Plastics Recycling 2009 Conference Sponsors

Platinum Sponsors

American Chemistry Council, Plastics Division

Arlington, Virginia
Ph: (703) 741-6050
Web site: www.americanchemistry.com
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) Plastics Division represents the leading plastics resin manufacturers in the United States. ACC conducts research on recycling studies for plastics packaging and plastic bags and film, LCI’s on the major virgin and recycled resins, and provides technical, educational and marketing assistance to state and local officials, businesses and customer groups. The Plastics Division sponsors programs that increase plastics recycling through implementation of sustainable and efficient recycling programs. The association’s plastics web sites include www.americanchemistry.com/plastics, www.plasticbagrecycling.org and www.allplasticbottles.org.

Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers

Washington D.C.
Ph: (202) 316-3046
Web site: www.plasticsrecycling.org
The Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) is the national trade association, representing companies that acquire, reprocess capacity in North America. Its membership includes independent recycling companies of all sizes, processing numerous resins. APR strongly advoates the recycling of all post-consumer plastic packaging.

SDS Logistics Services

Nationwide
Ph: (330) 759-8066
Web site: www.sdslogistics.com
SDS Logistics Services manages customers’ truckload shipments, including drop-trailer programs, from coast-to-coast. SDS Logistics uses the latest in tracking technology, communications and experience to manage material accurately and efficiently. E-mail QuickQuote@sdslogistics.com for rates and service information.

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Gold Sponsors

Avangard Innovative LP

Houston, Texas
Ph: (281) 582-0700
Web site: www.avaicg.com
Avangard Innovative is a premier sustainable solutions provider, with branch offices and operating plants located around the world. Avangard Innovative works closely with clients to provide solutions and services that help achieve their social and environmental goals. In addition to being one of the largest recyclers in North America, Avangard Innovative’s core services include: recycling solutions, processing/recycling facilities, equipment solutions, environmental and industrial services, resin distribution and sustainable products.

The Coca-Cola Co.

Atlanta, Georgia
Ph: (800) 327-8626
Web site: www.thecoca-colacompany.com
The Coca-Cola Company is the world’s largest beverage company, offering over 2,800 products in more than 200 countries, with consumers guzzling an average of 1.5 billion servings a day. The company possesses a global portfolio that comprises of a dozen $1 billion brands, including Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Fanta and Sprite, and is the No. 1 international provider of sparkling beverages, juices and juice drinks, and ready-to-drink teas and coffees. Known for its enduring commitment to building sustainable communities, Coca-Cola is focused on initiatives that protect the environment, conserve resources and enhance the economic development of the communities they operate in.

Gala Industries, Inc.

Eagle Rock, Virginia
Ph: (540) 884-2589
Web site: www.gala-industries.com
A leading manufacturer of centrifugal dryers and pelletizing systems worldwide, Gala offers the experience and track record necessary to stand behind its technology – from the simplest pelletizer or dryer to custom designed turn-key pellet production systems for thermoplastics, engineered resins, compounding and post-consumer/post-industrial reclaim applications. Gala partners with its customers to ensure satisfaction with system quality and performance, earning its reputation as a primary source for pellet production systems worldwide.

Husky Injection Molding Systems, Ltd.

Bolton, Ontario, Canada
Ph: (905) 951-5000
Web site: www.husky.ca
Husky Injection Molding Systems is a global supplier of injection-molding equipment and services. Customers use Husky equipment to manufacture a wide range of products in the packaging, technical and automotive industries.

KW Plastics

Troy, Alabama
Ph: (800) 633-8744
Web site: www.kwplastics.com
KW Plastics is the world’s largest plastics recycler. KW Plastics Recycling, a division of KW Plastics, buys quality HDPE (blow-mold and injection-grade) and PP scrap for washing and reprocessing. KWR supplies premium, post-consumer resins for the packaging, agriculture and automotive industries. Since 1992, KWR has continually expanded extruder and silo storage capacity to meet growing market demand. Today, KW is highly regarded for its extensive capacity, commitment to quality, consistent growth and exceptional customer service.

PARC USA

Romeoville, Illinois
Ph: (815) 372-3500
Web site: www.parcusa.com
PARC Corporation, has earned a solid reputation as an industry leader by providing outstanding customer service, offering the most competitive market prices and solving your most difficult material handing and transportation needs. PARC Corporation headquartered in Romeoville, IL is an expert in providing custom formatted recycling programs to meet individual company expectations and needs. Ask us how we can help your bottom line!

PepsiCo

Purchase, New York
Ph: (914) 253-2000
Web site: www.pepsi.com
Pepsi-Cola North America is the refreshment beverage unit of PepsiCo Beverages and Food North America.

S+S Inspection Inc.

Tucker, Georgia
Ph: (770) 493-9332
Web site: www.se-so-tec-usa.com
S+S is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and developers of inspection, separation and sorting systems. S+S systems are used in process, packaging and production lines throughout industry and the specialized preparation of materials for recycling.

Trex Company, Inc.

Winchester, Virginia
Ph: (540) 542-6300
Web site: www.trex.com
Trex is the manufacturer of Trex decking and railing, the leading brand of alternative decking lumber in North America. Each year, Trex turns millions of pounds of recycled and reclaimed plastic and waste wood into Trex decking.

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Silver Sponsors

America Chung Nam, Inc.

City of Industry, California
Ph: (909) 839-8383
Web site: www.acni.net
Over the past 5 consecutive years, America Chung Nam is ranked as the number one and largest exporter in U.S. Journal of Commerce. Aside from fibers, ACN handles a wide range of post-consumer and post-industrial plastic materials. As the leading exporter, ACN offers our suppliers, vendors and customers fair & competitive pricings, responsive service and solid financial resources.

American Starlinger Sahm Inc.

Greenville, South Carolina
Ph: (864) 297-1900
Web site: www.starlingersahm.com
American Starlinger Sahm offers sales and services for Starlinger recycling equipment, FDA-approved systems for PET bottle-to-bottle recycling, Solid Stating of RPET flakes, and RPET flake to sheet lines.

Blue Ridge Plastics LLC

Eden, North Carolina
Ph: (336) 627-7867
Web site: www.blueridgeplastics.com
Blue Ridge Plastics is a washing and grinding operation primarily focused on olefin-baled materials. With its recent growth and expansion to a 140,000-square-foot facility, Blue Ridge Plastics has the capabilities to sort, wash and grind reclaimed post-consumer PE and PP, as well as grind, blend, and reprocess post-industrial PE and PP.

Bright Technologies, Inc. Division of Sebright

Hopkins, Michigan
Ph: (800) 253-0532
Web site: www.brightbeltpress.com
Bright Technologies, a division of Sebright Products, designs, manufactures, and installs waste and recycling handling equipment. Xtractors for depackaging/dewatering for recycling of PET, HDPE, LDPE, aluminum, tin, paper, and often reclaiming the product for re-use. Densifiers for densification of EPS, EPP, with a solid history of consistent, high-density results. Extruders for dewatering applications, including pulp and paper rejects and high-volume dairy processors. Belt presses for industrial and municipal sludge dewatering. Compactors for solid waste applications. Bright and Sebright have the best warranties in the industry, and a reputation for commitment to excellence.

Custom Polymers PET LLC

Athens, Alabama
Ph: (256) 232-6453
Custom Polymers PET, LLC, located in Athens, AL is a processor and pelletizer of post-consumer and post-industrial PET. Processing annually 50 million pounds of clean PET flake and producing 25 million pounds of PET pellets for food and non-food grade applications with the industry’s latest technology. As an affiliate company of Custom Polymers, Inc., you can count on the same commitment to quality products and customer service. Contact us to see the difference.

Custom Polymers, Inc.

Charlotte, North Carolina
Ph: (704) 332-6070
Web site: www.custompolymers.com
Custom Polymers Inc. is the 11th largest recycler and reprocessor of all types and forms of post-industrial and post-consumer plastic scrap in North America. Its commitment to ethical business practices, solid financial base, and dedication to customer service have helped Custom Polymers develop and maintain long-term partnerships with both buyers and suppliers. Contact us to see the difference.

Envision Plastics

Reidsville, North Carolina
Ph: (336) 342-4749
Web site: www.envisionplastics.com
Envision Plastics is a national supplier and producer of recycled high-quality HDPE fractional melt resins. Envision Plastics’ PRISMA technology provides color-specific resins made to the customers’ specifications. Envision Plastics is located on both coasts, with nationwide shipping capabilities.

EREMA North America, Inc.–Silver Sponsor

Ipswich, Massachusetts
Ph: (978) 356-3771
Web site: www.erema.net
EREMA North America is a world leader in supplying plastics recycling equipment, screen changers, PET bottle-to-bottle lines and PET flakes-to-sheet lines.

Granutech Saturn Systems

Grand Prairie, Texas
Ph: (972) 790-7800
Web site: www.granutech.com
Granutech Saturn Systems offers single-roter and twin-rotary shear-type shredders for the size reduction and recycling of plastic film, fiber, hard scrap and industrial rubber. Granutech offers three shredder designs, 16 sizes (20-400 horsepower) and complete systems available that produce a 3/8-inch to 1/16-inch product.

Herbold Meckesheim USA

Smithfield, Rhode Island
Ph: (401) 232-3354
Web site: www.berboldusa.net
Herbold Meckesheim USA is a provider of size-reduction, densification equipment and wash-line systems for the plastics and post-consumer industry. The company specializes in the recycling of manufacturing scrap, and mixed post-consumer and industrial plastics. Herbold’s size-reduction products include shredders, granulators, fine grinders and pulverizers. Wash-line systems include debailing, screening, washing, dewatering and drying components to meet a variety of bottle and film applications.

Jelliff Corp.

Hickory, North Carolina
Ph: (888) 947-3725
Jelliffs’ state-of-the-art facility, located in Hickory, North Carolina, manufactures and supplies all types of extruder pack screens used by the plastic recycling industry. These screens are available in both plain steel and stainless steel alloys. Jelliff can supply many various diameter screens as single or spot weld packs. The company also produces all types of wire cloth cylinders and aluminum bound packs made to customer specifications.

Keller and Heckman LLP

Washington, D.C.
Ph: (202) 434-4100
Web site: www.khlaw.com
Keller and Heckman serves its clients by combining science and technical expertise with specialized legal talent. With over four decades of providing focused legal council to businesses and opportunities to help write the regulations and affect governmental policies that industries must follow, Keller and Heckman make it possible for its clients to move their businesses forward.

KMI Group, Inc.

Kenton, Tennessee
Ph: (731) 749-8700
Web site: www.kmigroup.com
KMI Group, Inc. is a global recycler, compounder, and distributor of engineering resin. They provide comprehensive recycling solutions for all size chemical and plastic companies.

Mohawk Industries Inc.

Summerville, Georgia
Ph: (706) 857-7575
Web site: www.mohawkind.com
Mohawk Industries is the largest floor covering manufacturer and the largest PET recycler in the world, using over 200 million pounds of RPET bottles annually to produce carpet fiber and fiber fill.

NatureWorks LLC

Minnetonka, Minnesota
Ph: (877) 423-7659
Web site: www.natureworksllc.com
NatureWorks is the first company to offer a family of commercially available, low carbon footprint biopolymers derived from 100-percent annually renewable resources, with performance and economics that compete with oil-based plastics and fibers. The production of these biopolymers uses less fossil fuel and emits fewer greenhouse gases than conventional polymers. The company applies its proprietary technology to process natural plant sugars to make NatureWorks biopolymer, which is then used uniquely to make and market finished products under the Ingeo brand name. NatureWorks is a join venture between Cargill and Teijin Ltd. Of Japan.

Nicos Polymers Group

Nazareth, Pennsylvania
Ph: (610) 614-1400
Web site: www.nicospolymers.com
Nicos Polymers Group is an industry leader in the recovery, recycling and innovation regarding closed-loop reclamation of post-industrial plastic. The company has engineered multiple processes that provide manufacturers with programs for recovery and reuse of plastic scrap such that it can be assimilated into their own manufacturing processes. A combination of deep technical knowledge of plastic properties, creativity, processing capabilities, as well as market awareness-enables the company to offer a comprehensive solution to clients.

NURRC LLC

Spartanburg, South Carolina
Ph: (864) 574-0904
Web site: www.urrc.net
In 2007 URRC and The Coca-Cola Company announced the formation of a joint-venture called NURRC, LLC, which recently opened the world’s largest PET bottle-to-bottle recycling plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The joint-venture will expand the existing plant capacity from 10 million pounds of food-grade recycling chip per year to over 100 million pounds in 2009.

Plastrec Inc.

Joliett, Quebec
Ph: (450) 760-2333
Web site: www.plastrec.ca
Plastrec is a PET recycler, processing over 75 million pounds a year. Founded in 1992, Plastrec transforms both post-industrial and post-consumer PET bottles, purchased mainly from municipal curbside programs in Ontario, Quebec and the U.S.

Powdertech International Corp.

Valparaiso, Indiana
Ph: (219) 548-3693
Web site: www.powdertech.com
Powdertech is the North American distributor of the IoSys plastic identification equipment. IoSys equipment identifies a wide range of plastics including black types. The equipment comes in a variety of configurations, including lab bench top, portable and in-line production units. New designs are being introduced at this show.

Sataka USA Inc.

Stafford, Texas
Ph: (281) 276-3600
Web site: www.satake-usa.com
Satake USA designs, develops and markets sophisticated food processing and optical-sorting equipment for businesses around the world.

Sorema Plastics Recycling Systems

Alzate, Brianza, Italy
Ph: (011) 39-031-6355-700
Web site: www.previero.it
Sorema specializes in turn-key recycling and washing plants for all types of forms of plastics. They have built over 700 plastics recycling systems since 1976. For additional information, please e-mail ccozart@c-sense-solutions.com.

Van Dyk Baler Corp.

Stamford, Connecticut
Ph: (203) 967-1100
Web site: www.vandykbaler.com
Van Dyk Baler Corporation is the exclusive North American distributor of Bollegraaf Recycling Machinery. Van Dyk Baler Corporation is the sales and service organization for all of Bollegraaf's products consisting of balers, sorting systems, shredders, conveyors, screens, packing presses, roll cutters and more. These turnkey-manufactured recycling products are all made in the Netherlands, where Bollegraaf Recycling Machinery is located.

Waste Management Recycle America

Melville, New York
Ph: (631) 756-0095
Web site: www.recycleamerica.com
WM Recycle America currently handles eight million tons of commodities annually through a nationwide network of recycling facilities. WM Recycling America purchase virtually any type of recyclable commodity: Office paper, newspaper, cardboard, electronics, metals, plastics (post-consumer and post-industrial), and even the most challenging materials.

Waste Processing Equipment, Inc.

Rainsville, Alabama
Ph: (256) 638-6355
Web site: www.maxpakbalers.com
Waste Processing Equipment builds a full-line of balers for the recycling industry, including vertical balers, full-eject balers, and two-ram balers particularly suited to plastics recycling. Max-Pak balers are known for their reliability. Over 90 percent of the Max-Pak balers built since the company was founded in 1976 are still on the job.

Wellmark LLC

Asheboro, North Carolina
Ph: (336) 498-1881
Web site: www.wellmarkplastics.com
Wellmark is a processor and compounder of post-industrial waste, located in central North Carolina. The firm’s core business is polypropylene. Wellmark has compounding capacity of 35 million pounds annually. Wellmark also offers custom compounding, toll grinding and shredding.

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Bronze Sponsors

Evergreen Plastics, Ltd.

Clyde, Ohio
Ph: (419) 547-1400
Web site: www.polychem.com
Evergreen Plastics, Ltd. is one of the largest recyclers of post-industrial PET, processing over 100 million pounds of material annually. Evergreen started business in 1998 at its Clyde facility, which is centrally located in Northern Ohio. The facility is 172,000 square feet with over 180 employees. The PET process includes sorting, washing and grinding. In addition, Evergreen produces both clear and green pellet along with LNO (letter of non-objection) certification if required. Tolling services available.

GreenStar North America

Houston, Texas
Ph: (713) 965-0005
Web site: www.greenstar-na.com
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Greenstar is now the leading recycling-led waste management company in North America, with a focus on the recycle processing, commodity upgrading and commodity trading sectors of the solid waste market. Greenstar is a part of NTR, a proven developer and operator of renewable energy and recycling-led waste management, with operations throughout Europe and the United States.

Magic Bright, Ltd.

Kowloon, Hong Kong
Ph: (852) 2314 4468
Web site: www.magic-bright.com
Established in 2000, Magic Bright was formed with the purpose of maximizing the diversion of waste from landfills by recycling. The core business of the company is the reprocessing and trading of plastics and paper from recycling companies throughout the world. Since inception, secure outlets, particularly in mainland China, have been established by the company over the last decade for recovered/scrap plastics and other recyclable materials. Monarch Enterprises International, LLC is the US representative for Magic Bright Ltd.

Marglen Industries, Inc.

Rome, Georgia
Ph: (706) 295-5621
Web site: www.marglen.us
Manufacturer of 100-percent post-consumer fiber used in carpet, fiberfill, needflepunch nonwovens, and other textile products.

Merlin Plastics Supply Inc.

Delta, British Columbia
Ph: (604) 522-6799
Web site: www.merlinplastics.com
Merlin Plastics specializes in recycling HDPE, LDPE and PET into quality recycled resins and flakes. Merlin Plastics can also recycle other types of plastics.

Owner Resource Group

Austin, Texas
Ph: (212) 682-4540
Web site: www.orgroup.com
Owner Resource Group is a private equity and financial services company that specializes in supporting small to mid-sized businesses. Its focus is helping business owners to quietly obtain capital or sell their business without having to go through an overly cumbersome process. Owner Resource Group takes a value-added approach in partnering with companies and they have developed a set of unique resources that offer to business owners and executives, in supporting their financial objectives, in a friendly and transparent manner.

Phoenix Technologies International LLC

Bowling Green, Ohio
Ph: (419) 353-7738
Web site: www.phoenixtechnologies.net
Phoenix Technologies is the largest merchant pelletizer of post-consumer RPET in North America, with an annual capacity of over 80 million metric pounds. Phoenix uses proprietary technology and advanced processes to produce high-quality bottle and food RPET resin. Phoenix also offers tolling services for pelletizing, VSS’ing and crystallizing PET.

Pure Tech Plastics

East Farmingdale, New York
Ph: (631) 755-1124br /> Web site: www.phoenixtechnologies.net
Pure Tech Plastics is a recognized leader in plastics recycling, producing high-quality post-consumer recycled PET resin for customers. The company has multiple non-objection letters from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and international authorities. Pure Tech partners with industry to create sustainable, quality packaging that comes in direct contact with all foods. Pure Tech Plastics is committed to quality, sustainability, and great customer service.

Schupan Recycling

Wixom, Michigan
Ph: (248) 676-8100
Web site: www.puretechplastics.com
Schupan Recycling, a division of Schupan & Sons, Inc., has over two decades experience as Michigan’s premier beverage container processor and materials marketer. Schupan’s state-of-the-art Michigan facilities process hundreds of millions of pounds of PET, aluminum cans and glass bottles per year. When it comes to PET recycling, Schupan Recycling is proud of its track record of providing the industry’s highest quality of processed PET.

Signode Plastic Recycling Alliance

Florence, Kentucky
Ph: (859) 727-7423
Web site: www.signode.com
Signode Plastics Recycling Alliance - a unit of Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is a major processor of post-consumer PET material. The company has the capabilities to sort, grind, and wash PET material to produce a high quality flake. The company is located in Florence, Kentucky. It is adjacent to its sister company, Signode Consumable Plastic, which is a PET strapping manufacturer. SIGNODE PLASTIC RECYCLING ALLIANCE purchases post-consumer PET bottles, dirty PET flake and Signode post-consumer strapping.

Talco Plastics, Inc.

Corona, California
Ph: (951) 531-2000
Web site: www.talcoplastics.com
A leading supplier of custom compounded commodity, engineering and post-consumer resin, Talco Plastics’ recycling services maintain the largest and most versatile inventory of quality recycled plastics in the Western United States.

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Premium Sponsors

Clean Tech, Inc.

Dundee, Michigan
Ph: (734) 529-2475
Web site: www.plastipak.com
Clean Tech produces a wide array of high quality post consumer HDPE and PET resins for various end use applications.

UltrePET, LLC

Albany, New York
Ph: (518) 459-1080
Web site: www.wte.com
UltrePET recycles post-consumer PET bottles into high-end flake and melt-filtered pellet for both food and non-food grade applications, such as bottles, sheet, engineering resins, strapping and fine denier fiber.

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