According to a study conducted by the Association of plastic processors, the demand for recycled polypropylene resins for major consumer brands closer to 300 million pounds a year. According to the news portal www.proplast.ru, twenty-one manufacturer to participate in the study, during which the information was used for the next three years.
The study also includes information on quality components, such as melt flow index, smell, color, and cycle time.
The study was an attempt to determine the market demand for recycled polypropylene in the current market conditions. “We recognize the combination of factors affecting the current market is recycled. The challenge remains in providing processors of raw materials to meet this demand, “- commented Lise Bedard, Director of processing APR rigid plastics.
“The two main objectives of the APR – increase the supply and improve the flow of plastic recycling,” – says J. Scott Sanders, CEO and Chairman of KW Plastics APR. “Thanks to the work to achieve these goals, hard plastics recycling program APR and a subcommittee on the development of the polypropylene market were one of the main drivers of the market by stimulating the growth and increase the availability of the use of polypropylene” – Sanders said.