PT ZONE: Recycled Materials
Pallets, Pellets Use Old Tires as Feedstock
Low Prices Won’t Last
2012 brought lower prices across the board to buyers of recycled materials.
R-PET Pricing Stable for NowWEB EXCLUSIVE: Recycled PET orders are starting to pick up, and prices are beginning to stabilize.
MGP Bioplastics Launches High-Heat Biodegradable ResinThe Bioplastics Div.of MGP Ingredients, Inc., Atchinson, Kan., has expanded its portfolio of Terratek renewable-content plastics with a new line of biodegradable compounds.
Recycled Plastics Prices Unstable In First Half of 2012WEB EXCLUSIVE: Recycled plastic prices are plummeting as virgin materials’ prices slide lower and lower.
MATERIALS AT NPE: All Market Sectors Benefit from Large Crop of New MaterialsHigher-performance and easier processing PE film resins for packaging, a one-pass crosslinked PE for photovoltaic (PV) wire and cable, several higher-performing nylons and TPEs, “greener” plastics, and enhanced styrenic and PC resins are among the new materials that made their debut at the big show in Orlando, Fla., last month.
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