Major Northeast plastics processing plant in the works
A $20 million New Jersey plastics recycling facility is in development, and project leaders say it will process roughly 100...
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Post-consumer plastic prices remain steady
As we enter 2018, the market for most plastic packaging collected at the curb remains unchanged, although PP prices recently...
European plastics processor QCP purchased
A Netherlands-based plastics recycling company has been acquired by two large European companies involved in virgin plastic production and waste...
APR seeks to bolster markets for polyolefin PCR
P&G, Coca-Cola and a handful of other major companies have committed to using products containing post-consumer resin in a range...
Why industry can’t fulfill all the potential PCR demand
U.S. and Canadian end users could consume more of the recovered plastics generated domestically if prices and specifications meet their...
Recycled plastics get FDA nod for food packaging
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will allow recycled PET fiber to be used to make tea bags, fruit or...
Dow explains its technology for all-polyolefin film packages
Chemicals giant Dow has developed an adhesive that allows flexible film packaging with layers of PET and aluminum to be...
Polypropylene recycling venture launches $120 million project
An innovation developed by Procter & Gamble to bolster polypropylene recovery is being put into action, with construction of an...
GreenMantra announces PP waxes to aid plastics recycling
A company creating plastics processing aids from recycled plastics has announced a new line of PP waxes. Brantford, Ontario-based GreenMantra...
Where polyolefin markets are headed
Virgin and recycled PP prices will likely remain above historical averages until additional prime PP capacity comes on-line in the...
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