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Indorama invests over $50 million in Alabama RPET plant

Published: June 3, 2021
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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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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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Pyrolysis operation reports on a busy year

Published: April 28, 2021
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Agilyx experienced a net loss of $10.1 million in 2020. But the company noted that this was due to various expenditures that are part of the company’s “gearing for growth and expansion.” | Orathai Mayoeh / Shutterstock

Agilyx plans to source at least 6 billion pounds of scrap plastic annually by 2030, according to a recent financial filing. The report also indicates the growing firm did not turn a profit last year.

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APR recognizes recyclability of packaging technologies

Published: April 28, 2021
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A cosmetic tube technology was approved by APR for its compatibility with recycling processes. | nikitabuida / Shutterstock

HDPE tubes, PET aerosol containers and PP thermoforms were among the packaging innovations that received recyclability recognition from the Association of Plastic Recyclers recently.

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Attractive innovation: Magnets help on bottle recycling obstacle

Published: February 18, 2020
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As part of the pilot project, Magnomer’s magnetizable inks were printed on shrink labels in collaboration with American Fuji Seal. | Courtesy of Magnomer

A startup that supplies an ink allowing shrink sleeve labels to be separated from PET flakes with a magnet has successfully completed early testing of the innovation.

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FDA issues food-contact recycled resin letters

Published: March 10, 2021
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The FDA issued a number of approvals for recycling technologies to produce recycled resin for use in food and beverage packaging. | Funtap/Shutterstock

The Food and Drug Administration issued a slew of letters giving reclaimers the green light to produce recycled resin for use in food and drink packaging last year.

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Plastic packaging innovations get recyclability nods

Published: February 17, 2021
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The Association of Plastic Recyclers recently issued several letters to packaging companies recognizing their innovations as compatible with plastics recycling processes. | Trong Nguyen/Shutterstock

A slew of packaging products – a plastic aerosol can, multi-layer HDPE bottle, bottle and film labels – recently received recognition for their compatibility with plastics recycling processes.

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Global group looks to support chemical recycling projects

Published: February 17, 2021
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The Alliance to End Plastic Waste is accepting funding applications for chemical recycling projects through April 30.| paul prescott/Shutterstock

The Alliance to End Plastic Waste is accepting applications to provide up to $20 million for individual chemical recycling ventures, according to a recent request for proposals.

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