PureCycle now making compounds

PureCycle Technologies Inc. has announced the successful manufacturing of multiple recycled compounds using resin produced at its Ironton, Ohio, facility.

The compounds include varying levels of PureCycle resin that are blended with either postindustrial recycled material or virgin polypropylene (PP), according to the Orlando, Florida-based company, which holds a global license for a patented solvent-driven, or advanced, recycling technology developed by The Procter & Gamble Co.

“I’m very pleased by our recent success with compound trialing and excited about what this means for PureCycle’s future,” PureCycle CEO Dustin Olson says.

“Opening this avenue should allow the company to reach more customers. We continue to see high demand for our resin, and compounding should reduce the adoption barrier and approval timeline for companies that are looking for recycled content today.”

The company says compounded resins can be used to create a wider variety of consumer products, simplify the customer approval process, increase the ability to bring higher levels of recycled content products to the market and bring value to PureCycle.

The company is working on the expansion into compounding with several partners that specialize in the development and production of recyclate-based polymers with similar performance properties and consistency to virgin resins.

“Recycled-content requirements are being included in legislation across the country and around the world," Olson says. "The ability to blend our resin with either postindustrial recycled material or virgin PP should allow us to provide brand owners with a consistent product for each of their specific needs.”

PureCycle points to melt flow, flexibility and clarity as properties that can be tailored through compounding.

The company will host a conference call Aug. 8 to provide an additional update on recent corporate developments.