{"id":2165347,"date":"2026-09-25T13:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T10:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2165347"},"modified":"2026-09-25T13:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T10:00:17","slug":"from-croatia-without-waste-truly-circular-process-offers-hazardous-chemicals-a-second-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2165347","title":{"rendered":"From Croatia without waste: \u201ctruly circular\u201d process offers hazardous chemicals a second life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/89\/60\/11\/1200x675_cmsv2_948429d2-1b1d-51d6-bcc7-0a1cf56f0c12-9896011.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2928832-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2928832\" data-cid=\"9929105\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2928832-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" 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An \u201cefficient, safe and economically valuable\u201d recycling process of hazardous chemicals\u2026 made in Europe.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content js-article-content\">\n<p>Equipped with air-filtering masks, workers at a recycling plant in Ivani\u0107-Grad, Croatia, recycle ethanol, benzene or acetones, and thinners to dilute paints. These and other used solvents come from the food packaging, pharmaceutical or automotive industries. They are full of hazardous substances. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5640311804008908\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/89\/60\/11\/808x456_cmsv2_f324c331-60b8-5200-84b3-1100c9477323-9896011.jpg\" alt=\"Polluted solvents prior to the purification process\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Polluted solvents prior to the purification process<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">\u00a9 Euronews<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A complex process removes all their residues and turns contaminated solvents into clean ones, ready to be re-used. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the contaminated solvent that we are taking from the machine and into the distillator. We are distilling it, and for the result we are getting the clean solvent that is used to further production. Clean as a whistle\u201d, explains Mario \u017delje\u017enjak, Production Supervisor at Premifab Ltd as he shows us the different technologies at an unassuming plant recently inaugurated. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5489432703003337\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/89\/60\/11\/808x444_cmsv2_b3dc9489-4d77-5f72-8396-3527c5ea2fd3-9896011.jpg\" alt=\"Mario \u017delje\u017enjak, Production Supervisor at Premifab Ltd\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Mario \u017delje\u017enjak, Production Supervisor at Premifab Ltd<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">\u00a9 Euronews<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Along with water and other impurities, the resulting waste is basically sludge that is used to produce energy that feeds the recycling facilities. \u201cEverything is burned inside a rotary kiln and turned into harmless ash,\u201d explains Mario. This ash can subsequently be used as a construction material. <\/p>\n<p>Partially funded by the European Union, the clean-tech company claims to recycle around three million kilograms of used solvents annually\u2014a 90% recycling rate for the contaminated raw material sent by its clients. Facing stiff competition from other major industry players in Germany, France, Spain, and Italy, the company must offer efficiency and versatility, explains its business development director, Igor Podravac. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5843071786310517\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/89\/60\/11\/808x473_cmsv2_5b6f2dfa-ca37-552e-88b2-43e23d8fd9a2-9896011.jpg\" alt=\"Igor Podravac is the company\u00b4s Business Development Director\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Igor Podravac is the company\u00b4s Business Development Director<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">\u00a9 Euronews<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe have a lot of high demanding customers from pharmaceutical, automotive, paint industry,food packaging industry also. After they pollute a material and it is no longer usable for a second treatment, they send this material to us,\u201d he explains while showing us the work done workers. \u201cWe are accepting the material, analysing the material, purifying the material and after all the parameters are checked, we return that material into the same production line to get a closed loop circular economy in real life.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The first step starts at the company\u00b4s laboratory. Samples of used solvents are here first analysed to determine if and how they can safely and effectively be recycled. Very different parameters, including temperature, pressure or energy balance must be considered. \u201cMaybe the distillation yield is too low, so it&#8217;s not really feasible, both material-wise and financial-wise. And on the other hand, if we have lots of distillation residue remaining, that we cannot do anything about it, we opt not to use that material at all,.\u201d, explains Silvija Petkovi\u0107, Quality Control Director &amp; Laboratory Manager. \u201cThe specificity within the solvents is their flammability. So they&#8217;re all flammable liquids, and we need to take all the precautionary measures in order not to burn anything, not to light anything up,\u201d she adds. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5726210350584308\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/89\/60\/11\/808x462_cmsv2_0b443a4c-2547-5b01-8686-7f39d151a8a2-9896011.jpg\" alt=\"Silvija Petkovi\u0107 works as Quality Control Director &amp; Laboratory Manager\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Silvija Petkovi\u0107 works as Quality Control Director &amp; Laboratory Manager<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">\u00a9 Euronews<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After the distillation, and prior to sending the now clean solvents back to the clients, quality control checks are enforced again. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis one does not conform because of the precipitation, so this one cannot go to the customer. So, this sample is going to stay here, and we need to do further filtration,\u201d Silvija, explains to our camera while holding one sample. \u201cThis one is okay, no precipitation, whatsoever. It can be closed and sealed and put into the truck,\u201dafter checking a second, much transparent sample. <\/p>\n<p>The approved recovered solvents are shipped to the clients in special containers. We follow one such delivery with Nikola Gojavi\u0107, a driver at the company. \u201cThis cargo is unique because it\u2019s in a liquid state and is highly explosive. Great care is required during loading and transport, so specialised drivers are needed\u2014it\u2019s quite a challenging job,\u201d he tells us while driving. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6278424847476428\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/89\/60\/11\/808x508_cmsv2_989455de-ab6d-59b1-9d28-da3a96335b65-9896011.jpg\" alt=\"Driver Nikola Gojavi\u0107 handles and transports hazardous chemicals\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Driver Nikola Gojavi\u0107 handles and transports hazardous chemicals<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">\u00a9 Euronews<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe driver must be a specialist because, in the event of an accident or any incident, they must remain composed and be trained to carry out the necessary procedures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The cargo we follow brings back recovered solvents to a family business called Rotoplast. Each year, it manufactures approximately 5,000 tonnes of packaging and labelling for the food, energy and pet product industries. Solvents are used here to dissolve inks in the printing processes. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is important to us that our products, along with being highly effective from a production point of view, are also environmentally sustainable,\u201d says Production Director Antun \u010cengi\u0107. \u201cIn cooperation with Premifab, we collect all our waste in a safe way, we transport it to their location, so that they can process it and return it to us as a new resource. With this, we reduce the costs of production.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The company was founded in 1975 and currently employs 260 staff. Solvents are among the many recycled products that are reused here, claims the CEO, Bla\u017eenko Mari\u0107.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5437915742793792\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/89\/60\/11\/808x439_cmsv2_939c8f59-0fcd-5d11-b708-af8168adebfd-9896011.jpg\" alt=\"Bla\u017eenko Mari\u0107, Chief Executive Officer at Rotoplast. The company reuses purified solvents\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Bla\u017eenko Mari\u0107, Chief Executive Officer at Rotoplast. The company reuses purified solvents<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">\u00a9 Euronews<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201c80% of materials, it&#8217;s possible to use like this. We would like to move to mono materials. For all materials, for all customers. This is the plan for the next few years, to be completely phase out materials which are unrecyclable,\u201d he explains. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5671476137624861\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/89\/60\/11\/808x459_cmsv2_5e029ab4-a94b-5683-a3c7-b0f5eca4a0e9-9896011.jpg\" alt=\"Premifab claims to see a significant demand in Europe for this type of recycling services\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Premifab claims to see a significant demand in Europe for this type of recycling services<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">\u00a9 Euronews<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Igor Podravac, its business development director, says their turnover has grown \u201capproximately 20 to 25% per year\u201d since they started operations, in December 2014. 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They are full of hazardous substances.\u00a0A complex process removes all their residues and turns contaminated solvents into clean ones, ready to be re-used.\u00a0\u201cThis is the contaminated solvent that we are taking\u00a0 from\u00a0the machine\u00a0and\u00a0into the\u00a0distillator. We are distilling it,\u00a0and for the result we are getting the clean solvent that is used to further production. Clean as a whistle\u201d, explains Mario \u017delje\u017enjak, Production Supervisor at\u00a0Premifab\u00a0Ltd\u00a0 as\u00a0he shows us the different\u00a0technologies at an unassuming plant recently inaugurated.\u00a0\u00a0Along with water and other impurities, the resulting waste is basically sludge that is used to produce energy that feeds the recycling facilities.\u00a0\u201cEverything is burned inside a rotary kiln and turned into harmless ash,\u201d\u00a0explains Mario. This ash can subsequently be used as a construction material.\u00a0Partially\u00a0funded by the European Union,\u00a0the clean-tech company\u00a0claims to recycle around\u00a0three\u00a0million kilograms of used solvents annually\u2014a 90% recycling rate for the contaminated raw material sent by its clients.\u00a0Facing stiff competition from other major industry players in Germany, France, Spain,\u00a0and\u00a0Italy, the company\u00a0must\u00a0offer efficiency and versatility, explains its business development director, Igor Podravac.\u00a0\u201cWe have a lot of high demanding customers from pharmaceutical, automotive, paint industry,food packaging industry also. After they pollute a\u00a0material and\u00a0it\u00a0is no longer usable for a second treatment, they send this material to us,\u201d\u00a0he explains while showing us\u00a0the work done workers. \u201cWe are accepting the material,\u00a0analysing\u00a0the material, purifying the material and after all the parameters are\u00a0 checked,\u00a0we\u00a0 return\u00a0that material into the same production line to get a closed loop circular economy in real life.\u201d\u202f\u00a0The first step starts at\u00a0the company\u00b4s laboratory. Samples of used solvents are here first analysed to determine if and how they can safely and effectively be recycled. Very different parameters, including temperature, pressure or energy balance must be considered.\u00a0\u201cMaybe the distillation yield is too low, so it&#8217;s not really feasible, both material-wise and financial-wise. And on the other hand, if we have lots of distillation residue remaining, that we cannot do anything about it, we opt not to use that material at all,.\u201d,\u00a0explains Silvija Petkovi\u0107, Quality Control Director &amp; Laboratory Manager.\u00a0\u201cThe specificity within the solvents is their flammability.\u00a0So\u00a0they&#8217;re all flammable liquids,\u00a0and\u00a0we need to take all the precautionary measures in order not to burn anything, not to light anything up,\u201d\u00a0she adds.\u00a0\u00a0After the distillation, and prior to sending the now clean solvents back to the clients, quality control checks are enforced again.\u00a0\u201cThis one does not conform because of the precipitation, so this one cannot go to the customer.\u00a0So,\u00a0this sample is going to stay here,\u00a0and we need to do further filtration,\u201d\u00a0Silvija,\u00a0explains to our camera while holding\u00a0one\u00a0sample.\u00a0\u201cThis one is okay, no precipitation, whatsoever. It can be closed and\u00a0sealed and\u00a0put into the truck,\u201dafter checking a second, much transparent sample.\u00a0The approved recovered solvents are shipped to the clients in special containers.\u00a0We follow one such delivery with Nikola Gojavi\u0107,\u00a0a\u00a0driver at the company.\u00a0\u201cThis cargo is unique because it\u2019s in a liquid state and is highly explosive.\u00a0Great care is required during loading and transport, so specialised drivers are needed\u2014it\u2019s quite a challenging job,\u201d\u00a0he tells us while driving.\u00a0\u201cThe driver must be a specialist because, in the event of an accident or any incident, they must remain composed and be trained to carry out the necessary procedures.\u201dThe cargo we follow brings back recovered solvents to\u00a0a family business\u00a0called\u00a0Rotoplast.\u00a0Each year, it manufactures approximately 5,000 tonnes of packaging and labelling for the food, energy\u00a0and\u00a0pet product industries.\u00a0Solvents are used here to dissolve inks in the printing processes.\u00a0\u201cIt is important to us that our products, along with being highly effective from a production point of view, are also environmentally sustainable,\u201d\u00a0says\u00a0Production Director\u00a0Antun \u010cengi\u0107.\u00a0\u201cIn cooperation with\u00a0Premifab, we collect all our waste in a safe way, we transport it to their location, so that they\u00a0can\u00a0process it and return it to us as a new resource. With this, we reduce the costs of production.\u201d\u00a0The company was founded in 1975\u00a0and\u00a0currently employs\u00a0260 staff. Solvents are among the many\u00a0 recycled products that are reused here, claims the CEO, Bla\u017eenko Mari\u0107.\u201c80% of materials, it&#8217;s possible to use like this. We would like to move to\u00a0mono materials. For all materials, for all customers. This is the plan\u00a0for the\u00a0next few years, to be completely\u00a0phase\u00a0out\u00a0materials which are\u00a0unrecyclable,\u201d\u00a0he explains.\u00a0\u00a0Igor Podravac, its business\u00a0development director,\u00a0says their turnover has grown \u201capproximately 20 to 25% per year\u201d\u00a0since\u00a0they started operations, in December 2014. 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