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Henkel's Recycling Initiatives Include Social Plastic and Partnership with TerraCycle
Henkel expands its partnerships with the Plastic Bank and TerraCycle to increase its overall recycling offerings.
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Starlinger Lines Now at Three Locations of rPET Producer CarbonLITE
Starlinger recycling technology will deliver PET recycling lines with a total installed capacity of 5.4 tons/hour for CarbonLITE’s new site in Pennsylvania at the end of the year.
Read MorePlastics Industry Fly-In on March 27
This year’s Fly-In attendees will hold over 100 meetings with elected officials and their staff on the Hill
Read MoreReport: Advanced Plastics Recycling Has Potential for $10 Billion Economic Output
If widely adopted, these processes could result in nearly 40,000 direct and indirect U.S. jobs, as much as $2.2 billion in annual payroll, and another $9.9 billion in direct and indirect economic output.
Read More98% of European Plastics Production Covered by the Operation Clean Sweep Program
Operation Clean Sweep is an international program to prevent pellet loss.
Read MoreCircular Polymers To Turn Post-Consumer Carpet Into Feedstock For Chemical Recycling
Circular Polymers to process 30 Million pounds of carpet annually.
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Concurrent Chinaplas Events Cover Recycling, Industry 4.0, Design and More
The more than 3500 exhibitors are the biggest draw to Chinaplas, but in 2019 show organizer Adsale Exhibition Services is planning multiple collocated events to further boost appeal.
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Recycling: New Ultra-Fine Melt Filtration for PET Recycling
Smaller 60 µm screen size now available for Ettlinger’s ECO series filters suits them to processing 100% PET bottle flake for thermoforming sheet, packaging tape or staple fiber.
Read MoreErema Group Acquires 60% Stake in Plasmac
This acquisition expands Erema’s range of tailor-made plastic recycling solutions for in-house applications.
Read MoreU.S. PET Recycling Rate Increases in 2017
The rPET industry continues to demonstrate its strength in terms of consistent domestic material purchases, and investment in enhanced processing capacity.
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