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San Francisco-based Brightmark plans to chemically recycle mixed plastics at its new facility in Ashley, Indiana. But that’s just the start.
San Francisco-based Brightmark plans to chemically recycle mixed plastics at its new facility in Ashley, Indiana. But that’s just the start.
CamelBak’s use of Tritan Renew, which is made with chemically recycled content, helps the company advance its sustainability initiatives.
Butler-MacDonald, Indianapolis, has invested in a new extrusion system to improve its processing capabilities.
Integrating presorting and flake sorting technologies could help to increase the purity of recycled plastics and streamline operations.
Design, material and molding closure technologies come together to enable monomaterial recyclable blow-molded packages.
This summer, Eastman announced the first of its products made using its Advanced Circular Recycling technologies.
Recycled-content requirements are spurring a decoupling of recycled polymer prices from oil and virgin resins, Max Craipeau of Hong Kong-based Greencore Resources says.
Additives and stabilizers producer Baerlocher says its products are opening up new applications and possibilities for recycled plastics.
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Illig’s Conor Carlin promotes green solutions in his role with the Society of Plastics Engineers.