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an e-newsletter for members of the National Association for PET Container Resources
Volume 3, Number 5 August 10, 2015
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NAPCOR Meeting Summary
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NAPCOR members enjoyed a July 22 tour of Husky Injection Molding Systems (Bolton, Ontario), including Machines, Molds, and Advanced Manufacturing Center facilities
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Documents from the recent NAPCOR meeting are now posted in the Members Only section of the website. The following content is available through this link:
- NAPCOR presentations from Wednesday afternoon and Thursday
- Trends in Beverage Packaging that Could Impact Recycling (Nicolas Rivollet, Husky)
- The Canadian Plastics Industry Association: Post-Use Resource Recovery Leadership (Carol Hochu, CPIA)
- Sustainability of Polyester: Raw Materials (Pieterjan van Uytvanck, PCI)
- The PET Brand (Glen Geller, Moroch)
- Meeting summary
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Tom Busard thanks Husky President & CEO John Galt
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Anyone unsure of how to log in to access Members Only content should please contact Karen.
If you attended the NAPCOR meetings in Toronto, please take a moment to complete a brief survey to help us with future meeting planning.
Finally, Pieterjan van Uytvanck has asked that we let NAPCOR members know of the upcoming PCI conference in London on 9/17/15; please click here for more details.
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ASTM Update
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At our recent meeting we reported that NAPCOR is moving forward with ASTM process on Resin Identification Code (RIC) for PET. Dave Cornell has provided a draft for review. If you have input or comments on the draft, please submit to Chris Bradley by August 31. Chris will integrate comments and present to the NAPCOR Board for review. The Board will then provide a PET RIC recommendation prior to the next ASTM meeting in Tampa, FL in November. If you are a voting member (or become one at astm.org) and can attend ASTM meetings (11/15-17), we urge you to do so since D20.96 meetings will include a hand vote on negatives pertaining to the landfill degradability Guide. Please contact Kate if you join ASTM, to authorize your vote proxy if you can't attend the meetings in November, or with other questions.
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New website additions
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The RFP for the Sustainable Packaging Coalition's multi-material recycling access study was issued in July and is posted on the Members Only website. (See first line item under NAPCOR Member Only Reports and Documents on Member Reports page.) Responses are due in August and the project is expected to proceed once a contractor is selected.
In addition, a new subcommittee webpage for the Non-Clear PET Working Group has been added to the Members Only section of the website under the Committees menu. Summary documents including meeting notes and slides as well as any relevant reports or technical information will be posted here. In particular, please note that on this page a draft workplan has been posted and any input on this should be sent to Resa.
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Board nominations for elections in November
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In November, NAPCOR membership will elect three board members in the following member categories: reclaimer, supplier and thermoformer. Anyone who is interested in nominating either themselves or a colleague should submit nominations to Byron Geiger or Charlie Schwarze, the Board's nominating committee. Nominations will also be accepted from the floor at the November NAPCOR meeting. Board terms are three years and there are no term limits. More detail on the voting process will be provided prior to the November meetings.
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Q2 2015 RPET Market Update
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The RPET Market Update Q2 2015 was issued on July 31, and has been posted on the Members Only website, RPET Update Archive page.
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Unifi adds new reclamation capacity
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Unifi just announced plans to add reclamation capacity at their Reidsville, North Carolina facility. NAPCOR members AMUT and NRT (BHS / NRT) issued July 29 press releases about the new facility.
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Newsletter archive
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Members can access the current issue of news from NAPCOR, as well as all previous ones, via the archive button at the top of the Member Page on the NAPCOR web site.
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Best regards,
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Lauren Laibach
NAPCOR Program Associate
llaibach[at]napcor[dot]com
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