Dow makes case for PE price hikes amid layoffs
Persistently low virgin resin pricing has been a significant factor for PE recyclers, who have been unable to compete.
Film & Flexibles
Producers settle with California AG over plastic bag claims
The most recent settlements bring the total of penalties and fees payable to the AG's office to $5.1 million from...
Emerald joins effort to boost film, flexibles recycling
In an interview, Emerald's CEO said the company became the first packaging manufacturer to join the US Flexible Film Initiative,...
Mexico PRO, Aduro to study flexibles as feed
A Mexican producer responsibility organization and a Canadian recycling startup are partnering to research the use of multi-material flexible packaging...
Canadian groups building flexibles database
Using composition analysis and industry input, the Circular Plastics Taskforce and PROs in British Columbia and Quebec aim to provide...
WM closure spotlights film recycling challenges
Two weeks after the closure of WM's plastic film recycling operations, market players have been left to process what the...
Virgin PE producers maintain high run rates despite downturn
For the past three years, virgin PE resin has caused severe headaches for North American recyclers who are unable to...
WM closes Natura PCR film operation in Texas
Hauler WM has shuttered its Natura PCR plastic film processing operations in Texas only months after starting up a new...
FFP barriers continue to restrict recycling systems
While film and flexible packaging represent about 34% of the total US plastic packaging industry by weight, abysmal recycling rates...
Shell to supply chemically recycled PE for specialty films
Specialty film producer Charter Next Generation has agreed to buy polyethylene produced by Shell Polymers using chemically recycled feedstock, for...
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