Trex Company Receives Grant to Extend Rail Line

"Our plastic recycling facilities in Winchester, Va., and El Ejido, Spain, are key elements of our comprehensive sourcing strategy to ensure that we have the raw materials we need to satisfy our long-term growth plans," said Trex Company President Robert Matheny. "This rail extension will help us maximize the use of our Virginia plant expansion for both incoming and outgoing shipments. It will enable us to get product to our distributors more directly and, in many cases, decrease shipping costs. The rail extension will also facilitate our receipt of shipments of plastic and wood scrap from raw materials vendors."

Trex's recycling facilities are designed to recycle waste polyethylene. The advanced cleaning system employed in its facilities produces polyethylene suitable for use in Trex Company's Wood-Polymer lumber manufacturing process. When fully operational, the Virginia facility will generate more than 50 million pounds of recycled plastic annually.

Trex Company is the nation's largest manufacturer of non-wood decking, which is marketed under the brand name Trex. Trex Wood-Polymer lumber offers an the workability of wood without the ongoing need for protective sealants or repairs. Trex decking and railing is manufactured in a proprietary process that combines waste wood fibers and reclaimed polyethylene and is used primarily for residential and commercial decking. The Company sells its products through approximately 90 wholesale distribution locations, which in turn sell Trex decking to approximately 3,300 independent contractor-oriented retail lumberyards across the United States.

For a Trex decking and railing dealer near you, call 1-800-BUY-TREX (289-8739) or for dealers and product details, visit www.trex.com.