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APR: Plastics recycling infrastructure needs help
Brands across the globe are announcing goals to use high levels of recycled plastic. But the companies that actually deliver PCR to the market are predicting a major hurdle: supply shortfalls.
Nylon recycling company announces US acquisition
An Italian company that recycles post-consumer nylon will spend over $40 million to acquire a North Carolina fiber manufacturer.
Trex plans major capacity expansions
A consumer of recovered PE film will spend about $200 million in the next couple of years to boost its production capacities.
Beverage giant to open SE Asia recycling plant
Coca-Cola will invest more than $19 million in a PET recycling facility in the Philippines, marking the company’s first plastics recycling operation in Southeast Asia.
Post-consumer PET and HDPE prices remain stable
The price of natural HDPE seems to have leveled out at a historically low level, falling only 0.6% over the past month.
Trudeau: Canada to push bans and plastic EPR
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government will ban a number of single-use plastic products and will support establishing extended producer responsibility for plastic items.
Lawmakers push to minimize packaging
A pair of California bills taking aim at single-use plastic packaging are getting close to the governor’s desk.