COVID-19 shifts supply and demand for KW Plastics
The coronavirus has disrupted end markets for KW Plastics, moving demand away from industrial applications and toward packaging for essential...
HDPE
Manufacturer of recycled HDPE lumber acquires rival
A company that recycles HDPE into composite lumber has acquired another manufacturer in the same space. Aurora, Ill.-based Tangent Technologies...
How a domestic outlet for bulky rigids was born
Cascade Cart Solutions has produced 22 million carts for Waste Management over three decades, but last week marked a milestone:...
FDA issues letters for HDPE and PET recycling
Erema Group got the go-ahead to use its technology to recycle HDPE into food and drink packaging and foodservice wares....
How a new domestic end market for HDPE emerged
This article has been corrected. A group's green light to use recycled HDPE in road drainage pipes opens a potentially...
Exports tumble and ‘ungodly demand’ boosts HDPE prices
Overseas appetite for post-consumer scrap plastic dwindled in the third quarter. But on the domestic side, the value of recovered...
Three plastic scrap end users report finances
Unifi, Trex and Greystone Logistics, U.S. manufacturers that use large amounts of recycled plastic, recently released their quarterly results. Unifi...
Beverage giant unveils marine plastic bottles
The Coca-Cola Co. released a container made partially from ocean plastic, making it the latest company to pursue a food-contact...
Equipment provider receives FDA food-contact letter
Erema got the nod from the U.S. government to use its technology for recycling post-consumer HDPE into food and drink...
Post-consumer plastics prices see notable changes
The price of PET took a dive over the past month, but the value of natural HDPE climbed substantially. Post-consumer...
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