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title: Preparation of material
slug: preparation-of-material
step: 2
howto: boards-made-from-marine-litter
tags: ["PS","untagged","product","sheetpress","PP","untagged"]
category: Products
difficulty: Medium
time: < 1 week
location: Gandia, Spain
---
# Step 2: Preparation of material
The processed marine litter and fishing nets arrive in our workshop clean and crushed, ready for use in the heat press.

We mix it with the base material, polypropylene, ensuring the desired proportions and quantities. This depends on the texture, color, or thickness required.

Before placing the plastic in the sheet press, we use an industrial dryer to remove moisture.
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