Turkey reverses ban on scrap plastic imports
Shortly after barring recovered PE from import into the country, Turkey's government has repealed the ban and implemented an enhanced...
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Building product makers detail recycled resin use
Composite decking producer Azek leveraged more recycled material in its 2020 fiscal year, and insulation manufacturer Kingspan reported that it's...
Sirmax to build U.S. plastics recycling plant
An Italian compounding company is developing an $18 million plastics recycling facility in Indiana, where the company will process and...
Pyrolysis firm unveils recycled chemicals to make olefins
Agilyx is already processing scrap PS into a feedstock for prime plastics production. Now, the Oregon company says it can...
New style of recyclable pouch announced
A packaging converter has released a stand-up pouch that can be recycled via retail PE film collection. Cincinnati-based ProAmpac has...
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...
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...
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...
In other news: April 26, 2017
A type of caterpillar eats and breaks down polyethylene, and Tanzania asks new plastic product manufacturers to build recycling facilities....
Composite building product maker to be acquired
Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies, a major end user of recovered PE, is being sold for more than $100 million. Oldcastle...
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