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The article focuses on Michael Biddle, who runs a plastics recycling plant in Richmond, California. His company, MBA Polymers, makes gray pellets out of pieces of fax machines, telephones, keyboards and cell phones. He claims to be the first to figure out how to take nearly any kind of plastic trash, which is usually a mongrel blend of up to 20 different plastics, and separate it by chemical type. Biddle's factories make the three important plastics used in durable goods and electronics: polypropylene, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (alias ABS) and polystyrene. At the pilot line in Richmond, MBA Polymers can process 3 tons an hour of plastic waste. Two new factories opening in the next several months, one in Guangzhou, China and another in Austria, will more than quadruple that capacity, each churning out 45,000 tons of plastic annually. Biddle says he can build more 45,000-ton recycling plants for between $14 million and $23 million each, half the cost of erecting a virgin plastics factory with the same output. And, because he's not making the plastic from oil, his energy consumption is only 5% to 10% that of a virgin plastics plant.

A reprint of the article "A Well-Considered Approach," by Lisa McKenna, which appeared in the July/August 2015 issue of "Recycling Today Global Edition" journal, is presented. Topics discussed include the electronics recycling operations of recycler Müller-Guttenbrunn Group (MGG) in various countries such as Hungary and Romania, the partnership MGG formed with MBA Polymers Inc., and the development of its Smasher electronics recycling equipment.

ABS Able Plastics, GA (D) * Aclo Compounders, Inc, (C) Aetna Plastics Corp., OH (D) AIN Plastics, Inc., A subsidiary of Thyssen N.A., NY Ajedium Film Group LLC, DE (F) [...]

The article focuses on founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of recycling company MBA Polymers, Mike Biddle. Topics discussed include American environmental activist Jim Puckett of the Basel Action Network (BAN), which is a group that monitors the export of hazardous wastes, the environmental impact of electronic waste (e-waste), MBA Polymer's main material supplier, European Metal Recycling (EMR), and the challenges in plastics recycling.

ABS Able Plastics, GA (0) * Aclo Compounders, Inc., ON (C) Advanced Web Products, Inc., RI (D) Advanced Web Products, Inc., NY (D) Aetna Plastics Corp., OH (D) AIN Plastics, [...]

The article reports on the growing number of private equity companies investing in the North American environmental sector. RecycleBank was one of the first environmental services firms that secured financing from a private equity firm, which in this case is venture capital group Sigma Partners. Plastics recycling company MBA Polymers has secured 20 million U.S. dollars of funding in 2010 from a group of investors that include Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures and Benchmark Capital.

Author: niepeng The global financial crisis has failed to chill the sales of GISE-MBA New Plastics Technology Co (GMP), a three-and half-year-old plastics recycling firm in Guangzhou. The firm, a [...]

Two dozen presenters will gather in Chicago Nov. 5-7 to help manufacturing company owners and managers understand and implement best-practice business strategies related to sustainability, energy management, waste reduction, green [...]

ENERGY RESOURCE-21 May 2007-MBA Polymers Secures $20 Million Funding for Plastic Recycling Expansion Efforts(C)2007 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com MBA Polymers Inc. has secured a $20 million funding round that the company [...]

Byline: Steve Toloken Too much of China's electronics recycling is done in ways that aren't good for the people doing it or for the environment. Groups like the Basel Action [...]

Reports on the challenges of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the plastics industry in Asia. Importance of Scottsdale, Arizona-based Tech Group's prior business relationship with Singapore-based Omni Mold in their successful integration into Tech Group Asia Ltd.; Preference of Richmond, California-based MBA Polymers Inc. for a joint venture for its plastics recycling business in China; Advantages of doing M&A in Asia compared to other regions.

MBA Polymers Inc., based in Richmond, Calif., has secured $20 million in funding with the help of Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures and Benchmark Capital. MBA will use its new funds [...]

The article announces the Daniel Eberhardt Environmental Award given to Great Britain-based plastic recycling company MBA Polymers during the 2014 Global Plastics Environment Conference (GPEC) held in Orlando, Florida from March 12-14, 2014.

The article reports on the request of MBA Polymers for the British government to suspend the value-added tax (VAT) on recycled plastics to help stimulate consumer demand and encourage investment in the plastics recycling industry. MBA Polymers Chief Executive Officer (CEO) noted the environmental and economic benefit from recycled plastics. He proposes an audit of downstream overseas plastic waste processors and a legislation to encourage post-consumer recycled plastics content in new products.

The article reports on Grow-California's selection of plastics recycler MBA Polymers Inc. as a California Clean Technology "Game Changer" for 2011 in the Innovation in Environmental Recycling category.

The article features Guangzhou GISE-MBA New Plastics Technology Co. Ltd. (GMP), which is a joint venture between U.S.'s MBA Polymers Inc. and Guangzhou Iron and Steel Enterprises Holdings Ltd. The company, which employs, uses eco-friendly technologies and hi-tech recycling facilities that addresses economic and environmental costs. GMP produces pellets that requires manufacturers to produce plastic with less than 10% of the usual needed energy.

This article reports on the completion of a round of equity funding by MBA Polymers Inc. based in Richmond, California, in 2011. MBA raised 15 million U.S. dollars from the funding. Private equity fund Ambienta I led a group that provided funds to the company. According to MBA, the proceeds will be used to support its operations and growth plans, including building factories in Europe and Asia.

The article reports on the 25 million U.S. dollars raised by MBA Polymers Inc. through equity funding. Venture capital companies Keating Investments, Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures, Artemis Investment Management and Balderon Capital joined the funding round. Doughty announced that proceeds from the funding will be used to fund existing operations of MBA and its expansion plans in Asia and Europe. MBA recovers and extracts plastics from household appliances, computers, automobiles, business equipment and other materials.

The article reports on the announcement from MBA Polymers Inc. and European Metal Recycling (EMR) Ltd. about their plan to establish their joint venture plastics recycling facility in Worksop, England. The joint venture firm MBA Polymers UK will handle the processing of shredder residue that has been upgraded by EMR. Michael Biddle, founder and president of MBA Polymers, states that the facility is an exciting advancement as it increases the company's global capacity to provide high-quality resins from recycled plastic with a minimal carbon footprint.

The article reports on the $40 million funding round secured by MBA Polymers Inc. in September 2008. Said funding was co-led by Citi's Sustainable Development Investments and involves investors like Asia West. A proprietary process to recover and separate high-value plastics was reportedly developed by the company. Also noted are the views expressed by several executives like Michael Biddle, founder and president of MBA.

The article reports on the joint venture company formed by European Meta Recycling Ltd. (EMR) and MBA Polymers Inc. aimed at building and operating a plastics recycling facility in Great Britain. The 60,000-metric-tons-per year processing plant is called MBA Polymers UK. It is majority owned by MBA Polymers and will recover plastics from upgraded shredder residue.

The article presents information on the plastic recycling company MBA Polymers Inc., founded by Michael Biddle. MBA raised $30 million to develop a patented technology for extracting and recycling plastic from trashed computers, printers, mobile phones, televisions, VCRs, fax machines, refrigerators, vacuum cleaners and other forms of electronic waste. In November 2005, MBA opened the world's largest commercial-scale plastic-recycling facility for durable goods, in Guangzhou, China.

Reports on the construction and operation of a mechanical recycling plant by the Guangzhou Iron and Steel Enterprises Holdings Ltd.-MBA Polymers Inc. New Plastics Technology Co. Ltd. for end-of-life goods, white goods, and automotive parts in the Nansha development area. Utilization of MBA's separation technology; Statement of Mike Biddle, founder of MBA; Expectation to bring legislation in China requiring manufacturers to take back EOL goods and develop recycling plans.

The article discusses the business expansion of financial firm Elephant Equity GmbH who acquired MBA Polymers Inc. and its assets of Great Britain and China.

The article announces that durable goods recycling company MBA Polymers was awarded The Davos Prize and the Young Global Leaders Award for Circular Economy SME for its impact and contribution to the circular economy.

Reports on plans by the American Plastics Council and MBA Polymers Inc. for a recycling research center in Berkeley, California. Purpose and features of the center.

A photograph of British business minister Vince Cable's visit to the Workshop, England plant of plastics recycling firm MBA Polymers is presented.

Features the efforts of the automotive industry in recycling cars and trucks. Car and truck recycling in the United States; Problem in recycling polymers; Recycling seat foams into carpet pads; Partnership between the American Plastics Council (APC) and MBA Polymers Inc. to recycle plastics; Plan to reduce plastics in automobiles.

The article reports on developments in global recycling industry. Resource Recycling Inc. will hold its Resource Recycling Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana in August 2011. The Chinese government issues new regulations to tackle the issue of improper electronic waste disposal. The Open Polymers Processing Alliance is created in response to the patents awarded by the European Patent Office to MBA Polymers Inc.