Connecticut may seek recycled-content mandate
The closing of a waste incinerator that had handled up to one-third of Connecticut’s waste is prompting Gov. Ned Lamont to back recycled content mandates similar to those in California.
Egg Brand Picks Bio-PET Cartons Over Fiber
Spring Creek Quail Farms chose Vancouver, BC-based good natured Products Inc. Bio-PET packaging to safely deliver its naturally raised quail eggs to grocery stores in the US and Canada, including Kroger, Costco, Loblaws and Sobeys. Located in Ontario, the family-owned farm is dedicated to raising and promoting the benefits of fresh quail eggs for their prized flavor, creamy texture, and nutrient-packed goodness. As a zero-waste farm, Spring Creek is dedicated…
Polymer Points Live – February 2023
Join us on February 21 at 2pm (est) for the Polymer Points Livestream. Resin markets have been impacted by a slowing economy, but some prices have been rising as inventory levels and operating rates fall. Frank Esposito will make sense of the changes, plus cover both market and nonmarket changes for polyethylene. Presented to Plastics News Subscribers only
Global Bio-based Polyolefin Market Projected to Grow by Factor of 20+ over Next 10 Years
The global market for bio-based polyolefins is forecast to multiply by a factor of more than 20 between 2022 and 2032, reaching a volume of more than 4.7 million tonnes, according to a report released by business intelligence firm MLT Analytics. This impressive growth is set to be fueled by a variety of end uses, including existing mainstream bio-polyethylene applications such as extrusion coating, shopping bags, and blow-molded containers, and…
What Type of Recycling Technology Works the Best? It Depends
An article published January 12th in the ACS journal Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering quantifies and compares the merits of recycling technologies for major commercially produced polymers. The strategy, developed by a team at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, illuminates differences in the technical performance of produced material as well as environmental and economic impacts. The recycling of HDPE, LDPE, and PP by mechanical means and dissolution were compared with the…
Davis-Standard Runs Pipette Extrusion Line at Plastec West
A running extrusion system for medical applications will be front and center in the Davis-Standard booth at the co-located Plastec West and Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) West event in February. The line will be producing polycarbonate pipettes at booth 3911 on the show floor. The line will be equipped with a Davis-Standard HPE (high performance) extruder and new DS-XEL process control as well as downstream equipment from Conair Group…
DMS sells Toledo, Ohio, plant to Mayco
Tier 1 automotive supplier Mayco International LLC has purchased the Toledo plant of Detroit Manufacturing Systems (DMS) LLC.
‘High cost of doing business’ part of pressures on Proper Tooling
Tooling suppliers “spend most of their time chasing money,” said Laurie Harbour, president and CEO of Harbour Results Inc.
New products for a new year
Materials firms Ampacet Corp. and Avient Corp. have opened 2023 with new product launches.
Carbios Taps Novozymes for Enzymes to Power Biorecycling
European biotech firms Carbios (France) and Novozymes (Denmark) have signed an exclusive agreement by which Novozymes will supply enzymes to all Carbios licensees for use in the enzyme-based biorecycling process. The technology is used to recycle polyethylene terephthalate (PET). The new strategic agreement, which augments a joint development agreement between the companies that dates to 2019, will ensure long-term production and supply of Carbios’ proprietary PET-degrading enzymes at industrial scale. “We are…