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Plastics Market Explodes

Posted November 06, 2007 10:37 AM

Demand for wood-plastic composite and plastic lumber in the U.S. is projected to increase 10% annually through 2011, creating a $5.5 billion market. Increased durability of plastic composites, coupled with a desire to embrace green alternatives has created a growing market for plastics manufacturers. Are plastic composites a panacea or an environmental problem?

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11/06/2007 2:50 PM

Plastics Market Explodes

Living in Houston, where we average one good petrochem explosion a year - that's not the kind of headline I like to see!
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11/07/2007 9:32 AM

Could this be a re-use for all the current trash plastics disposed of by the roadside? Is the technology to make plastic lumber available to do this on a relatively small scale?

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