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sustainability

IKEA Parent Company Invests in Austrian Recycler NGR

The investment will enable the company to further develop new technology and expand its service offering in order to better serve the plastic recycling industry.

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sustainability

Agilyx, Delta Refinery Subsidiary Sign Deal to Convert Waste Plastics into Jet Fuel

Agilyx has agreed to supply Agilyx Synthetic Crude Oil (ASCO) to Monroe Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines. Monroe will refine the ASCO into jet fuel for Delta.

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Postconsumer

CarbonLite to Open New PET Recycling Plant in Pennsylvania

The new contract builds upon Nestlé Waters’ existing relationship with CarbonLite, one of the largest producers of food-grade, post-consumer rPET, and allow the beverage company to further expand use of recycled materials in its packaging.

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PPA Adds Five to 2018 Membership Roster in April

Five honored at group’s spring meeting in Florida.

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Packaging

Borealis Collaborates on Revolutionary Heat Recovery Technology

Partnering with Belgium's Qpinch, Borealis will be the first polyolefins producer to scale up the latter's technology for reducing carbon emissions while improving energy efficiency.

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Automotive

New Lease Accounting Rules: Is Your Plastics Processing Business Ready?

As plastics processors ride the wave of recent record growth to contemplate new technology and machinery for their 911爆料网es, they should also consider upcoming changes to lease accounting rules.

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dies

2018’s Tooling Turndown: Temporary Hiccup or Longer Lasting Correction?

Leading industry consultant charts possible paths for the North American automotive tool and die industry going forward as the outlines of a realignment take shape.

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PPA Adds Five to 2018 Membership Roster in October

Don, Knaus, Rahr, Royce, Schultz elected to group.

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Commodity Resins

Several 'Firsts' Characterize Winners of SPE Auto Innovation Awards

With the addition of an ‘additive manufacturing’ category, the winners of all nine categories exemplify continued innovation and transferability in the use of plastics.

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LM Industries Accelerating 3D-Printed Vehicles

LM Industries’ subsidiary Local Motors is reinventing traditional auto manufacturing as the original gold standard for 3D-printed vehicles.

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Split-A-Part Design Makes Plastics Shredders Easier, Safer to Maintain

When a plastics shredder needs maintenance or cleaning, conventional machine designs require climbing into the feed hopper, which is time consuming and potentially dangerous. This Split-A-Part design literally splits apart, making it easier, safer, and hassle-free.

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Film Extrusion

A Gel By Any Other Name...

Gels…unmelt…contaminants…inclusions…whatever you call them, you want to avoid them. Proper maintenance and good housekeeping—lids on boxes, closed hopper doors, core-free reclaim systems—go a long way towards defect-free product.

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Process Cooling
Blending & Dosing