I-Chicago-based Azek Co. Inc. iinzame zokusebenzisa i-PVC ehlaziyiweyo ngakumbi kwiimveliso zayo zokuhombisa inceda ishishini levinyl lihlangabezane neenjongo zokugcina iimveliso ezenziwe ngeplastiki esetyenziswa ngokubanzi ngaphandle kwenkunkuma.
Ngelixa i-85 yepesenti ye-PVC yangaphambili yabathengi kunye ne-industrial, efana ne-scraps, i-rejecting kunye ne-trimmings, iphinda isetyenziswe e-US naseKhanada, kuphela i-14 ekhulwini le-14 ekhulwini lempahla ye-PVC yasemva komthengi, efana ne-vinyl floors, i-siding kunye ne-membrane yophahla, iphinda isetyenziswe. .
Ukunqongophala kweemarike zokuphela, iziseko ezingundoqo zokurisayikilishwa kunye nezixhobo zokuqokelelwa ezingekho mgangathweni konke oko kunegalelo kwizinga eliphezulu lokulahlwa kwenkunkuma kweyesithathu-eyona idumileyo ehlabathini iplastiki e-US naseKhanada.
Ukujongana nale ngxaki, iVinyl Institute, umbutho wabarhwebi oseWashington, kunye neVinyl Sustainability Council zenza ukuphambukiswa kwetiphu ibe yinto ephambili.Amaqela abeke injongo ethobekileyo yokwandisa i-PVC yabathengi be-post-consumer ngepesenti ze-10 ngaphezu kwezinga le-2016, eyayiyi-100 yezigidi zeepounds, ngo-2025.
Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, ibhunga lijonge iindlela zokuphucula ukuqokelelwa kweemveliso zePVC zasemva kwabathengi, mhlawumbi ngokwakha imiqulu kwizikhululo zokudlulisa iilori ezithutha imithwalo ye-40,000-pound;ukubiza abavelisi beemveliso ukuba banyuse umxholo wePVC osetyenzisiweyo;kunye nokucela abatyali-zimali kunye nababoneleli ngezibonelelo ukuba bandise iziseko zoncedo zoomatshini zokuphinda zisetyenziswe ukuze zilungelelaniswe, zihlanjwe, zishwatywe kwaye zicolwe.
"Njengeshishini, senze imitsi emikhulu kwi-PVC yokuhlaziya kwakhona ngaphezu kwe-1.1 yezigidigidi zeeponti eziphinda zisetyenziswe ngonyaka. Siyaqaphela ukuba nokwenzeka kunye neendleko ezisebenzayo zokuphinda zenziwe ngokutsha emva kwemizi-mveliso, kodwa kuninzi okufuneka kwenziwe kwicala labathengi, " UJay Thomas, umlawuli olawulayo weVinyl Sustainability Council, utshilo kwi-webinar yamva nje.
UThomas wayephakathi kwezithethi kwi-webinar yebhunga ye-Vinyl Recycling webinar, eyayifakwe kwi-intanethi nge-29 kaJuni.
I-Azek inceda ukukhokela indlela yoshishino lwevinyl ngokufumana kwayo i-18.1 yezigidi zeedola yokufumana i-Ashland, i-Ohio-based Return Polymers, i-recycler kunye ne-compounder ye-PVC.Umenzi wedesika ngumzekelo omhle wenkampani efumana impumelelo isebenzisa imathiriyeli esetyenzisiweyo, ngokwebhunga.
Kunyaka-mali ka-2019, uAzek wasebenzisa ngaphezulu kwe-290 yezigidi zeeponti zezinto ezisetyenzisiweyo kwiibhodi zakhe, kwaye amagosa enkampani alindele ukonyusa isixa esingaphezulu kweepesenti ezingama-25 kunyaka-mali ka-2020, ngokutsho kwe-IPO prospectus ka-Azek.
IiPolymers zokuBuyisa ziphucula amandla ka-Azek okuphinda asetyenziswe ngaphakathi endlwini kuwo wonke umgca weTimberTech Azek yokuhombisa, iAzek Exteriors trim, iVersatex yeselula yePVC isitrimu kunye neemveliso zephepha leVycom.
Ngokuthengiswa okuqikelelweyo kwe-515 yezigidi zeedola, i-Azek yiNombolo yesi-8 yombhobho, iprofayile kunye ne-tubing extruder eMntla Melika, ngokwenqanaba elitsha lePlastiki.
I-Polymers yokuBuyisa yi-38th-enkulu kunazo zonke e-recycler eMntla Melika, eqhuba i-80 yezigidi zeeponti ze-PVC, ngokwezinye iinkcukacha zePlastiki zeNdaba.Ngokumalunga neepesenti ze-70 zaloo nto ivela kwi-post-industrial kunye neepesenti ze-30 ezivela kwimithombo ye-post-consumer.
I-Polymers yokuBuyisa idala imixube ye-PVC yepolymer ukusuka kwi-100 yepesenti yemithombo ehlaziyiweyo efana nendlela abavelisi bekhompawundi bemveli abasebenzisa ngayo imathiriyeli ekrwada.Ishishini liyaqhubeka nokuthengisa kubathengi bangaphandle ngelixa likwangumlingani wokubonelela kumnini walo omtsha uAzek.
"Sizibophelele ekukhawuleziseni ukusetyenziswa kwezinto ezisetyenzisiweyo. Leyo yinto ephambili yokuba singobani kunye nento esiyenzayo, "uRyan Hartz, u-Azek umongameli we-sourcing, uthe ngexesha lewebhu."Siphakamisa isayensi yethu kunye neqela le-R & D ukufumana indlela yokusebenzisa iimveliso ezihlaziyiweyo kunye nezizinzileyo, ngakumbi i-PVC kunye ne-polyethylene ngokunjalo."
Ku-Azek, ukwenza into elungileyo kukusebenzisa iplastiki esetyenzisiweyo, uHartz wongeza, ephawula ukuya kuthi ga kwi-80 yeepesenti yezinto ezikumthi wayo kunye nemigca ye-PE ehlanganisiweyo ye-TimberTech-brand decking iphinda isetyenziswe, ngelixa i-54 ipesenti ye-polymer decking yayo iphinda isetyenziswe kwakhona i-PVC.
Ngokuthelekisa, iWinchester, i-Va.-based Trex Co. Inc. ithi iidekhi zayo zenziwe ukusuka kwi-95 yeepesenti ezibuyiselweyo zokhuni kunye nefilimu ye-PE esetyenzisiweyo.
Nge-$ 694 yezigidi zeentengiso zonyaka, i-Trex yiNombolo ye-6 ye-North America yombhobho, iprofayili kunye nomvelisi we-tubing, ngokuhambelana ne-Plastic News rankings.
I-Trex ikwathi ukunqongophala kweenkqubo zokuqokelela ezisebenzayo kuthintela iimveliso zayo zokuhombisa ezisetyenzisiweyo ukuba zisetyenziswe kwakhona ekupheleni kobomi bazo.
"Njengoko ukusetyenziswa okudibeneyo kuya kusasazeka kwaye iinkqubo zokuqokelela ziphuhliswa, i-Trex iya kwenza zonke iinzame zokuqhubela phambili ezi nkqubo," kusho uTrex kwingxelo yakhe yokuzinza.
"Uninzi lweemveliso zethu ziyaphinda zisetyenziswe ekupheleni kobomi babo obuluncedo, kwaye ngoku siphanda zonke iindlela ezinokuthi zisincede sizise iinzame zethu zokuphinda zisetyenziswe kwakhona," utshilo uHartz.
Imigca emithathu yemveliso ephambili ye-Azek yi-TimberTech Azek, equka ingqokelela yePVC egqunyiweyo ebizwa ngokuba yi-Harvest, Arbor kunye neVintage;I-TimberTech Pro, equka i-PE kunye ne-wood composite decking ebizwa ngokuba yiTerrain, Reserve kunye neLifa;kunye ne-TimberTech Edge, equka i-PE kunye nezixhobo zokhuni ezibizwa ngokuba yi-Prime, Prime + kunye neNkulumbuso.
IAzek ibityala imali eninzi ekuphuhliseni amandla ayo okuphinda isetyenziswe iminyaka eliqela.Ngo-2018, inkampani ichithe i-42.8 yezigidi zeedola kwipropathi kunye nesityalo kunye nezixhobo zokuseka iplanti yayo yokuphinda isetyenziswe eWilmington, eOhio.Eli ziko, elivulwe ngo-Epreli ka-2019, liguqula iibhotile zeshampu esetyenzisiweyo, iijagi zobisi, iibhotile zokuhlamba iimpahla kunye neplastiki yokusongela into efumana ubomi besibini njengombindi weTimberTech Pro kunye ne-Edge decking.
Ukongeza kokuphambukisa inkunkuma kwiindawo zokulahla inkunkuma, uAzek uthi ukusetyenziswa kwezinto ezihlaziyiweyo kunciphisa kakhulu iindleko zezinto.Ngokomzekelo, i-Azek ithi igcine i-9 yezigidi zeedola ngonyaka ngokusebenzisa i-100 yepesenti yezinto ezisetyenzisiweyo ze-HDPE endaweni yezinto ezinyulu ukuvelisa i-cores yeemveliso ze-Pro kunye ne-Edge.
“Olu tyalo-mali, kunye namanye amalinge okurisayikilishwa kunye nokutshintshwa, kube negalelo ekunciphiseni malunga neepesenti ezili-15 kwiindleko zethu ezingundoqo zokuhombisa ngeponti nganye kunye nokucutha okumalunga ne-12 yeepesenti kwixabiso leponti nganye yokuhombisa iPVC, kwimeko nganye ukusuka. yezemali ka-2017 ukuya kwimali ka-2019, kwaye sikholelwa ukuba sinalo ithuba lokufumana ukuthotywa kweendleko ezongezelelekileyo, ”utshilo i-Azek IPO prospectus.
Ukufunyanwa kwe-Return Polymers ngoFebruwari 2020, ilungu eliseka iVinyl Sustainability Council, livula omnye umnyango waloo mathuba ngokwandisa amandla ka-Azek okuvelisa ngokuthe nkqo kwiimveliso zePVC.
Yasekwa kwi-1994, i-Return Polymers inikezela ngokutsha kwe-PVC, ukuguqulwa kwezinto eziphathekayo, iinkonzo zokucoca, ukubuyiswa kwenkunkuma kunye nokulawulwa kwe-scrap.
"Yayisilunge kakhulu. ... Sineenjongo ezifanayo," utshilo uDavid Foell ngexesha lewebhu."Sobabini sifuna ukuphinda sisebenzise kwaye sigcine indalo esingqongileyo. Sobabini sifuna ukwandisa ukusetyenziswa kwevinyl. Ibiyintsebenziswano enkulu."
I-Polymers yokubuyisela ibuyisela izinto ezininzi zokwakha ezizimveliso zesizukulwana sokuqala ekupheleni kobomi babo obuluncedo abazifumana kumaziko okwakha kunye nokudilizwa, iikontraka kunye nabathengi.Ishishini liphinda lisebenzise iimveliso ezinje ngewasha kunye nezixhobo zokomisa, iingcango zegaraji, iibhotile kunye neendawo ezivaliweyo, iithayile, imidiya yenqaba yokupholisa, amakhadi okuthenga ngetyala, iidokhi kunye neendawo zeshawari.
“Ukukwazi ukufumana izinto apha kuthutho lwempahla yeyona nto iphambili ekwenzeni ezi zinto zisebenze,” utshilo uFoell.
Ukusuka kwisikhundla sokukwazi kwi-Return Polymers, uFoell uthe: "Sisasebenzisa izinto ezilula. Senza iifestile, i-siding, ipayipi, i-fencing - yonke i-9 yeeyadi - kodwa kunye nezinye izinto abantu abazilahlayo kwindawo yokulahla inkunkuma namhlanje. Thina uzingca kakhulu ngokufumana iindlela kunye nobuchwepheshe bokusebenzisa ezo zinto kwiimveliso zokuqala.
Emva kwewebinar, uFoell uxelele iindaba zePlastiki ukuba uyalubona usuku apho kukho inkqubo yokubuyisela umva yabakhi kunye nabaninimzi.
"I-Polymers yokuBuyisa sele isetyenzisile i-OEM decking ngenxa yokuphelelwa yisikhathi, utshintsho kulawulo lokusasazwa okanye umonakalo wentsimi," kusho uFoell."I-Polymers yokubuyisela iphuhlise uthungelwano lothungelwano kunye neenkqubo zokuphinda zisetyenziswe ukuxhasa le migudu. Ndicinga ukuba ukuphinda kusetyenziswe iprojekthi kuya kufuneka kungekudala, kodwa kuya kwenzeka kuphela ukuba yonke ijelo lokusabalalisa i-decking - ikontraki, ukuhanjiswa, i-OEM. kunye ne-recycler - ithatha inxaxheba."
Ukusuka kwimpahla kunye nesakhiwo esisinxibo ukuya ekupakishweni kunye neefestile, kukho iimakethi ezahlukeneyo apho i-vinyl yasemva kwabathengi kwiifom zayo eziqinileyo okanye eziguquguqukayo inokufumana ikhaya.
Iimarike eziphezulu ezichongiweyo okwangoku zibandakanya i-extrusion yesiko, i-22 ekhulwini;ivinyl compounding, i-21 ekhulwini;ingca negadi, i-19 ekhulwini;i-vinyl siding, i-soffit, i-trim, i-accessories, i-18 ekhulwini;kunye nombhobho omkhulu wodayamitha kunye nezifakelo ezingaphezu kwee-intshi ezi-4, iipesenti ezili-15.
Oko ngokophando lwe-134 vinyl recyclers, abathengisi kunye nabavelisi bemveliso egqityiweyo eyenziwa yi-Tarnell Co. LLC, uhlalutyo lwetyala kunye nolwazi lweshishini enkampanini ye-Providence, RI, igxile kuzo zonke iiprosesa zaseMntla Melika.
UMlawuli oLawulayo uStephen Tarnell uthe ulwazi lwaqokelelwa kubungakanani bemathiriyeli esetyenzisiweyo, izixa ezithengiweyo, ezithengiweyo, ezithengisiweyo zaza zagcwaliswa, amandla okuhlaziya kunye neemarike ezibonelelwayo.
"Nanini na xa izinto eziphathekayo zingaya kwimveliso egqityiweyo, yilapho ifuna ukuya khona. Yilapho umda ukhoyo, "utshilo uTarnell ngexesha leNgqungquthela yeVinyl Recycling.
Abathengi baya kuhlala beyithenga ngexabiso eliphantsi kunenkampani egqityiweyo, kodwa baya kuthenga kakhulu rhoqo, "utshilo uTarnell.
Kwakhona, ukugqwesa kuluhlu lweemakethi zokuphela eziphawulekayo luhlobo olubizwa ngokuba "olunye" oluthatha i-30 yepesenti ye-PVC yabathengi abahlaziyiweyo, kodwa u-Tarnell uthe yinto eyimfihlakalo.
"'Enye' yinto ekufuneka isasazwe kuzo zonke iindidi, kodwa abantu kwindawo yokuthengisa ngokutsha ... bafuna ukuchonga inkwenkwe yabo yegolide. Abafuni kwiimeko ezininzi ukuchonga ngqo apho izinto zabo ziya khona kuba isitshixo esinomda ophezulu kubo."
I-Post-consumer PVC yenza indlela yayo yokuphelisa iimarike zeethayile, ukubumba okuqhelekileyo, iimoto kunye nokuthutha, iingcingo kunye neentambo, umgangatho oqinileyo, ukuxhaswa kweekhaphethi, iingcango, uphahla, ifenitshala kunye nezixhobo zombane.
Kuze kube yilapho iimarike zokuphela ziqiniswa kwaye zanda, i-vinyl eninzi iya kuqhubeka nokwenza indlela yayo yokulahla inkunkuma.
Abantu baseMelika bavelise i-194.1 yeebhiliyoni zeeponti zenkunkuma yasekhaya ngo-2017, ngokwengxelo yamva nje yolawulo lwenkunkuma eqinileyo kamasipala.Iiplastiki zenze i-56.3 yeeponti zeebhiliyoni, okanye i-27.6 yeepesenti zenani lilonke, ngelixa i-1.9 yeeponti ze-PVC ezifakwe emanzini zimele i-1 ekhulwini yazo zonke izinto kunye ne-3.6 yeepesenti yazo zonke iiplastiki.
"Elo lithuba elihle lokuba siqalise ukuphinda sisebenzise kwakhona," ngokutsho kukaRichard Krock, usekela mongameli omkhulu weVinyl Institute kwimicimbi yolawulo nezobugcisa.
Ukuxhakamfula eli thuba, ishishini kwakhona kufuneka lisombulule iingxaki zokuqokelelwa kwamalungiselelo kunye nokufumana isiseko esifanelekileyo sokurisayikilisha endaweni.
Yiyo loo nto sibeka injongo yethu kunyuso lweepesenti ezili-10 zeemali zasemva kwabathengi, utshilo uKrock."Sifuna ukuqala ngokuthozama kuba siyazi ukuba kuya kuba ngumceli mngeni ukuphinda sithathe izixhobo ezininzi ngale ndlela."
Ukufikelela kwiinjongo zalo, ishishini kufuneka liphinde lisetyenziswe kwakhona kwi-vinyl ye-10 yezigidi zeeponti rhoqo ngonyaka kule minyaka mihlanu izayo.
Inxalenye yomzamo iya kubandakanya ukusebenza kunye nezikhululo zotshintshiselwano kunye nolwakhiwo kunye nokudiliza kwakhona ukuzama ukwakha umthamo ogcweleyo welori we-40,000 yeeponti zeemveliso zePVC ezisetyenzisiweyo ukuze zitsalwe ngabaqhubi beelori.
U-Krock ukwathe, "Kukho imiqulu emininzi engaphantsi kunelori yeeponti ezingama-10,000 kunye neeponti ezingama-20,000 ezikwiindawo zokugcina iimpahla okanye ezikwiindawo zokuqokelela abasenokungabi nalo igumbi lokuzigcina. Ezo zizinto esizidingayo ukuze sifumane indlela efanelekileyo. ukuthutha ukuya kwiziko elinokuthi likwazi ukuqhubekeka kwaye lifakwe kwiimveliso."
Amaziko okurisayikilisha nawo aya kufuna uhlaziyo lokuhlenga-hlengisa, ukuvaswa, ukucola, ukukrazulwa nokucolwa.
"Sizama ukutsala abatyali-mali kunye nababoneleli ngezibonelelo," utshilo uKrock."Amazwe amaninzi aneenkqubo zezibonelelo. … Alawula kwaye abeke iliso kwiindawo zokulahla inkunkuma, kwaye kubaluleke ngokufanayo kubo ukugcina imithamo yetiphu phantsi koqwalaselo."
UThomas, umlawuli webhunga lozinzo lweziko, uthe ucinga ukuba imiqobo yobugcisa, yolungiselelo kunye notyalo-mali ukuphinda isetyenziswe kwi-PVC yasemva kwabathengi inokufikeleleka ngokuzibophelela kolu shishino.
"Ukwandisa ngokuphawulekayo ukubuyiswa kwakhona kwabathengi kuya kunciphisa i-carbon footprint ye-industry, ukunciphisa umthwalo we-vinyl industry on the environment and improve the perception of vinyl in market - all those that help in the future industry of vinyl," watsho.
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Ixesha lokuposa: Jul-25-2020