Christian Müller

Managing Director

Presentation Description:

Although 46% of plastic waste in Germany is recycled, the use rate of post-consumer waste is only 5.6% (BMU, 2019). This usage rate is probably partly due to quality defects in the previous recycled materials. Global players also have reservations about using these materials due to the grey color, low PCR availability and the high prices. For this reason, the safe, flexible, and economical use of recycled materials to produce cosmetic packaging in the field of extrusion blow molding is focus for the ReCo3 technology. The "ReCo3 bottle" is also 100% recyclable so that it can be returned to the material cycle.

To better understand the processing of PCR materials on extrusion blow moulding, a trial plan was performed with different 1-Layer (Mono) and 3-Layer (ReCo3) bottles made with different molds and different PCR materials. On the presentation, many of the challenges that come with processing PCR materials are described, and the advantages of the ReCo Technology to overcome these challenges are presented. Results show that it is possible to include post consumer recycled materials on cosmetic products, and still offer customers a safe and appealing package. 

Speaker Biography:

Christian was born in Troisdorf, Germany which is part of the beautiful “Rhineland” surrounding the Cologne area.

After he finished High School, he took a 3 ½ years apprenticeship at W. Müller as a technical designer before he moved on to further deepen his education at the University for Applied Sciences in Cologne where he graduated with a German Diploma in engineering.

From his first day as an apprentice until now Christian has been working in the blow molding industry, taking over his parent’s business in the second generation, and is now leading the company together with his sister Brigitte.

One of his main roles is to drive innovation forward within the company and to share his extensive knowledge of blow molding with customers and partners, supporting them in finding the best solution to produce their products and having a positive impact on the circular economy at the same time.

Christian has a passion for high-quality manufacturing – he keeps himself informed, which is reflected by the company’s regular investment in state-of-the-art machine tools.