Exploring the: Recycling & Scrap Reclamation Zone
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- Extrusion & Compounding at NPE: More Output, More Flexibility, Less Energy
- There won't be many blown-film lines running, but there is still much in the way of innovation going on in extrusion and compounding.
Article Published: 2/23/2012
- Prices Have Dropped
- 2011 was a difficult year for recycled plastics, mostly because of the unpredictability of the Chinese market, which soaks up a lot of U.S. material, mainly on the West Coast. “We are so tied to China,” says one broker. “If people ...
Article Published: 12/27/2011
- Self-Cleaning Screen Changer Helps Recycle Dirty Scrap
- Two different recyclers have discovered a way to process highly contaminated scrap without substantial losses in economy and productivity.
Article Published: 12/27/2011
- Dow Explores Burning Plastics Waste for Energy
- This spring, Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Mich., conducted pilot tests that validated and documented the potential for energy recovery from incinerating plastics wastes.
Article Published: 8/23/2011
- First 100% RPET Soft-Drink Bottle in North America
- Last month, PepsiCo Beverages Canada, Mississauga, Ont., unveiled what’s said to be North America’s first soft-drink bottle made from 100% recycled PET.
Article Published: 7/27/2011
- Rotary Batch Mixers Help Boost In-House Recycling
- While sustainability is a relatively new term in plastics, rotary batch mixing is an old warhorse in many processing operations.
Article Published: 5/31/2011
- FDA Gives OK to Novel RPET Extrusion System
- German equipment supplier Gneuss (U.S. office in Matthews, N.C.) last month received an unrestricted non-objection letter from the U.S.
Article Published: 4/25/2011
- Extrusion Vet Guthrie Supplies Recycling Equipment
- Long-time extrusion industry executive Sandy Guthrie has started his own recycling equipment company.
Article Published: 4/25/2011
- Recycled PET Pricing Is Unsettled
- WEB EXCLUSIVE: On the East Coast, RPET prices continue to climb, although somewhat slower than they have been.
Article Published: 4/4/2011
- Recycled Resin Prices Still Rising in First Quarter
- 2010 was recovery year for many reprocessors.
Article Published: 1/10/2011
