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PS Recycling Project Launched in Montreal

The Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA), along with the city of Montreal and other partners, is embarking on a polystyrene recycling project that it hopes will be a model for future endeavors of this type.

RPET Prices Stable

Recycled PET prices are perhaps a penny above where they were in June and seem to be going nowhere.

Reclaim System Pays Off for Foam Film Processor

A recent move to reclaim in-house production scrap paid off in six months for one processor of foamed film.

‘ECO-ECONOMICS ’: Harbec Plastics Proves It Pays to Be ‘Green’

Bechtold has spent 15 years in an ongoing quest to prove that manufacturing in a sustainable manner is not opposed to profitability. On the contrary, he says his experience shows that sustainability is an economic opportunity that manufacturers can’t afford to miss.

Nordson Buys Kreyenborg

Nordson Corp. continues to add to its portfolio of plastics equipment companies with the purchase of Kreyenborg GmbH, which makes screen changers; and sister company BKG Bruckmann, which makes pelletizers.

Making Bags from Old Ag Film

What’s billed as the first-ever operation to recycle agricultural film into grocery sacks was launched last month by California bag maker Command Packaging.

K 2013 Preview: Extrusion, Compounding, Recycling

Across all extrusion technologies, expect to see new standards in speed, quality, flexibility, and efficiency in both energy and material usage.

A ‘To-Do’ List for Improving Sustainability

CertainTeed Cuts No Corners Toward Sustainable Certainty

At this building-products powerhouse, the commitment to sustainability runs deep and extends to virtually every aspect of its ´óÏó´«Ã½.

Recycled Resin Pricing Was A Mixed Bag in First Half of 2013