Recycled resins
North American prices for recycled PVC clear industrial regrind have remained steady throughout 2024, but differ from previous levels.
Recycled PET resin pellets have declined in North America over the last few months into the second quarter of 2023.
Prices have been falling for both virgin and recycled resins. In today’s Material Insights, we cover details on lower prices in the second quarter for post-consumer high density polyethylene.
Industry analysts and bioplastic executives had a lot to say about the Biden administration's "bold goal" for the U.S. to replace 90 percent of fossil-based plastics with biopolymers in 20 years.
CHICAGO — The folks at MRC Polymers Inc. need the folks at Spectrum Vocational Training Agency. And the folks at Spectrum need the folks at MRC. And at the end of the workday, hard-to-recycle plastics get diverted from landfills.
AKRON, OHIO — New projects in the recycling and bioplastics sectors are featured in this week's Material Insights video. Also this week, we report on an investment of more than $8 million in a bioplastics plant in New York state, as well as two compounding-related items.
WALTHAM, MASS. — Berry Plastics Corp. is teaming up with Preserve, a manufacturer of consumer goods made with recycled plastics, to promote polypropylene recycling.
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