An Italian company that recycles post-consumer nylon will spend over $40 million to acquire a North Carolina fiber manufacturer.
An Italian company that recycles post-consumer nylon will spend over $40 million to acquire a North Carolina fiber manufacturer.
A European panel approved the use of two technologies to recycle post-consumer PET into food and drink packaging, but it rejected a third application, citing inadequate decontamination testing.
A labels provider is selling a pressure-sensitive option that cleanly separates and floats during the PET recycling process. Meanwhile, a chemical company unveiled two recycling-friendly shrink sleeve label products.
The latest size-reduction system from Cumberland offers energy savings alongside quality improvement.
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.
Loop Industries has struck a deal for a $35 million investment, which will help fund a recycling plant to produce tens of millions of pounds of RPET each year.
One of the world’s largest consumer packaged goods companies will roll out a black plastic HDPE bottle that near-infrared sorters can identify.
A project is exploring the use of chemistry to recycle polyurethane foam from a variety of durable goods into higher-end applications.
Alan Barcon of PolyOne Corporation.
Processing technology can be used to overcome shortcomings in both PET and mixed plastics, according to two plastics recycling professionals.
A sample of the Activ-Check screen.
Installing the right equipment is half the battle, but optimizing it for smooth performance is also crucial to success.