Houston-based Avangard Innovative (AI) says it is investing $10 million to build a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility that will convert low-density polyethylene (LDPE) film packaging scrap ...

North American prices for post-consumer low density polyethylene pellets have continued to increase in 2024. Sources in contact with Plastics News say recycled LDPE pellets have increased on average 3 ...

Post-consumer low density polyethylene pellet prices have increased in North America during the first quarter of 2024. Sources told Plastics News recycled LDPE pellets have increased an average of 5 ...

Facing multiple lawsuits, Dow requests an “unprecedented” permit amendment to authorize its discharge of polyethylene pellets ...

Bakcycle Recycling optically sorts and harvests LDPE plastic from flexible packaging at a facility in Izmir, Turkey. In a sorting process based on color and polymer, the first and second Tomra ...

YOUNG SHIN Chemical honored for its competitive raw material production technology SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- YOUNG SHIN Chemical Co., Ltd., a South Korean polyethylene pellet ...

In Ghana, plastic waste is an escalating issue, with two types of plastics dominating the problem: PET (polyethylene terephthalate) and LDPE (low-density polyethylene). PET is commonly used in water ...

In Ghana, millions of discarded plastic bags and water sachets made from polyethylene blends choke gutters and litter communities. With only about 5% of plastics recycled nationwide, most end up in ...