Display Pack adds new recycling equipment
CEDAR SPRINGS–The plastic packaging manufacturer Display Pack announced the addition of a Starlinger deCON IV+ unit to improve its recycling capabilities. The unit, one of only four in the United …
Federal grant supports NextCycle Michigan; $813,300 will increase entrepreneurship support and advance state recycling goals
SOUTHFIELD—An $813,330 U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration grant will boost Michigan’s circular economy through the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy’s NextCycle Michigan initiative. EGLE launched …
Winners named in client award ceremony at LTU’s Centrepolis Accelerator
SOUTHFIELD—A portable parallel bar system to deliver physical therapy anywhere. Coding-free software that allows anyone to create smart manufacturing inspection systems. A solar-powered pleasure boat. A recycling robot that uses …
TriMas packaging offers fully recyclable, single-material dispenser pumps
BLOOMFIELD HILLS—Officials at TriMas Corp., (NASDAQ: TRS) announced that Rieke, part of its TriMas Packaging group, has advanced its commitment to sustainability with the commercialization of the patented Mono-2e pump, …
Romulus trailer manufacturer boosts solar energy, minimum wage
ROMULUS—Benlee, the Romulus-based trailer manufacturing company, announced renewed commitment to its environmental, social, and governance principles. Included are a $500,000 investment in two large rooftop solar arrays from Powerhome Solar, …
Dow sets goal of carbon neutrality by 2050
MIDLAND—Officials at the Midland-based chemical giant Dow Inc. announced new commitments to address both climate change and plastic waste while issuing the company’s 2019 Sustainability Report and outlining progress to …
Boyne City firm builds new metal recycling test center
BOYNE CITY—Industrial Magnetics Inc. announced the construction of a new, 6,000-square-foot application testing center for customers who are interested in the recovery or separation of ferrous and non-ferrous metals in …
LTU group heads to South Africa to learn about architecture with recycled materials
SOUTHFIELD—On Saturday, July 20, a team of two faculty members, four students, and five recent alumni of Lawrence Technological University departed for South Africa on a three-week trip to design …
Boyne City firm rolls out magnetic separator for metals recycling
BOYNE CITY—Officials at Boyne City-based Industrial Magnetics Inc. announced that the firm’s employees have designed a dual-drum magnetic separator to meet the high purity level demands of a customer’s mixed-metals …
Recycler expanding in Kalamazoo, creating 80 jobs
LANSING — The metals and plastics recycling company Schupan & Sons Inc. is expanding at two locations in Kalamazoo with support from the Michigan Strategic Fund, the Michigan Economic Development …