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Short seller’s report targets PureCycle

Published: May 12, 2021
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PureCycle is a publicly traded company that licenses a PP purification technology from Procter & Gamble. | GH Studio / Shutterstock

The short seller who took aim at PET depolymerization startup Loop Industries has now published allegations against PP recycling company PureCycle Technologies.

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Investors buy PureCycle and move to take it public

Published: November 18, 2020
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The firms that are acquiring PureCycle announced a goal of having 30 commercial lines operational by 2030 and 50 by 2035. | fizkes/Shutterstock

PP recycling startup PureCycle Technologies will be purchased by investment firms that will list the company publicly. They plan major expansions, including a second U.S. location that will process more than 800 million pounds annually.

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Sorting facilities receive PP recovery funds

Published: April 7, 2021
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PP tubs and lids baled for recycling.

One million dollars in grants will go to pay for PP sorting equipment and efforts to communicate to households that PP is accepted in their curbside programs. | Courtesy of KW Plastics.

Materials recovery facilities in Minnesota, North Carolina and Texas will receive financial support to enable PP recovery.

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Recycling facilities receive $2 million to boost PP recovery

Published: December 9, 2020
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Through the new grants, The Recycling Partnership estimates curbside PP recycling will become available to an additional 4 million people nationwide. | RYosha/Shutterstock

Four materials recovery facilities in the eastern half of the U.S. will begin sorting polypropylene with financial assistance from major brands, retailers and other industry members brought together through The Recycling Partnership.

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Resin producer plans huge increase in PCR sales

Published: November 18, 2020
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Braskem works with both mechanical and chemical recycling processors to produce its PCR. | StanislauV/Shutterstock

Polyolefins giant Braskem has set its sights on expanding post-consumer resin production as part of the company’s new sustainability commitments.

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CarbonLite starts pelletizing material from caps and labels

Published: October 21, 2020
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CarbonLite's Reading, Pa. facility exterior at night.

CarbonLite’s 270,000-square-foot Reading, Pa. facility will eventually have the annual capacity to process 140 million pounds of post-consumer PET. | Courtesy of CarbonLite.

A major PET reclaimer has entered the polyolefins recycling business. The company also recently began production at a large facility in Pennsylvania.

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KW invests in processing equipment amid pandemic

Published: September 22, 2020
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KW’s recycled PP paint can manufacturing operation, KW Container, has experienced increased sales during the pandemic. | Photo courtesy of KW

Supply and demand realities for key curbside plastics are evolving fast during the coronavirus pandemic, and they’ve led one major plastics recycling company to adjust operationally. Continue Reading

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WM offers a snapshot of today’s reclaimer market

Published: September 10, 2020
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Baled plastics for recycling.

Waste Management issued its September 2020 “Report on Recycling” to identify gaps in U.S. plastics recycling infrastructure, among other goals. | Natallia Boroda/Shutterstock

A recent report from the nation’s largest waste and recycling hauler reviews the current state of reclamation capacity for PET, HDPE and PP in the U.S.

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PP purification company draws more investors

Published: July 29, 2020
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PureCycle submitted a July 14 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) indicating investors had purchased $1.45 million in equity securities in the company. | Freedomz/Shutterstock

PP recycling startup PureCycle Technologies recently raised $1.45 million in investments, financial filings show. Meanwhile, an acquisition-focused company continues to eye PureCycle.

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