is a national trade association representing 25 of the nation’s largest resin producers, including monomer and polymer production and distribution. Founded in 1988, APC works to make plastics a preferred material by demonstrating they are a responsible choice in a more environmentally conscious world. APC supports the plastics recycling industry and is a financial supporter of APR.
is one of the largest integrated oil companies in the world, operating in 100 countries, on six continents and serving 10 million customers every day throughout the world. The company’s main activities are exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas; refining, marketing, supply and transportation; solar power and manufacturing and marketing of petrochemicals. ’Chemicals’ is one of the strategic businesses of BP, manufacturing and marketing a wide range of petrochemicals, intermediates, plastics and specialties. Each year BP sells more than 25 million tons of petrochemicals, specialties and fabricated products worldwide, creating an annual turnover of nearly $9.7 billion in 1998.
is one of the world’s leading suppliers of metal and plastic packaging to the beverage and food industries. Ball supplies the beverage market with aluminum and PET containers in a variety of shapes and sizes. Ball also provides two-and three-piece cans and ends for everything from fish, pet foods, fruits and vegetables, to the growing nutriceutical product market, including meal replacement beverages and nutritional supplements. The company also owns Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
manufactures and markets more than 400 chemicals, fibers, and plastics including post-consumer, recycled content PET. Voridian is the world’s largest producer of PET resin for container applications.
is a subsidiary of Kuraray Co. Ltd. EVALCA markets EVOH copolymer resins throughout the Western Hemisphere under the EVAL trademark. EVALT resins are characterized by their outstanding gas barrier properties, excellent resistance to solvents, chemicals and hydrocarbons and excellent barrier to odor and flavor permeance.
is one of the world’s largest polyester producers. a competitive, global supplier with a value-driven approach to business. KOSA’S technical advanced polyester resin, fiber and polymer products are used in home furnishings and bedding, clothing, automobile interiors and tires, food and beverage packaging, outdoor gear and much more. Global headquarters are in Houston, Texas while KoSa has regional headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, Frankfurt, Germany, and Toluca, Mexico.
P. O. Box 37388 Charlotte, North Carolina 27237-7388 704-586-7439 770-586-7564 (fax) # #
MSS, Inc.
MSS is a manufacturer of automated sorting equipment.
The National Association for PET Container Resources, a PET resin and bottle trade association, engages in the support of post-consumer PET recycling. NAPCOR also owns tools that manufacture PET collection bins from 100% RPET.
is a global supplier of coatings for plastic and metal containers used in the beverage, food, general line and specialty packaging industries. As one of the world’s largest coatings manufacturers, PPG is a leading global supplier of continuous-strand fiberglass, flat and fabricated glass and chemicals, as well as a major North American supplier of architectural coatings. Sales exceeded $7.7 billion in 1999, including coatings sales of more than $4 billion.
One PPG Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15272 Contact: Ken Niederst 412-492-5206 412-492-5588 www.ppg.com niederst@ppg.com
Pepsi-Cola Company
headquartered in Purchase, New York, is the global beverage division of PepsiCo, Inc. Its brands in the United States include Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Pepsi ONE, Mountain Dew, Mug, Slice, Wild Cherry Pepsi, Aquafina, All Sport Body Quencher and FruitWorks. The company also makes and markets ready-to-drink iced teas and coffees, respectively, via joint ventures with Lipton and Starbucks.
700 Anderson Hill Road Purchase, New York 10577 Contact: Sal Porrazzo 203-762-3457 www.pepsi.com #
Plastics Forming Enterprises, Inc.
is the only independent full service testing and R&D company serving the plastics, packaging, and consumer products industries worldwide with a range of services based on more than 20 years of experience in the field. PFE clarifies the confusion for clients concerning the technical and often political issues surrounding recycling. PFE delivers practical answers and arms clients with the knowledge, tools and technologies they need to make sound, business-focused decisions, address the challenges of conforming to changing recycling regulations, while at the same time maximizing profits and positioning their businesses for future growth.
is a representative of an international company that manufacturers blow-molding and filling machinery. SIDEL is currently manufacturing the technology that applies the ACTIS coating to PET bottles.
is the world’s largest producer of soft drink beverages.
One Coca Cola Plaza Atlanta, Georgia 30313 Contact: Jeff Hansen 404-676-6369 404-515-4200 (fax) # #
The Vinyl Institute
is a U.S. trade association representing the leading manufacturers of vinyl, vinyl chloride monomer, vinyl additives and modifiers, and vinyl packaging materials. Founded in 1982, the Institute has a dual charter to promote and protect the industry and the markets it serves.
1300 Wilson Boulevard />Arlington, Virginia 22209 Contact: Keith Christman Lindabery 703-741-5670 x5669 703-741-5672 Contact: Pete Lindabery 214-693-7539 940-450-7491 www.vinylinfo.org plindabery@aol.com
ENCORP ATLANTIC, INC.
Encorp was incorporated in 1992 to manage the recovery and processing of used beverage containers recovered under the requirements of the New Brunswick (Canada) bottle bill of 1992. New Brunswick is a small province with approximate population of 750,000. PET and HDPE beverage containers make up the bulk of plastics materials recovered. The company is owned by major distributors of soft drinks.
1133 St. George Boulevard, Suite 450 Moncton, New Brunswick E1E 4E1 Canada (506) 532-7320 (506) 389-7329 Contact: Bryan Howell # bhowell@nbnet.nb.ca
ENVIRONMENT AND PLASTICS INDUSTRY COUNCIL
EPIC is an industry initiative committed to the responsible use and recovery of plastics resources. Through its three industry committees, EPIC provides leadership for industry members through effective stewardship projects, aggressive communications programs and vigilant public affiars initiatives. With no single solution to the solid waste management issue, EPIC promotes an integrated approach that selectively utilizes source reduction, reuse, recycling, recovery of energy and retention in landfill whenever and wherever they prove to be environmentally and economically sustainable. EPIC is a Council of the Canadian Plastics Industry Association.
Honeywell manufactures a broad range of nylon products including Aegis barrier resins targeted at multi-layer PET bottles.
101 Colunbia Road Morristown, New Jersey 07962 (973)455-2770 (973)455-4892 fax Contact: Dr. Ed Socci P.O. Box 537 Solebury, Pennsylvania 18963 (215) 794-7727 (215) 794-7399 fax Contact: John W. Jones # #
M&G POLYMERS
M&G is a mojor polyester producer with plants in three continents. It has, globally, probably the most comprehensive involvement in the polyester value chain covering raw materials, through fibre and resin production to downstream operations and significant recycling activities. New technology development is a key feature of business strategy and this has led to the introduction of new products and processes including the world’s only commercial chemically produced recycle-content resin for food contract applications.
PTI is a leading supplier of proprietary technology, specialty manufacturing and recycling services to the PET packaging industry. PTI designs containers, tooling, molds, and specialty machinery, provides market test quantities of containers and performs, and develops and commercializes proprietary package manufacturing processes. With state-of-the-art CAD design, prototyping, and package testing laboratories in the U.S. and Europe, PTI offers package technology development services to clients worldwide.
Satake is a manufacturer of optical sorting equipment designed to upgrade the quality of the product sorted, includes sortation technology to remove PVC from PET flakes and white opaque PET from clear PET flakes. Used for pellets, flakes or regrind to remove off-colored, speck-damaged or cross-contamination to produce a clean, uniform product.
Schupan & Sons have been in the beverage container recycling/processing business since 1986. They began processing PET containers in 1990. Schupan has grown steadily as a first line processor over the past several years and in 1996, Schupan was awarded the third party pick-up and processing contract with the Michigan Soft Drink Association Services Inc.
2619 Miller Road Kalamazoo, Michigan 49001 (616) 382-0000 (616) 382-4309 fax Contact: Tom Emmerich # #
AMERICHEM INC.
Americhem is a custom colorant and additive producer for plastic molding and extrusion applications.
225 Broadway East Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 44221 (330) 929-4213 (330) 929-4144 fax Contact: Brian Keller americhem.com bkeller@americhem.com
APREPET
APREPET joins members from the PET chain: resin producers, converters, bottlers, recyclers and machinery and services suppliers to promote the recycling of PET by supporting development of technology, conducting technical studies, public education, and lobbying for sensible legislation. The association has ties with similar organizations around the world.
Augusto Rodin 299-3 Mexico D.F. 0210 Mexico (52 55) 55636492 (52 55) 56116536 fax Contact: Santiago Garcia # #
Plastic Recycling Corporation of California (PRCC)
PRCC is a 501C-6 non-profit organization. It was formed in 1987 to promote the reclamation and recycling of PET beverage containers in California. Its members include PET beverage producers and PET bottle makers.
Kortec, the industry’s leading turn-key co-injection systems supplier. Kortec’s PET co-injection systems produce multi-layer preforms that incorporated the latest barrier and scavenger material technologies to create the best performing, high-barrier containers in the market today.
29 Old Righ Road Ipswich, Massachusetts 01938 (978) 238-7191 FAX: (978) 238-7171 Scott Ludwig # sludwig@kortec.com
Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc.
AET is a North American manufacturer and supplier of oriented polypropylene (OPP) film. AET is the leading supplier of films used to label PET beverage containers.
15 Reads Way New Castle, Delaware 19720 (302) 326-5746 FAX: (302) 326-5507 # pmarquard@aetinc.com
Husky Injection Molding Systems, Ltd.
Husky is a global supplier of injection molding equipment and services to the plastic industry. With one of the broadest product lines in the industry, customers use Husky’s equipment to manufacture a wide range of products in the packaging, technical and automotive industries. The company has more than 40 service and sales offices, supporting customers in over 100 countries. Husky’s manufacturing campuses are located in Canada, the U.S. and Luxembourg.
ColorMatrix Corporation is a worldwide supplier of colorants and technical additives to the plastics industry. ColorMatrix is a major supplier to the packaging industry.
Sam Frontino 600 Dietrich Avenue Hazleton, Pennsylvania 19201 (570)450-2321 (570)455-0178 fax # sam.frontino@alcoa.com
Hancor Inc.
Hancor manufactures corrugated HDPE pipe with recycled content in 14 facilities in the U.S. Hancor brings a strong commitment to environmental stewardship as evidenced by their partnership with Ducks Unlimited.
AMUT is a division of AMUT S.P.A. of Italy, one of the world’s leaders in PET recycling technology, extrusion machinery and thermoforming equipment. AMUT has supplied numerous turnkey operations worldwide for the washing and cleaning of dirty PET post-consumer bottles, producing the highest quality of clean flake. Amut holds a patent for their PET recycling technology. There are over 1,000 AMUT extrusion lines operating in North America, producing a wide variety of products including plastic homes, factories, etc. from recycled and virgin materials, as well as many of the items that go in to those structures.
55 Regalcrest Court Woodbridge, Ontario L4L 83P Canada Anthony Georges (905) 652-9034 (905) 652-9035 fax # ageorges@royalgrouptech.com
American Starlinger-Sahm, Inc.
Starlinger is a leading producer of the complete range of high quality machinery for woven plastic sack plants, including extrusion and tape stretching lines, precision cross winding machines, circular looms, coating lines, conversion lines, printing machines, baling presses and plastics recycling units. Because of the range of plastic recycling technology all polyolefines (PE,PP,EVA) technical plastics (PA,PET,PC) and styrenes can be recycled. Materials can come from in-house waste, post-industrial and post-consumer sources. With the help of a solid state polycondensator (SSP) the IV of PET is increased and decontamination takes place (FDA approved) so that reuse in food-contact is possible.
223 Wilmington West Chester Pike, Suite 210 Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania 19317 (610) 558-7382 (610) 558-7385 FAX Contact: Jeff McGlaughlin # jmcglaughlin@dakamericas.com
Allan Company
A forty-year old company, Allan Company has developed an excellent reputation as a trusted supplier of high quality recyclable feedstock to consuming mills around the world. While their primary focus is all grades of recycled paper, their affiliation with the California redemption program has allowed them to develop post-consumer plastic grades into a key segment of their business. Currently they are producing between 45-50 million pounds per year of baled PET and 18-20 million pounds per year of baled HDPE.
14618 Arrow Highway Baldwin Park, California 91706 (626) 893-4726 (626) 608-2540 Contact: Chip Lavigne # clavigne#allancompany.com
