Axion Group news
Manchester-based plastics recycler Axion Polymers has achieved Competence Management System (CMS) accreditation, which offers a range of benefits for its advanced recycled polymer re-processing plant at Salford.
Axion Polymers’ Salford site refines recovered plastics from its Trafford Park facility to produce its range of locally sourced and high-quality Axpoly® recycled PP and ABS polymers grades. These Axpoly® PP (polypropylene) and ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene)
Recofloor, the vinyl flooring take-back scheme founded by flooring manufacturers Altro and Polyflor, has launched a new website offering improved information for both current and prospective scheme members and the wider industry.
Popular with contractors and distributors alike, Recofloor provides a cost effective and sustainable disposal option for specified installation offcuts and uplifted commercial vinyl flooring. The scheme operates across the UK and in Northern Ireland, with viny
Recycling end-of-life plastic is still the best route for recovering this versatile and long-life material, according to resource recovery specialist Axion. The company argues that processing the material is the best way to preserve valuable resources and reduce negative environmental impact.
“Plastic recycling does work. Littering plastics has a negative effect on the environment so collecting household plastics for recycling helps to ensure they are disposed of responsibly,&rdq
Recofloor has beaten this year’s 500 tonnes target more than two months early. By the end of October 2021, the growing scheme had collected 517 tonnes of commercial waste vinyl flooring for recycling.
Founded in 2009 by flooring manufacturers Altro and Polyflor, the scheme provides an eco-friendly and cost-effective alternative to traditional waste disposal routes, helping the flooring sector and its partners to become more sustainable. In total, nearly 6,000 tonnes of waste viny
Growing pressure to transition to the circular economy and the desire to eliminate legacy additives is proving to be a conundrum for the plastics recycling sector. Richard McKinlay, Head of Consulting at resource recovery specialist Axion, explores the issues and impacts on the industry.
Plastic products have been an integral part of our modern lives for some decades now, providing excellent functionality in myriad applications and sectors.
Recycling is an important part of th
Recycled polymers from waste plastic packaging can be used in non-packaging applications, reports Axion, one of 20 organisations involved in PlastiCircle, a pioneering pan-European research project.
The €8.6 million EU Horizon 2020-funded project has been working for the past four years to optimise the collection, transport, sorting and recycling of kerbside collected plastic packaging with the aim of transforming this waste into sustainable new products. The project ends in May
Axion Polymers has invested in new laboratory test equipment at its Salford-based plastics recycling facility that will allow for more accurate and rigorous material testing of its recycled polymer infeed material and finished products.
Designed for regulatory compliance screening, the XRF X-MET8000 Expert CG handheld analyser identifies regulated elements, usually metals, within the plastic infeed material. Crucially, the Hitachi High-Tech device identifies and measures substances of
The UK and Ireland collected and recycled a total of 143,428 tonnes of waste PVC across all PVC recycling formats in 2019. Within this total, PVC window profiles accounted for 86,057 tonnes, according to latest industry figures.
Second only to Germany, the UK’s achievement represents 18.6% of the 771,313 tonnes of waste PVC recycled throughout Europe in 2019 – a new record high and 4.3% up on the previous year. Window profiles and related building products account for 47%
Axion Polymers has successfully renewed its current ISO management system certification and gained the new enhanced ISO45001 Health and Safety standard at its two Manchester materials recycling sites.
Following an extensive audit process in 2020, Axion Polymers has been recertified for the ISO 9001 quality management systems at its Salford and Trafford Park operations. ISO9001 certification is based on seven quality principles, covering all aspects of the plants’ operations
Axion Polymers will be showcasing its range of locally sourced and produced Axpoly® recycled PP and ABS polymers grades at Interplas 2020 from Sept 29 - Oct 1 2020.
The Manchester-based plastics recycler’s technical sales team will be available on stand A8 to discuss how injection-moulders and manufacturers can use high quality recycled polymers, or bespoke blends with virgin material, in a wide range of product applications.
Axion Polymers produces two types of recy