Arçelik Calls For Industry to Lead on Plastic Waste at IFA 2019 - Seite 2

Washing Machine Tub

The company has also developed a washing machine tub made of recycled PET bottles. A total of 25 million PET bottles (250 tons of plastic) were recycled into washing machine tubs; thus saving 5.7 million kWh energy and preventing 885 tons of CO2 emissions. This product innovation is already on the market.

Bio Fridge

The bio fridge is another company innovation and is made with Bio-Based Plastics, Bio-Based Polyurethane insulation material and Bio-Based composites made of food residue. By increasing the endurance of materials from soy, eggshells and corn, the carbon footprint of this bioplastic is 80% lower than conventional plastics used today.

Recycled fishing nets

Efforts are also being made to reduce marine pollution through the use of materials from recycled fishing nets. 640,000 tons of fishing nets and lines are lost every year, and this equipment will continue to trap marine animals for many decades to come. By upcycling these old nets together with waste textile fibers, Arçelik creates a nylon-based composite material with mechanical strength and thermal resistance, which is used in oven parts. By the end of 2018, 65 tons of this waste material had been reclaimed and repurposed, and the aim is to continue expanding the initiative. Products that contain recycled fishing nets are already on the market.

Solar fridge

Alongside this, Arçelik have focused its R&D efforts around the core belief that technology should be available to all by announcing its new Solar Fridge. This new product addresses the electricity crisis that many countries around the world still face. The off-grid refrigerator runs on solar power. Powered by DC instead of AC, it has a lower carbon footprint and higher efficiency than conventional refrigerators. Switching from alternating current to direct current could mean lower energy costs, higher energy efficiency and reduced food spoilage. The product will be ready for serial production early next year.

IFA 2019 Hakan Bulgurlu keynote speech:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=796VACcJ09A

ABOUT ARÇELİK 
Founded in 1955, Arçelik has operations in the durable consumer goods industry with production, marketing and after-sales services. Arçelik offers products and services in 146 countries with its 30,000 employees, 23 different production facilities in 9 countries (Turkey, Romania, Russia, China, South Africa, Thailand, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh), 35 sales and marketing companies all over the world and with its 12 brands (Arçelik, Beko, Grundig, Blomberg, ElektraBregenz, Arctic, Leisure, Flavel, Defy, Dawlance, Voltas Beko, Altus) Arçelik is listed on Istanbul Stock Exchange. www.arcelikglobal.com 

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