Investments in recycling systems are no longer evaluated solely on technical performance, but increasingly on their economic viability. High throughput, maximum availability, low energy consumption and reduced staffing requirements all contribute significantly to shorter payback periods and improved long-term profitability. With the Investment Calculator available on the BluPort® digital customer platform, EREMA provides a simple and transparent way to assess the economic potential of a planned investment. This gives companies valuable guidance at an early stage of the decision-making process.
Whether expanding production capacity, entering new recycling markets or modernising existing operations, every investment decision starts with one key question: economic viability.
The Investment Calculator in BluPort® provides an initial, practical assessment based on individual operating data. Users can enter relevant parameters such as production hours, plant throughput, planned investment costs, material prices, as well as energy, water and labour costs. Based on these inputs, the tool generates a realistic indication of the potential profitability of the planned installation.
The calculator creates transparency and helps companies prepare investment decisions on a sound basis. For a more detailed evaluation, EREMA experts are available to provide additional support and advice.
The results generated by the Investment Calculator clearly highlight the key drivers of profitability in plastics recycling: maximum productivity combined with optimised capital expenditure (CAPEX) and low operating expenditure (OPEX).
In practice, EREMA systems frequently achieve very short payback periods. This is made possible by the combination of several economic advantages.
Every unplanned downtime results in lost revenue. That is why EREMA places a strong focus on robust machine design, high process stability and reliable long-term performance.
These benefits are supported by a global service network, rapid spare parts availability and digital support services through BluPort®. In addition, the PredictOn predictive maintenance system helps operators plan maintenance activities proactively and reduce the risk of unexpected shutdowns. The result is increased machine availability and maximum utilisation of installed production capacity.
High throughput increases profitability
One of the most important factors influencing the profitability of a recycling plant is the volume of high-quality recycled pellets produced.
Thanks to advanced extrusion and filtration technologies, EREMA systems achieve high throughput rates while maintaining consistently high output quality. Increased production volumes have a direct positive effect on profitability and shorten the time required to recover the initial investment.
Alongside productivity, operating costs play a decisive role in the overall profitability of a recycling system.
EREMA technologies are designed for efficient energy use and benefit from a high degree of automation. This helps reduce both energy consumption and labour requirements during daily operation. Combined with economically attractive investment costs, these advantages deliver strong performance throughout the entire lifecycle of the system.
For operators, this means lower OPEX, attractive CAPEX and a highly competitive overall return on investment.
“The most economical recycling system is one that operates reliably for many years. High availability, high throughput and low operating costs are key factors that often enable EREMA systems to achieve surprisingly short payback periods. With the Investment Calculator, our customers can gain a transparent understanding of this potential already at an early stage of their project.”
Christoph Wöss, Global Sales Director, EREMA
The Investment Calculator in BluPort® enables the economic potential of a planned recycling investment to be evaluated transparently and based on individual operating parameters.
