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Pyrolosis the key to award-winning recycling process

For the first time ever, Pyrolosis, which is the process of heating up material in the absence of oxygen, is being used to separate plastic and aluminum in the recycled-beverage cartons stream.

In Spain, the Barcelona Mill of Stora Enso celebrated the inauguration of its new, award-winning recycling process on September 6, 2011. The mill processes used beverage cartons from several European countries. The President of Catalunya Artur Mas honoured the inauguration ceremony with his presence.

Stora Enso's Barcelona Mill receives used milk and juice cartons from Spain, France, Portugal and the UK. The new recycling process enables full recovery of all the materials used in the beverage cartons, including the fibre, plastic and aluminium.

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