The acquisition of a U.S. PET reclaimer captured clicks last month. | Lipik Stock Media/Shutterstock
A diverse group of stories drew readers’ attention last month, touching on chemical recycling, infrastructure needs and a legal case.
The acquisition of a U.S. PET reclaimer captured clicks last month. | Lipik Stock Media/Shutterstock
A diverse group of stories drew readers’ attention last month, touching on chemical recycling, infrastructure needs and a legal case.
Cargo ships on the water in California. | Sheila Fitzgerald/Shutterstock
The first six months of 2019 have been a news whirlwind for the plastics recycling sector, with continued export shakeups, major investment announcements, and bold strategy moves by both brands and processors.
An automatic, self-cleaning melt filter from Italian company Fimic uses a unique valve system to collect and discharge contaminants during plastics recycling.
Instead of using a tipping trailer to empty containers full of resin, A-Ward makes a container unloader that can get the job done as quickly – or slowly – as necessary.
Micro dryers from manufacturer Dri-Air are ideal for plastics processors requiring exceptionally dry plastics but not in exceptional quantities.
Readers last month were drawn to a variety of news articles, including those covering international trade, updates from a PET reclaimer, investments in recycling companies and introduced legislation.
Extruder and optical sorter innovations are celebrated in Europe, and a gasification process is used to recycle mixed plastics into a cellulose-based plastic that can replace ABS.
Readers last month were drawn to articles about a brand owner’s RPET ambitions, markets analysis, gasification technology, scrap smuggling and legislation.
News about India’s upcoming scrap plastics ban attracted readers’ clicks last month, along with stories about virgin plastics manufacturers, flexible packaging recycling startups and more.
APR’s John Standish on stage at the APR Plastics Recycling Showcase and Technical Forum.
The global nature of the business, equipment advances and packaging innovations were all covered in this year’s Association of Plastic Recyclers Plastics Recycling Showcase and Technical Forum.