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Japan’s Toray Industries plans to increase regular tow carbon fiber production capacity at two facilities in North America and Asia. Capital investments will add lines to the Spartanburg plant in South Carolina (Toray Composite Materials America Inc.) and the Gumi plant in Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea (Toray Advanced Materials Korea Inc.). These investments will increase the Toray Group’s annual capacity by more than 20% to 35,000 tonnes beginning in 2025. These significant…

A legal action targeting the construction of an advanced recycling facility in Point Township, PA, by the Clean Air Council (CAC) has been dismissed by Pennsylvania’s Environmental Hearing Board (EHB). The special interest group sought to delay the state’s permitting process, which could have affected plans by advanced recycling company Encina to build a circular manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania. “This attempt is not new and groups like [the CAC] are…

Fuel efficiency and reduced carbon emissions are essential in order for future mobility modes such as urban air mobility (UAM) to become a reality. This, in turn, will require the development of new materials with superior physical properties and recyclability. Self-reinforced composites (SRCs) are inexpensive, lightweight, and have advantages in terms of disposal and recycling because the reinforcement and base are composed of the same material. For this reason, SRCs…

Amcor Rigid Packaging (ARP) and Ron Rubin Winery have commercialized a 100% recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) wine bottle. The companies worked together to develop the screw-top bottle, which features a silicon oxide (SiOx) barrier coating. The winery recently launched its new line of Blue Bin wines, which includes 2022-vintage Vin Rosé, Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, and Sauvignon Blanc, in the 750-mL rPET bottle. ARP and Ron Rubin claim it is the…