Recycled Materials

K2016 Reporter’s Notebook: Materials News

Celanese to offer PEEK, TPE; SABIC eyes new Gulf Coast facility; Covestro displays automotive, electronics innovations; and Baerlocher launches heat stabilizer for recycled resins.

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Collaboration on Recycling Chewing Gum into TPEs

Teknor Apex teamed up with U.K.鈥檚 Gumdrop to divert gum waste from landfills and into TPEs.

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sustainability

Pilot Program Aims to Start Automotive PP, TPO Recycling

The goal of the ELV Recycling Demonstration Project is to develop collection and recovery methods for PP and TPO that are technically and economically feasible.

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Postconsumer

Army Vet, Unifi Producing Flags from Recycled Water Bottles

The veteran’s company creates flags using Repreve recycled fiber made from 10 recycled water bottles.

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City in Iraq Opens its First Recycling, Production Plant

Iraq, with a population of 34.3 million, is estimated to produce 31,000 tons of solid waste every day while the capacity to collect this waste is 4,000 tons per day.

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Automotive

Albis Plastic and Barnet Launch Recycling Joint Venture

The new Albis Barnet Polymers company will recycle, repelletize, and market post-industrial raw material, and use them to compound Albis' componds.

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Postindustrial

The Verdict Is In: Brand Owners Want Recycled PP

The Association of Postconsumer Recyclers surveyed 21 consumer brand companies regarding the potential for PCR PP.

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IBM Research Yields New Way to Recycle PC E-Waste

Chemical reaction produces a new and better plastic from old CDs, LED screens, smartphones, etc.

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Commodity Resins

Recycled Resin Market Still Volatile

At midyear, recycled resin prices presented a mixed picture, though industry sources see a period of soft prices ahead.

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sustainability

The Minco Group Becomes SPI’s First Zero Net Waste Company

The company is projecting a revenue increase of approximately $20,000 for 2017 based on recycling efforts.

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Plastics Size Reduction
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