{"id":2676,"date":"2026-03-25T09:55:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T09:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kitech-recycling.com\/?page_id=2676"},"modified":"2026-03-25T09:56:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T09:56:40","slug":"pelletizer-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kitech-recycling.com\/es\/plastic-pelletizer\/compacting-pelletizing-system\/pelletizer-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Gu\u00eda del peletizador"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns alignfull stk-block-columns stk-block stk-b633368\" data-block-id=\"b633368\"><style>.stk-b633368 {margin-bottom:0px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-b633368-column alignfull\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-345185c\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"345185c\"><style>.stk-345185c-container{margin-top:var(--stk--preset--spacing--60, 2.25rem) 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