Demand for wood-plastic composite and plastic lumber in the United States is forecast to expand 11 percent per year through 2009 to $3.5 billion, according to a study by Cleveland-based market ...

CLEVELAND - US demand for wood-plastic composite and plastic lumber is expected to rise 9.8 percent annually to $5.5 billion in 2018, creating a market for 2.6 billion pounds of plastic. A rebound in ...

CR tests composite decking for three years under severe conditions, evaluating planks from brands such as Azek, Fiberon, and ...

CHICAGO -- Studies show that the overall recycling rate for all plastics is under 10 percent, and that number is likely much lower for plastic bags since they can't be put in into recycling bins at ...

Trex Co., a Winchester, Virginia-based manufacturer of recycled-content composite plastic and wood residue decking and residential railing, is partnering with Seattle-based Weyerhaeuser, a leader in ...

The innovation consists in introducing reinforcing pultruded rods in the plastic matrix during the extrusion process, without any substantial modification of the existing production plant used for ...

Circular Composite Solutions (CCS), a startup focused on manufacturing durable shipping pallet components made from recycled wood and plastics, will invest $53.7 million to establish operations in ...

Experts from furniture industry and wood-plastic composite (WPC) materials industry have gathered together recently. They have discussed the WPC application prospect in furniture field with dozens of ...