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October 1, 2019
Tigerpoly Manufacturing Inc. Plans to Expand Ohio Operations
Tigerpoly Manufacturing Inc. plans to expand it's operations
Honda auto parts injection molder and blow molder Tigerpoly Manufacturing Inc. has big plans for it’s Grove City Operations. They are planning to add 105,000 square feet and about 40 jobs with their 10.7 million-dollar investment. The subsidiary of Tigers Polymer Corp. which operates in 6 countries, specializes in plastic and rubber molded products in the Ohio Area. The Columbus region is home to a robust automotive industry where 700,000 cars are manufactured per year and 19,000 are employed annually. Central Ohio is also growing in automotive and auto parts manufacturing, so the expansion within the area is the most advantageous move for the Japan – Based Company.
To read more about this expansion within the injection molding market click here.
To read more about this expansion within the injection molding market click here.
October 1, 2019
Wood Burning Produces Benzene
Studies show that wood burning is a main source of the pollutant, benzene
Studies have indicated that wood-burning is a main source for certain pollutants and particles that are harmful to human health including benzene. In particular, wood smoke has been found to be a significant producer of the volatile organic compound; benzene. Benzene is classified as a category A carcinogen by the US EPA. It is a colorless liquid with a sweet odor that evaporates when wood burns. Exposure to benzene can lead to many serious health risks including anemia, damage to the immune system, and an increased incidence of leukemia.
Residential wood burning contributes to a surprisingly large amount of benzene into the environment. A study in Finland (Sci Total Environ. 2008 Apr 15;393(2-3):283-90) showed that wood burning in residential areas contributed to as much as 70% of total benzene concentration. Another report showing a relationship between levels of benzene in the air was completed by the Oregon Department of
Environmental Quality studying Klamath Falls, Oregon. During the wood-burning season of November through January a total of 8 tons of benzene emissions were recorded. This amount of benzene was almost entirely contributed by wood-burning stoves. The study concluded that, if all the wood stoves were replaced with gas or electric heating appliances in the Klamath Falls, the total benzene emissions from residential heating would be significantly reduced. The correlation between wood-burning and benzene levels in the air is apparent and cannot be undermined. For more information on the studies referenced, please see;
Residential wood burning contributes to a surprisingly large amount of benzene into the environment. A study in Finland (Sci Total Environ. 2008 Apr 15;393(2-3):283-90) showed that wood burning in residential areas contributed to as much as 70% of total benzene concentration. Another report showing a relationship between levels of benzene in the air was completed by the Oregon Department of
Environmental Quality studying Klamath Falls, Oregon. During the wood-burning season of November through January a total of 8 tons of benzene emissions were recorded. This amount of benzene was almost entirely contributed by wood-burning stoves. The study concluded that, if all the wood stoves were replaced with gas or electric heating appliances in the Klamath Falls, the total benzene emissions from residential heating would be significantly reduced. The correlation between wood-burning and benzene levels in the air is apparent and cannot be undermined. For more information on the studies referenced, please see;
- Influence of Residential Wood Combustion on Local Air Quality https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18272205
- Air Toxics Monitoring in Klamath Falls https://www.oregon.gov/deq/aq/air-toxics/Pages/default.aspx
October 2, 2019
Inliner CIPP is Being Implemented to Restore Indiana Highway
Inliner CIPP helps restore Indiana Highway
On Interstate 65 north of Lafayette, Indiana the Indiana Department of Transportation has invested in a culvert rehabilitation program that will slipline a cured-in-place-pipe (CIPP) and a high-density-polyethylene-pipe (HDPE). The $300,000-dollar project involves creating a “pipe within a pipe” to increase the damaged pipes flow capacity and exceeding its design life of 50 years. Keeping drivers safe on highways is very important and with innovative technologies like this, the repair process can be completed as quickly and safely as possible. Highway construction jobs can be tricky with traffic speeds up to 75 miles an hour and the large size of the culverts. Granite-Inliner is to thank for successfully completing this project for the INDOT.
October 2, 2019
PepsiCo Plans to Accelerate its Sustainable Plastics Vision
SodaStream helps to accelerate PepsiCo sustainability vision
PepsiCo inc. has big recycling goals for the future. This soda and snack food behemoth is planning to cut the use of virgin plastic beverage packaging by more than a third by the middle of the next decade. It’s 35% plastic reduction goal is hoped to be achieved by increasing its use of recycled plastic as well as alternative packaging. It’s SodaStream business which uses in-home soda machines with reusable packaging will also be used to cut down on plastics. Its Bubly brand of sparkling water will no longer be packaged in plastic. Also, LIFEWTR and Tropicana are planning to become 100 percent recycled PET in Western Europe by 2025. Their overall vision can be rooted into 3 pillars – reduction of plastic use, increasing recycling rates and reinventing packaging. “Setting ambitious goals drives meaningful progress,” says PepsiCo president Simon Lowden. They want to make a real environmental impact on the world’s oceans, waterways, and communities and to do that they simply have to start using less plastic.
To read more about the companies sustainability goals for the future click here.
To read more about the companies sustainability goals for the future click here.
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