High levels of plastic pollution can kill the embryos of a wide range of ocean animals, new research shows. Scientists tested the effects of new PVC pellets (pre-production “nurdles” used to make many ...

Plastic pollution may be even more detrimental to ocean life than we once thought. Every year, 14 million tons of plastic end up in our oceans, making up 80 percent of all marine debris, the ...

Before being fed to the shredder, PVC pipe is cut down to 8-foot lengths with a chop saw. Image: Central States Reprocessing Processing polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe presents challenges, but Central ...

PVC compounder Aurora Plastics LLC is expanding its reach into the Great White North. The Streetsboro company has acquired fellow compounder Reinier Plastics Inc. of Marieville, Quebec, Aurora ...

Private equity firm Wind Point Partners has added to its PVC compounding base by acquiring Reinier Plastics of Marieville, Quebec. Chicago-based Wind Point made the deal through Aurora Plastics LLC, a ...