Science-Based Polymer Solutions
Our Services.
Practical processing. Technical expertise. New possibilities for your materials.
From shredding and agglomeration to material trials and process development, Nextek helps you explore suitable routes for preparing and recovering plastic materials. Discover our services below.
Science-based polymer solutions
Consultancy Advice & Technical R&D
Turn complex material and recycling challenges into practical next steps. Nextek brings together scientific research, processing experience and independent advice to help you develop materials, assess technologies and improve recycling performance.
Expert consultancy
Make informed decisions about materials, processes and recycling strategies with advice tailored to your project, feedstock and operational goals.
- Material selection and design for recyclability
- Recycling process and technology assessment
- Plant design and process improvement advice
- Feasibility studies and circular economy strategies
Technical research & development
Explore new ideas and evaluate performance through a structured programme of material assessment, processing trials and technical analysis.
- Recycled polymer development and characterisation
- Pilot-scale processing and trial programmes
- Investigation of contamination and material quality
- Interpretation of results and recommendations for next steps
Understand your plant’s performance
Identify process bottlenecks, investigate material quality issues and explore opportunities to improve recovery and operational efficiency through a focused technical plant audit.
Material Processing Services
Agglomeration
Services.
Turn lightweight plastic waste into a denser, more manageable feedstock.
Films, fibres and other low-bulk-density plastics can be difficult to handle and feed consistently. Agglomeration brings suitable materials together into denser, free-flowing particles, helping prepare them for further processing.
Work with Nextek to explore an agglomeration route for your material. Discuss your feedstock, processing objectives and intended application with our technical team to define a suitable trial.
Discuss your materialMaterial suitability and processing conditions are assessed for each project.
Increase bulk density
Convert suitable lightweight feedstocks into a more compact material form.
Improve material handling
Produce a more manageable feedstock for conveying, dosing and subsequent processing.
Support your next process
Assess the agglomerate against the needs of your planned extrusion or compounding route.
Material Processing Services
Shredding
Services.
Prepare plastic waste for its next processing step.
Effective recycling starts with material preparation. Our shredding services help reduce suitable plastic waste into smaller, more manageable pieces for further assessment and processing.
Work with Nextek to explore a size-reduction route for your material. Share your polymer type, material form, contamination level and target output with our technical team to define a suitable trial.
Discuss your materialMaterial suitability, achievable output size and processing conditions are assessed for each project.
Reduce material size
Break suitable plastic waste into smaller pieces for the next stage of your process.
Prepare your feedstock
Assess output size and handling characteristics against your processing requirements.
Support your next process
Explore preparation for further granulation, washing, agglomeration or other recycling steps.
Material Processing Services
Extrusion
Services.
Explore how your polymer performs during melt processing.
Extrusion trials provide a practical way to investigate how suitable plastic materials behave during melt processing. Explore processability, strand formation and the influence of operating conditions on your material.
Work with Nextek to define an extrusion trial around your feedstock and development goals. Whether you are investigating a recycled polymer or preparing material for further evaluation, our technical team can help shape the next step.
Discuss your materialMaterial suitability, trial scope and available output formats are agreed for each project.
Explore processability
Investigate feeding, melt behaviour and strand formation under selected trial conditions.
Refine trial conditions
Explore temperature and operating settings suited to your polymer and processing objectives.
Prepare for evaluation
Produce trial material for agreed follow-on assessment and inform further process development.
Material Processing Services
Deodorising
Services.
Reduce unwanted odours. Explore new possibilities for recycled plastics.
Unwanted odours can limit the use of recycled plastics. Our deodorising services focus on exploring treatment conditions that reduce odour in suitable plastic materials and support their intended application.
Work with Nextek to define a trial around your polymer, processing history and odour concerns. Our technical team can help assess treatment options and agree a practical approach to comparing material before and after processing.
Discuss your materialResults depend on the polymer, odour source and treatment conditions. Trial scope and assessment methods are agreed for each project.
Review your material
Discuss polymer type, material history and the odour requirements of your intended application.
Trial odour reduction
Explore suitable treatment conditions through a trial tailored to your material and objectives.
Compare the outcome
Compare untreated and treated samples using an agreed assessment approach to guide the next step.
Material Processing Services
Bagging
Services.
Prepare your processed plastics for storage, handling and transport.
The final stage of material preparation matters. Our bagging services help organise suitable processed plastic materials into agreed packaging formats, ready for handling, storage or onward processing. Discuss your material type, batch size and packaging requirements with Nextek. We can help define a suitable bagging approach for trial outputs or processed materials, with filling, identification and handling requirements agreed for your project. Discuss your materialMaterial suitability, bag format, fill quantity and labelling requirements are agreed before work begins.