Postindustrial
Leading the Charge: Brand Owners Moving to Boost Recycled Content in Packages, Products
Leading brand owners and a big-box retailer discuss their recycling goals, which will impact processors and the entire supply chain.
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Blazing the Trail In Processing PCR for Corrugated Pipe
Just a decade ago, roughly 10% of HDPE corrugated pipes made by Advanced Drainage Systems used recycled material. That number is 65% now, and growing. Here’s how this processor became a pioneer in this field.
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PLASTICS Names Winners of the 2020 Re|focus Leadership and People’s Choice Awards
PureCycle takes the Leadership in Innovation Award while Accredo Packaging wins the People's Choice Award.
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How Graham Packaging Counters PCR Supply/Demand Squeeze
Customers want more PCR—including food grade—than recyclers can supply. Solutions involve efforts to educate customers, employees, and the community at large. New technologies also offer hope.
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Nova Chemicals and Enerkem to Jointly Research New Advanced Recycling Catalyst Technology
Working together, the companies will research advanced recycling technology to transform hard-to-recycle municipal waste, including items such as plastics, household waste, and construction materials, into ethylene at full commercial scale.
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Compounding: Closed-Loop System for Coex Film Reclaim
New system permits reclaim of multi-layer production scrap at rates up to 100%.
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Wolfgang Steinwender Named CEO of NGR
Wolfgang Steinwender takes over as CEO; his predecessor Josef Hochreiter will devote more time to the further development of Next Generation Holding.
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Coperion and Aurora Kunststoffe Partner on Industrial Recycling Project
The companies detail how by using Coperion ZSK extruders, Aurora Kunststoffe is able to process industrial by-products and turns them into high-quality raw materials.
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Waste Solutions Provider Brightmark Announces New Growth Plan
Over the past two years, Brightmark has more than tripled the size of its staff, garnered $150 million in equity investments in its projects, and acquired proprietary technology that aims to create a circular economy for post-use plastics.
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Cumberland Granulators Works with Teel Plastics and KW Plastics to Help Meet Sustainability Goals
Cumberland Granulators division of ACS Group details the recent work they've done with Teel Plastics and KW Plastics to help them quantify the reduction of global warming potential at their plants.
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