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Ascend buys PA recycler
Ascend has purchased a majority stake in Circular Polymers, a US recycler of post-consumer polymers including PA 6 and 66, PP and PET. This will provide a consistent supply of high-quality PCR materials for Ascend’s ReDefyne sustainable polyamides, which it launched at K2022. Circular Polymers, which will be renamed Circular Polymers by Ascend, reclaims and processes post-consumer carpet via a unique technology and has redirected approximately 38,550 tonnes of waste from landfills into new goods since 2018. �
www.ascendmaterials.com
GCR to build 200 ktpa PO recycling plant
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Above: GCR plans to build a 200,000 tonne/yr recycling plant in Spain
Spanish compounder GCR has announced plans to open a dedicated recycling plant in Castellet i La Gornal, close to Barcelona in Spain, to meet increased demand for its Ciclic range of recycled polyolefins. Ciclic polyolefins are based on up-cycling
of fully-traceable waste to deliver similar material properties as virgin plastic. It claims
a carbon footprint reduction of 60-80% lower compared to virgin alternatives. The company says that when fully opera- tional in 2025 the 200,000 tonne plant will be one of the largest of its kind. The facility will lift its masterbatch and compounds capacity to 500,000 tonnes combined. �
www.gcrplasticsolutions.com
CKF acquires rPET packaging firm Packright
Scotia Investments portfolio company CKF has acquired thermoformed rPET rigid packaging supplier Pack- right, based in Langley, BC, Canada. The company will
continue to operate in the market as Packright with Colin Chiu being appointed Director, New Market Development, Plastics. CKF now operates five plants in Canada – Hant-
sport, NS; Rexdale, Ont; two in BC: Langley and Delta; and two plants in the US in Clinton, IA and El Paso, TX. CKF said customers will have access to a wider product line, expanded
production capacity from CKF’s Delta plant and a vertically integrated supplier when CKF’s extrusion facility in Rexdale, Canada, is opera- tional in December 2022. �
www.ckfinc.com
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