- 04
Grinding into ground material
- 05
Regranulation on extrusion lines
- 06
Compounding (blends, filled plastics)
- 07
Quality control in the in-house laboratory
- 08
Logistics and delivery
Materials and Processes
Polypropylene
Regranulate for packaging, automotive parts, containers and consumer goods.
Polypropylene homopolymer
Regranulate made of pure polypropylene for containers, pipes and automotive parts.
Polypropylene copolymer
Regranulate with high impact strength, among other things for bumpers and housings.
Low-density polyethylene
Regranulate for packaging films, bottles and seals.
High-density polyethylene
Regranulate for pipes, containers and tarpaulins.
PP/PE blend
Regranulate blend, frequently used as packaging material.
Polystyrene
Regranulate for packaging material and applications in construction.
Compounding with fillers
Production of blends and filled plastics, e.g. with calcium carbonate, via mixing units and dosing units at the extruders.
Locations
Kühnsdorf
ATOffice and production site
- Materials
- PP, PE (LDPE/HDPE), PS, PP/PE, thermoplastics
- 3 extrusion lines
- Shredders
- Mills
- Mixing units and dosing units
- Size reduction and extrusion lines (2 production lines)
- In-house laboratory
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plastics recycling (mechanical/material recycling of plastic waste)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Polypropylene (PP), LDPE, HDPE, PP/PE, PPC (polypropylene copolymer), PPH (polypropylene homopolymer), Polystyrene (PS) |
| Grinding / ground material productionPlastics | – | – | – | – | Polypropylene (PP), LDPE, HDPE, Polystyrene (PS) |
| Regranulation (extrusion of regranulates)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Polyethylene (PE), Polypropylene (PP), Polystyrene (PS) |
| Compounding (blends and filled plastics, e.g. with calcium carbonate)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Polypropylene (PP), PP-H, PP-C, Polyethylene (PE) |
| Contract processing (processing of customer production scrap into ground material/granules)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Thermoplastics |
| Shredding / size reduction (shredded material, ground material)Plastics | – | – | – | – | PET, HDPE, PVC, PP, PC, Plastics in general, Pipes and profiles, PET bottles |
| Plastics trading (virgin material, post-consumer/post-industrial raw materials, ground material,Plastics | – | – | – | – | All thermoplastics, Engineering plastics |
| Purchase and sale of used/new plastics recycling machines and accessoriesPlastics | – | – | – | – | – |
| Consulting on the planning of plastics recycling plants / process optimizationEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Material analyses in the in-house laboratory / quality controlTesting | – | – | – | – | Plastics |
| Disposal concepts (single-variety collection of plastic waste)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Washing of plastic waste (before melting)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Plastic waste |
14 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shredder | Sever | 1 | Dimensions: 1500x1400x2300 | – | Kühnsdorf (for sale) |
| Metal separator | Satrind R11 | 2 | Dimensions: 1150x1800x2000mm | 1992 | Kühnsdorf (for sale) |
| Centrifuge | TECNOFER CS 071 T | 1 | Dimensions: 1290 mm x 1000 mm (open doors) x 2915mm | – | Kühnsdorf (for sale) |
| Washing centrifuge | TECNOFER CD 850 x 1500 | 1 | Dimensions: 2480 mm x 1900 mm (open doors) x 2420 mm | – | Kühnsdorf (for sale) |
| Wet mill (with water injection) | TECNOFER MU 80-52 TF | 1 | Dimensions: 2065 mm x 1600 mm x 3790 mm; rotor diameter: 490 mm; rotor width: 850 mm | – | Kühnsdorf (for sale) |
| Drying system | OMP Prealpina | 1 | – | – | Kühnsdorf (for sale) |
| Recycling extruder (incl. filling station) | NGR S-Gran 65 | 1 | Extruder screw diameter: 65 mm; cutting width: 500 mm; max. 200 kg/h | 2016 | Kühnsdorf (for sale) |
| Mill | Molinari (Meccanica F.lli Molinari SRL) MG 650 | 1 | Dimensions: 1700x1300x2750mm | 2007 | Kühnsdorf (for sale) |
| Single-shaft shredder | Kuh Sheng SSR | 2 | Dimensions: approx. 4500x2500x3000 | 2012 | Kühnsdorf (for sale) |
| Two-shaft shredder with conveyor belt (conveyor belt O.M.A.R.C, hydraulic unit) | Satrind K10/50 | 1 | Shredder dimensions: 2000x2100x2900mm; conveyor belt dimensions: 1700x2700x4400mm; throughput 800 | 2001 | Kühnsdorf (for sale) |
| Extrusion lines (production facilities) | – | 3 | – | – | Kühnsdorf |
| Shredders and mills (own machine park) | – | – | – | – | Kühnsdorf |
| Mixing units and dosing units (at the extruders) | – | – | – | – | Kühnsdorf |
| Processing plants (size reduction and extrusion lines, 2 production lines) | – | – | – | – | Kühnsdorf |
Additional services
Quality
Ongoing quality controls and material analyses in the in-house laboratory ensure flawless ground material and regranulate quality. KRM already ensures single-variety collection of production waste at the point of waste generation.
| Evidence | Kühnsdorf |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 | |
| ISO 14001:2015 | |
| ISCC PLUS | |
| Recycling Process Certificate |
History
- 2004
Foundation of KRM Kunststoff-Recycling-Maschinen GmbH by Werner Kruschitz (over 40 years of experience in plastics recycling).
- 2023
First issuance of the ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certificates by Quality Austria (06.09.2023).
- 2024
Verified carbon footprint study: up to 90 % CO2 savings per tonne of regranulate, annually up to 14,000 t of CO2 savings.
- 2026
ISCC PLUS certification of the Kühnsdorf production facility as a Processing Unit (Mechanical Recycling Plant) and Trader with Storage (20.07.2026–19.07.2027).