Coll Materials has announced plans to open a second production line at its Waco, Texas, plant. The new line, expected to be operational by the second quarter of 2012, will give the plastics recycling company the capacity to produce about 200,000 Ecotrax railroad ties per year for Axion International.
Axion's Ecotrax railroad tie
Axion, headquartered in New Providence, N.J., has developed recycled structural composition technology that is used to produce 100-percent recycled plastic Ecotrax railroad ties and Struxure industrial building materials.
“Our rail business continues to grow across multiple customers around the globe, and this additional capacity is needed to meet growing demand,” says Steve Silverman, Axion CEO and president. “Our relationship with Coll has grown since we first announced this partnership. Like any manufacturing start-up we’ve had our share of challenges, and Coll has been a good partner and stepped up to make sure we met them head-on."
He continues, “As we grow we must remain quality-oriented. Too many companies grow too fast and cannot put out a consistent product. We refuse to make that mistake. With this expansion we will be recycling up to 37 million pounds of waste plastic that would otherwise wind up in landfills.”
Brian Coll, CEO and president of Coll Materials, says, “Contract manufacturing has been a great avenue to supplement our recycling business. We are pleased to be working with another green company and look forward to growing our capabilities to meet the demands that Axion’s product brings.”
In June of 2011 Axion signed a contract manufacturing agreement that allowed Coll Materials to expand its operations in the Southwest while helping to service Axion’s growing customer base in the Southwest.
Coll Materials Expands Texas Operations
Plastics recycler opening second production line under contract manufacturing agreement with Axion.