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Milliken to Feature New Benefits and Applications for its Advanced Additive Technologies at NPE 2015

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Company addressing industry demand for clarity and aesthetics, productivity improvements, sustainability and property optimization Ghent, Belgium – Milliken & Company’s technical expertise and performance-enhancing additive solutions for polyolefins will be among the highlights at next year’s Annual Technical Conference (ANTEC) and National Plastics Exhibition (NPE) 2015 in Orlando, Fla., March 23-27. Herrin Hood, global product […]

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California’s plastic bag ban put on hold

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SACRAMENTO (Scrap Monster): The proposed state-wide ban on plastic bags by California is less likely to go into effect on July 1, 2015. The bill signed by Governor Jerry Brown on 30th September this year in currently on hold until a referendum on ballot which is scheduled to take place during November 2016. The opponents […]

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Aurelius acquires UK’s largest recycled PET supplier

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CANTERBURY (Scrap Monster): Eco Plastics- the UK’s largest supplier of recycled Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) has been acquired by German investment firm Aurelius. Post acquisition, Aurelius has now obtained 100% ownership of the Continuum recycling joint venture established with Coca-Cola two years ago. The financial terms of the deal are not disclosed. According to Aurelius, it […]

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APBA claims to have gathered enough votes for California bag referendum

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SACRAMENTO (Scrap Monster): The American Progressive Bag Alliance (APBA) claims to have gathered nearly 800,000 valid signatures, much more than the required 504,760 signatures to overturn the landmark plastic bag ban rule. The deadline to collect signatures had come to an end on Dec 29th. The news release by the trade body expressed confidence that […]

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UK’s plastic bottle recycling count crosses 2 million tonnes

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CANTERBURY (Scrap Monster): According to findings of the 2014 UK Household Plastics Collection Survey, UK has surpassed the milestone of recycling 2 million tonnes of plastic bottles. Also, the number of pots, tubs and trays recycled has crossed 0.5 million tonnes. According to the survey, 1,218,308 tonnes of plastics packaging was consumed by the UK […]

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A look back at highlights from 2014

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What made the headlines in petrochemical markets in 2014? According to ChemOrbis, the most striking answer is, needless to say, crude oil prices, which steadily retreated since the start of the second half of the year. This was the sharpest decrease since the 2008 crisis as the overall decline reached 50% on average, which also […]

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Tomra Sorting shed lights on polymer recycling at Arabplast 2015

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Tomra Sorting Recycling will highlight its sensor-based sorting technology for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle recycling and flake sorting at Arabplast 2015, to be held from January 10-13 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The company’s TITECH autosort technology enables automated separation of different types of polymers, improving the overall recovery rate of polymers. Tasos Bereketidis, […]

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Röchling expands plastic machining capacity by acquiring Fibracon and Insoll in the UK

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The Germany-based Röchling-Group has acquired two UK CNC machining companies, Fibracon Twin Ltd. and Insoll Components Ltd. Fibracon Twin Ltd. is a specialist manufacturer of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) components, compression molded PTFE stock shapes and CNC machined components made from high performance plastics such as polyetheretherketone (PEEK). Insoll Components Ltd. is specialized in machining small components […]

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