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Fuel tank attachment, composed of a blend of a first plastic and a second plastic, wherein the first and second plastics are not miscible, wherein the blend contains a compatibilizer to render the first and second plastics miscible, wherein the first plastic is a fuel-resistant plastic, and wherein

Fuel tank attachment, composed of a blend of a first plastic and a second plastic, wherein the first and second plastics are not miscible, wherein the blend contains a compatibilizer to render the first and second plastics miscible, wherein the first plastic is a fuel-resistant plastic, and wherein the second plastic is a non-fuel-resistant plastic, wherein the fuel tank attachment relates to a neck fitting, in particular, to a filler neck or a valve, in particular, a tank venting valve, or a cap element, wherein the fuel tank attachment is molded from a blend as one piece.

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1. A fuel tank attachment, comprising: a neck, a tubular body element extending from the neck, and an annular flange element co-axially extending from the tubular body, integrally formed from a blend of a first plastic (A) and a second plastic (B), wherein:the first and second plastics are not misci

1. A fuel tank attachment, comprising: a neck, a tubular body element extending from the neck, and an annular flange element co-axially extending from the tubular body, integrally formed from a blend of a first plastic (A) and a second plastic (B), wherein:the first and second plastics are not miscible,the blend contains a compatibilizer to render the first and second plastics miscible,the first plastic is a fuel-resistant plastic,the second plastic is a non-fuel-resistant plastic, andthe fuel tank attachment is molded as a non-layered, single piece from the blend. 2. The fuel tank attachment according to claim 1, wherein the compatibilizer is a copolymer of the first and second plastics, wherein a proportion of the copolymer (AB) in the blend is one of: (i) a maximum of 30 wt. %, and (ii) a maximum of 15 wt. %. 3. The fuel tank attachment according to claim 2, wherein the copolymer is a graft copolymer. 4. The fuel tank attachment according to claim 1, wherein the first plastic is a polyamide (PA). 5. The fuel tank attachment according to claim 1, wherein the second plastic is a polyethylene (PE). 6. The fuel tank attachment according to claim 1, wherein a proportion of the first plastic in the blend is lower than a proportion of the second plastic, wherein the proportion of the first plastic is one of: (i) a maximum of 40 wt. %, and (ii) within a range between 20 wt. % and 30 wt. %. 7. The fuel tank attachment according to claim 1, wherein in a first region the fuel tank attachment has an integral bond with a second region, wherein the second region is located on an outer wall of a fuel tank, wherein the second region has the second plastic. 8. The fuel tank attachment according to claim 7, wherein the first region is provided so as to have an integral bond with the second region through a joining surface, wherein the second region is located on an outer wall of the fuel tank. 9. The fuel tank attachment according to claim 1, wherein the blend includes: 10 to 85 wt. % of the first fuel-resistant plastic;85 to 10 wt. % of the second non-fuel-resistant plastic;3 to 15 wt. % of the compatibilizer; andapproximately 5 to 30 wt. % in additives and fillers. 10. The fuel tank attachment according to claim 1, wherein the blend includes: approximately 45 wt. % of the first fuel-resistant plastic;approximately 45 wt. % of the second non-fuel-resistant plastic;approximately 10 wt. % of the compatibilizer, additives, and fillers. 11. The fuel tank attachment according to claim 1, for attachment to an opening of tank composed of polyethylene that has at least one tubular body element including annular body element disposed thereon;where the tubular body element and the annular body element can be produced from the blend as one piece, thereby enabling the copolymer annular body element to be attached by a surface element to the outer wall of the fuel tank. 12. A fuel tank attachment for a motor-vehicle fuel tank, comprising: a neck, a tubular body element extending from the neck, and an annular flange element co-axially extending from the tubular body and is integrally bonded to an outer wall of the fuel tank, wherein:the fuel tank attachment is integrally formed from a blend of a first plastic (A) and second plastic (B),the first and second plastics are immiscible,the blend contains a compatibilizer to render the first and second plastics miscible, the compatibilizer being a graft copolymer,the first plastic is a fuel-resistant plastic formed from a polyamide (PA) taken from the group consisting of PA6, PA66, PA11, PA12, and PA-T,the second plastic is a non-fuel-resistant plastic formed from polyethylene (PE),the blend contains approximately 45 wt. % of the first plastic, approximately 45 wt. % of the second plastic, and approximately 10 wt.% of the compatibilizer, additives, and fillers, andthe fuel tank attachment is molded as a non-layered, single piece from the blend. 13. A method of producing a fuel tank attachment, comprising the following steps: producing a component from a blend of a first plastic with a second plastic where the first and second plastics are not miscible, wherein the blend contains a compatibilizer so as to render the first and second plastics miscible, wherein the first plastic is a fuel-resistant plastic and the second plastic is non-fuel-resistant, the component having a neck, a tubular body element extending from the neck, and an annular flange element co-axially extending from the tubular body, integrally formed from the first plastic and the second plastic; andintegrally bonding the component with a wall of a fuel tank such that the fuel tank attachment is molded as a non-layered, single piece from the blend. 14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the compatibilizer is a copolymer of the first and the second plastic, wherein the copolymer is a graft copolymer, and wherein the second plastic is grafted to produce the graft copolymer so as to then form covalent bonds with the first plastic. 15. The method according to claim 13, wherein a joining surface of the component undergoes a pretreatment before effecting the integral bonding. 16. The method according to claim 15, wherein the pretreatment comprises one or more of the following measures: plasma treatmentplasma coating,flame treatment,chemical etching, andmechanical roughening. 17. The method according to claim 13, wherein the integral bonding of the first and second components is effected by welding. 18. The method according to claim 13, wherein the fuel tank attachment is produced by a single-component plastic injection-molding process whereby the blend is injected into a mold. 19. The method according to claim 13, wherein an additional compatibilizer is used to produce the copolymer, the additional compatibilizer being added in solid or liquid form to a blend of the first plastic and the second plastic, and being at least partially consumed during copolymerization. 20. The method according to claim 19, wherein the additional compatibilizer contains reactive isocyanate groups and/or oligomers with epoxide groups and/or (maleic) anhydride groups or oxazoline groups. 21. The fuel tank attachment according to claim 4, wherein the polyamide (PA) is taken from the group consisting of PA6, PA66, PA11, PA12, and PA-T. 22. The fuel tank attachment according to claim 1, wherein the second plastic is a polypropylene (PP).