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30 Nov 2021
Recycling end-of-life plastic is still the best route for recovering this versatile and long-life material, according to resource recovery specialist Axion.
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25 Oct 2021
Demand for quality recycled polymers is at record levels due to extra demand from a wide variety of industry and manufacturing sectors, according to Manchester-based plastics recycler Axion Polymers.
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8 Oct 2021
Growing pressure to transition to the circular economy and the desire to eliminate legacy additives is proving to be a conundrum for the plastics recycling sector – Axion.
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4 May 2021
Axion Polymers invests in new laboratory test equipment at its Salford-based plastics recycling facility. This will allow for more accurate and rigorous material testing of its recycled polymer infeed material and finished products.
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3 Mar 2021
At Axion Polymers, women hold key roles in a number of areas from management and finance to process engineering and laboratory research. Find out more here…
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8 Dec 2020
The UK and Ireland collected and recycled a total of 143,428 tonnes of waste PVC across all PVC recycling formats in 2019; this total saw PVC window profiles account for 86,057 tonnes, according to latest industry figures (Recovinyl).
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28 Aug 2020
An early adopter of Recofloor, Bramhall Flooring has demonstrated the ease of implementing the UK’s vinyl flooring take back scheme to collect, return and recycle material from STI Poynton, an electronic component manufacturing site in Cheshire.
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14 Aug 2020
Axion Polymers has successfully renewed its current ISO management system certification and gained the new enhanced ISO45001 Health and Safety standard at its two Manchester materials recycling sites.
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29 Jun 2020
Flooring industry support for carpet waste reuse and recycling opportunities in the UK continues to rise, according to Carpet Recycling UK’s latest achievements report.
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10 Jun 2020
VinylPlus, the Voluntary Commitment to sustainable development of the European PVC industry, recycled 771,313 tonnes of PVC in 2019 – more than 96% of the programme’s 2020 target.
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1 Jun 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in VinylPlus® deciding to host the VinylPlus Sustainability Forum 2020 online; the single day ‘virtual’ event will take place on 15 October 2020.
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4 May 2020
Recofloor has collected 5,000 tonnes of waste vinyl flooring since the national award-winning take back scheme was founded by leading flooring manufacturers Polyflor and Altro in 2009.
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21 Apr 2020
Recofloor, the vinyl flooring recycling scheme founded by leading flooring manufacturers Altro and Polyflor, has recognised its members’ sustainability achievements, courtesy of the 2020 Awards.
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1 Apr 2020
Axion Polymers will be showcasing its range of locally sourced and produced Axpoly® recycled PP and ABS polymers grades at Interplas 2020, schedule for 29 September – 1 October.
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4 Mar 2020
Collaboration between injection moulders and manufacturers, and plastic recyclers is vital, according to Axion Polymers.
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20 Feb 2020
The 2020 edition of the VinylPlus Sustainability Forum, themed #CIRCULARVINYL, will focus on the key sustainability challenges and transformation for the vinyl industry in the years to come, both in the European and global contexts.
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14 Feb 2020
RecoMed, the PVC takeback scheme for single-use medical devices, has launched its new website – www.recomed.co.uk – in response to rising interest from the healthcare sector in reducing and recycling plastic waste.
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8 Oct 2019
Axion Polymers has successfully renewed its ISO management system certification at its Manchester sites and a new ISO18001 standard for its Salford facility.
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5 Aug 2019
Carpet Recycling UK celebrated the achievements of its members at its eleventh Annual Conference and Awards Event
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31 Jul 2019
Further investment in Axion Polymers’ Manchester-based plastics recycling facility has increased waste processing capacity.
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23 May 2019
Axion Polymers has been named a finalist in the 2019 National Recycling Awards for the ‘Team of the Year – Commercial’ category.
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3 Apr 2019
Resource recovery specialist Axion say easy kerbside collections for consumers that focus on consistent quality are vital, if the UK is to boost plastics recycling rates and meet current targets.
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29 Mar 2019
Carpet Recycling UK’s Scheme Manager, Adnan Zeb-Khan is set to reveal the company’s ongoing challenges and secrets of its success at edie Live 2019.
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1 Feb 2019
Axion have urged the industry to plan a viable solution to recover the 100,000 tonnes of packaging material polypropylene (PP) film put on the market every year in the UK.
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16 Nov 2018
Richard McKinlay, Axion’s Head of Circular Economy, suggests changing business models for plastic recycling could lead to a range of benefits.
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2 Nov 2018
Axion Polymers believes Brexit offers fresh opportunities for the UK and its manufacturers to secure their raw material supplies.
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1 Nov 2018
According to latest industry figures, the collection and recycling of waste PVC throughout Europe in 2017 has reached a new high of 639,648.
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4 Oct 2018
Price increases for the main ferrous grades helped to push up turnover and profits by a third for S Norton & Co Ltd, according to its latest published accounts for 2017.
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3 Sep 2018
Axion’s latest partnership to focus on reusing and recycling the growing volume of batteries used in electric vehicles and light automotive applications.
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8 Aug 2018
It has been announced that Jane Gardner, Head of Axion’s Consulting Services, will be leaving the resource recovery specialists at the end of the month.
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