PetroChem Wire: Recycled HDPE Injection Grade Flake fell last year
HDPE injection crate regrind prices ended 2016 down 11.5 cents per pound, or 29 percent, from the start of the...
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Recycled plastics project takes the stage at CES
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is about more than just the latest TVs, smartphones and gadgets. This year’s event also showcased...
EU panel considers sunflower seeds in packaging, other requests
A European Union panel approved a pair of proposals that bring recovered material into plastic food and beverage packaging. But...
Overall bottle recycling in US is flat but PP is up
The U.S. recycling rate for HDPE bottles dropped slightly in 2015, while the rate for PP bottles increased noticeably. Counting...
Plastics recycling technology roundup: Nov. 2, 2016
A facility near London is using a new baffled oscillation technology to separate PP and PE in a water tank,...
DuPont announces compatibilizer for mixed PP, PE streams
A new compatibilizer boosts the properties of plastics made from mixed streams of PP and PE, according to DuPont. The...
GreenMantra: Recycled-plastic wax helps extrusion process and grows bottom line
GreenMantra Technologies says its waxes, made from post-consumer plastics, can be used as additives to boost profitability for other reclaimers....
In other news: Oct. 25, 2016
ExxonMobil is part of a project developing a type of flexible film that could be more easily integrated into the...
GreenMantra: Recycled-plastic wax serves as extrusion aid, boost to recycled resins
GreenMantra Technologies says its waxes, made from post-consumer plastics, can be used as additives to boost profitability for other reclaimers....
PetroChem Wire: Recycled HMW HDPE price drops reflecting scrap oversupply
Recycled HMW HDPE prices for both pellet and flake were down last week reflecting an oversupply of HMW scrap drums...
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