”Our unique combination of competences gives greater added value. We call it the Rondo Method”

The increased focus on the global environmental situation has, in many ways, changed the outlook of producers and consumers. This has, together with a strong increase in the competitive situation, changed the view concerning raw materials. Among other things, this altered outlook has resulted in a strong interest for recycled plastic raw materials. It has also resulted in a change when it comes to the demands on recycled plastic raw materials.

Today, recycled plastic raw material is used more frequently in highly qualified applications, which places higher demands than ever on recycled plastic raw material. For more demanding applications, a large environmental benefit and an attractive price are not sufficient. Superior technical knowledge is decisive for ensuring that the raw material has a sufficient, necessary and conclusive product quality.

Polykemi and Rondo constitute a winning combination. It’s a matter of different competences that complement and strengthen each other. The way in which we build upon and incorporate these different competences in one and the same customer value chain is unique. Rondo has, with the environment aspect, competence, quality and history, a unique advantage with over 30 years of experience in upgrading and refining recycled plastic raw material. Our parent company Polykemi AB has for more than 40 years, in many ways created a world-leading competence within technical compounding.
Our specific method focuses on our three most important customer values:

Environment, Quality and Cost.

We call it the Rondo Method.

”Rondos limited product range allows a specific focus on quality work.”

Historically, sometimes recycled plastics has had a poor reputation as far as quality is concerned. A reputation that in all honesty has not always been undeserved. Without doubt, recycled plastic raw materials can be of poor quality, but it can also be of very good quality This valuable insight is the basis of our work at Rondo. Our quality processes and our quality development are based on just this. As a result of this insight, our quality processes always start at our suppliers.

We put a lot of effort into securing the origin of the raw material. We can thus determine the quality level of the raw material at an early stage. Our quality and manufacturing processes are then systematically integrated in both the qualitative upgrading process and the following compounding process of the raw material.

Starting off from a base of recycled raw material places greater demands from a quality perspective, in comparison with a base comprising new material. In order to give our customers an even high quality, we have therefore chosen, from a strategic approach, to limit our product range.

We can therefore give each product the time and care needed to ensure the correct quality level. We have, from a quality perspective, gone from doing everything for everybody, to instead limiting our selection to high standard products in high quality for those customers who need just the REPRO qualities.

This naturally does not prevent us from having a certain flexibility. We also develop interesting and exciting customer-specific projects within our REZYcom range. However, we do not do this without first, together with the customer, answering the question: – Can we manage to deliver the right quality in the long run? Our experienced and competent laboratory personnel work in a modern and highly technical laboratory. All of our REPRO and REZYcom products are naturally manufactured, quality-controlled and delivered against a product-specific demand specification.

”To use recycled raw materials is obviously an environmental benefit”

We live in a world where we have the possibility to positively influence our surrounding environment. It therefore feels very good and satisfying to know that Rondo can offer a product with a clear environmental benefit. It is also very satisfying and pleasant to see that more and more companies see this possibility and appreciate the chance to choose a raw material with such a great environmental benefit.

REPRO & REZYcom products are always based on more than 50% recycled plastic raw material. Many of the products contain 100% recycled plastic raw material. The concentration of recycled plastic raw material is mainly determined by the quality aspect. For certain recipes, particular components may be more difficult to quality assure when it concerns recycled plastic raw material. We never compromise on quality. When necessary, we use new material to ensure that we always have the right quality level.

A question we often hear is how large is the environmental benefit when recycled raw material is used instead of new? Here is a little example. With unfilled polypropylene, the use of 1 ton of recycled plastic results in a reduction of CO2 emissions equivalent to more than 7,000 km of driving in a medium size car that releases 140 g CO2 per km. This example shows that we can influence the environment through more thoughtful choices!

”REPRO & REZYcom shall offer our customers an increased competiveness”

It is our ambition the REPRO & REZYcom shall always have a clear price advantage when compared to a corresponding product based on new material. Even if the refining and quality assurance of recycled raw material naturally adds costs, all in all, there shall always be a clear price benefit from using recycled material.

We have also intentionally concentrated our development work and production on a limited number of products. This limits our product range to a certain extent, but it also gives us a clear advantage. It means that we can more easily focus and direct our development work, which in turn strengthens our product quality and gives us a more competitive cost situation.

The price of raw material naturally has significance, but our primary focus is that REPRO and REZYcom shall provide an increased competitive advantage for our customers based on a wider cost perspective that includes product quality and processability amongst other things.

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”Technical development in combination with our employees creates increased customer value”

Our customer value chain focuses on our three collaborating principles:

Environment – Quality – Cost.

For us at Rondo, the important part is being efficient in order give our customer an advantage. Our operations are therefore constructed so that each part and function in our business is integrated, and this has great significance when it comes to generating a high customer value. Everyone who works at Rondo influences in some way the increased value we deliver to our customers.

We will not in any way ignore the importance of technology in our production. For us it is obvious. In the same way, a properly functioning process is of great importance for increased customer value. But we still dare to say that 70% of our development potential is related to the human factor and 30% to technology – and that is not an exaggeration. In fact it is we humans who choose the type of technology and develop functioning processes. In other words it is our employees who decide our technical level and the performance of our processes. Or one could say our employees are responsible for 100% of our development potential. It may be though unimportant in this context, but in our ambition to be a significant supplier for our customers, it is decisive. For this reason, we wish to raise this basic valuation again, here.

Our ability to supply customer value is strongly related to our ability to pursue development and carry out improvements, which in turn are exclusively to the benefit of an increased customer value. Our strong belief in the future is due to our strong belief in our employee’s evolvement and competence. We know that our common effort can mean much, and also be directly conclusive for you as a customer.