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PLASTICON TO SUPPLY R&S MANUFACTURING

Plasticon International Inc. has announced that it has signed a contract to supply R&S Manufacturing with nearly $500,000 of recycled plastic rebar supports, which are made from a proprietary blend of resins to achieve the structural integrity required.

"We believe that this deal, combined with our existing contract with the largest distributor of building materials in the U.S., will give Plasticon the ability to dominate our sector," says Jim Turek, president and CEO of Lexington, Ky.-based Plasticon International.

Turek adds that it’s significant to see R&S Manufacturing moving towards recycled plastic rebar supports, adding that it "will have a major impact in our industry in terms of the acceptance of recycled plastic rebar supports as the industry standard."

Plasticon designs, produces and distributes concrete accessories, transportation signage, plastic lumber and office supplies from recycled and recyclable plastics.

MBA Polymers, based in Richmond, Calif., and Mueller-Guttenbrunn (MG) GmbH, based in Amstetten, Austria, has broken ground on their joint venture plastics recycling facility in Kematen, Austria. The 40,000-ton-per-year plant is expected to open in December of 2005.

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MBA Polymers owns 51 percent of the joint venture, called MBA Polymers - Austria - Kunststoffverarbeitung GmbH, while MG owns 49 percent. The plant will process highly mixed plastics from durable goods.

MBA has partnered with Guangzhou Iron and Steel Enterprises to build a similar plant, which opens in August, in Guangzhou, China.