PT ZONE: Recycled Materials
Sustainability: It Will Change Your Business...If It Hasn't AlreadyDo you have a sustainability officer yet? You might need one. It's probably even more likely that your customers have one, and you will have to pay attention to them if you want to continue to supply them with plastic parts or products. More (+)
NPE 2012: The Big Picture--Themes for Growth at the Big ShowIn the March issue of Plastics Technology we will report on new technology to be unveiled at the giant show, which for the first time will be held at the Orlando Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., April 1-5, 2012. More (+)
MOST RECENT CONTENT: Recycled Materials
Prices Have Dropped
12/27/2011Plastics Technology
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 think China isn’t going to take a particular material, then prices go down.”The end of a year can be a little confusing, as well, where pricing is concerned.
Self-Cleaning Screen Changer Helps Recycle Dirty Scrap12/27/2011Plastics Technology
Two different recyclers have discovered a way to process highly contaminated scrap without substantial losses in economy and productivity.
RPET Prices on the Rise9/30/2011Plastics Technology
After what looked like a little softening in the RPET market in mid-summer, prices have climbed back up where they are expected to stay at least through October.
Lower Prices Expected6/27/2011Plastics Technology
Some of softness is the result of pressure from sagging virgin prices. The economic outlook is a factor too.
FDA Gives OK to Novel RPET Extrusion System4/25/2011Plastics Technology
German equipment supplier Gneuss (U.S. office in Matthews, N.C.) last month received an unrestricted non-objection letter from the U.S.
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Recycled Materials
These are materials formulated with some percentage of either post-industrial or post-consumer scrap. The most common recycled material is PET.
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Product Announcements
- MATERIALS: Premium Automotive PC/PET from Recycled Sources
- Bayer MaterialScience LLC 10/31/2011
- MATERIALS: PS Grades with PCR Content for Food Contact
- Ineos Nova 6/3/2011
- MATERIALS: Starch + Recycled PP = High ‘Green’ Content
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