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Reclaimer hopes to ‘break the log jam’ in scrap supply

Published: June 16, 2021
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International Recycling Group plant rendering.

Rendering of the planned “SuperPRF” courtesy of International Recycling Group.

International Recycling Group hopes to finish financing a $150 million plastics recovery facility by the end of the year, with the massive plant scheduled to come on-line in 2023.

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CarbonLite’s PinnPack goes on auction block

Published: June 16, 2021
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Thermoform plastic packaging.

PinnPack, which uses RPET to produce recycled-content thermoformed packaging, will be auctioned today (June 16). | Konektus Photo / Shutterstock

An auction will be held today to sell PinnPack, a thermoform packaging manufacturer owned by bankrupt company CarbonLite. Meanwhile, acquisitions of the company’s three PET recycling plants have been finalized.

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Group rolls out PET recycling PSA

Published: June 16, 2021
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PET bottles for recycling.

Keep America Beautiful expects the new PET-focused ad to have a reach of 200 million impressions. | Kwangmoozaa/Shutterstock

Keep America Beautiful has launched a public service announcement encouraging consumers to recycle PET bottles.

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Indorama invests over $50 million in Alabama RPET plant

Published: June 3, 2021
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Bottle delabeller from Amut

Indorama Ventures Sustainable Solutions will install AMUT equipment at its Alabama RPET facility, including de-labeling equipment like the unit pictured above. | Courtesy of AMUT

Indorama Ventures Sustainable Solutions is spending significantly to more than double the size and flake-production capacity of its Alabama PET recycling plant, according to interviews and city documents.

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Water bottler to build second recycling operation

Published: June 3, 2021
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CG Roxane San Bernardino facility interior

CG Roxane’s San Bernardino, Calif. facility is capable of processing 35 million pounds of RPET annually. The new plant in Tennessee will have the same capacity. | Courtesy of CG Roxane

CG Roxane has broken ground on a recycled PET facility in Tennessee that’s slated to open within a year. The company says the new site will help it hit 50% RPET in its products nationally.

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Plastics giants snatch up CarbonLite plants via auction

Published: May 26, 2021
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CarbonLITE's Dallas recycling facility featuring BHS equipment.

Equipment in CarbonLite’s Dallas PET recycling facility. Indorama Ventures submitted the high bid to acquire the plant during an auction this week.

As part of a bankruptcy case, DAK Americas, Indorama Ventures and The Sterling Group have submitted the high bids to acquire CarbonLite’s PET recycling facilities.

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