Allan Gerlat, News Editor

January 15, 2014

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American Chemistry Council Forms Group to Promote Plastics to Oil-Based Goods

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has formed a new group within its Plastics Division to promote the conversion of non-recycled plastics into petroleum-based products.

The new Plastics-to-Oil Technologies Alliance will work to increase awareness of the benefits of plastics-to-oil technologies, enhance the industry’s voice through expanded membership and demonstrate broad support for plastics-to-oil technologies through an expanding network of allies, the Washington-based ACC said in a news release.

The group’s founding members include Agilyx Corp. (Beaverton, Ore.); Cynar PLC (London) and RES Polyflow (Akron, Ohio). Membership is open to organizations that develop and implement technologies to convert non-recycled plastics into petroleum and petroleum-based products.

“Plastics-to-oil technologies are a promising solution for repurposing used plastics that would otherwise end up in a landfill,” said Jon Angin, vice president of business development at Agilyx and chairman of the alliance.

About the Author(s)

Allan Gerlat

News Editor, Waste360

Allan Gerlat joined the Waste360 staff in September 2011 as news editor. He was the editor of Waste & Recycling News for the first 16 years of its history, and under his guidance the publication won 27 national and regional awards.

Before Waste & Recycling News, Allan worked at another Crain Communications publication, Rubber & Plastics News, which covers rubber product manufacturing. He began with the publication as associate editor and eventually became managing editor, a position he held for nine years.

Allan is a graduate of Ohio University, where he earned a BS in journalism. He is based in Sagamore Hills, in northeast Ohio.

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