September ethylene contract settles with increase Parties settling monthly contracts have been confirmed to have reached a September ethylene contract price of 35.75 cpp, up 2.75 cpp from August. (See story.) Source: PetroChem Wire September ethylene contract settles with increase Parties settling monthly contracts have been confirmed to have reached…continue reading
NYMEX Tuesday Wrap: Crude posts mixed results; nat gas advances November NYMEX crude futures settled down $0.12/bbl to $48.69/bbl. Brent at the close of the NYMEX increased $0.06/bbl to $50.97/bbl. (See story.) Source: PetroChem Wire NYMEX Tuesday Wrap: Crude posts mixed results; nat gas advances November NYMEX crude futures settled…continue reading
Global October benzene contract prices settle lower Global October benzene contract prices were lower on softer spot prices and increasing length in the market. (See story.) Source: PetroChem Wire Global October benzene contract prices settle lower Global October benzene contract prices were lower on softer spot prices and increasing length…continue reading
OSHA proposes fine for Georgia recycling company <![CDATA[The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued $317,814 in proposed fines to Columbia Recycling Corp., a Dalton, Georgia-based recycling company, due to repeated workplace violations. In an OSHA release, Christi Griffin, OSHA’s director of the Atlanta-West Office, says, “The issuance of…continue reading
ISRI awards software contract to Salient CRGT <![CDATA[The software firm Salient CRGT Inc., Fairfax, Virginia, has been awarded a contract from the Institute of Scrap Recycling Inc. (ISRI ) to modernize an existing web application ISRI presently operates that tracks and recovers stolen materials. Under the contract, Salient CRGT will provide…continue reading
Cemex completes water recycling system at Texas quarry <![CDATA[Global building materials company Cemex, headquartered in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Mexico, has announced the completion of a new water recycling system at the Cemex Balcones Quarry near New Braunfels, Texas. The state-of-the-art system will decrease the company’s environmental impact and reliance on…continue reading
Curtis Bay Medical Waste Services appoints new vice president of sales and marketing <![CDATA[Curtis Bay Medical Waste Services, Baltimore, a regulated medical waste (RMW) disposal company serving a number of leading hospitals and health care providers across the East Coast, appointed Bill Turpin as vice president of sales and marketing."Bill…continue reading
Effort to standardize Rhode Island’s recycling bins expands <![CDATA[Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corp. (RIRRC), Johnston, Rhode Island, has announced a partnership with Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, designed to increase recycling levels and decrease confusion at the recycling bin. Through the collaboration, RISD will feature Rhode Island’s Recycle…continue reading
Pilot program seeks to increase automotive recycling <![CDATA[Photo: DreamstimeSPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association, Washington, has introduced the Automotive End-of-Life Vehicles (ELV) Recycling Demonstration Project, which will test the belief that increased automotive recycling is beneficial to recyclers and the plastics industry. To make this program a reality, SPI is…continue reading
Latest news stories from Resource Recycling: Glass contamination and regulations collide in California Glass contamination and regulations collide in California By Jared Paben, Resource Recycling October 4, 2016read more Source: Resource Recycling Latest news stories from Resource Recycling: Glass contamination and regulations collide in California Glass contamination and regulations collide…continue reading