Imizamo ye-Azek Co. Inc. ese-Chicago yokusebenzisa kabusha i-PVC emikhiqizweni yayo yokuhlobisa isiza imboni ye-vinyl ukuthi ihlangabezane nemigomo yokugcina imikhiqizo eyenziwe ngepulasitiki esetshenziswa kabanzi ingangeni ezindaweni zokulahla imfucumfucu.
Nakuba amaphesenti angu-85 e-PVC yangaphambi kwabathengi neyezimboni, efana nezilahliwe zokukhiqiza, izinto ezinqatshiwe nezisikiwe, zigaywa kabusha e-US nase-Canada, amaphesenti angu-14 kuphela ezimpahla ze-PVC zangemuva komthengi, ezifana nephansi le-vinyl, ulwelwesi oluseceleni kanye nophahla, olugaywa kabusha. .
Ukuntuleka kwezimakethe zokuphela konyaka, ingqalasizinda elinganiselwe yokugaywa kabusha kanye nempahla yokuqoqwa empofu konke kunomthelela esilinganisweni esiphezulu sokulahlwa kwemfucumfucu kwepulasitiki yesithathu edume kakhulu emhlabeni e-US nase-Canada.
Ukubhekana nale nkinga, i-Vinyl Institute, inhlangano yabahwebi ezinze e-Washington, kanye noMkhandlu wayo we-Vinyl Sustainability Council benza ukuphambukisa indawo yokulahla imfucuza kube yinto ehamba phambili.Amaqembu abeke umgomo onesizotha wokwandisa ukuvuselelwa kabusha kwe-PVC yabathengi ngamaphesenti angu-10 ngaphezu kwesilinganiso sika-2016, okwakungamaphawundi ayizigidi ezingu-100, ngo-2025.
Ukuze kufezeke lokho, umkhandlu ufuna izindlela zokuthuthukisa ukuqoqwa kwemikhiqizo ye-PVC yangemva komthengi, ngokunokwenzeka ngokwakha amavolumu eziteshini zokudlulisa amaloli athwala imithwalo engamaphawundi angu-40,000;ukubiza abakhiqizi bomkhiqizo ukuthi bakhulise okuqukethwe kwe-PVC okugaywe kabusha;kanye nokucela abatshalizimali nabahlinzeki bezibonelelo ukuthi banwebe ingqalasizinda yomshini wokugaywa kabusha ukuze ihlungwe, iwashwe, ishwaqe futhi igaywe.
"Njengemboni, senze igxathu elimangalisayo ekugayeni kabusha kwe-PVC ngamaphawundi angaphezu kwezigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-1.1 agaywa kabusha minyaka yonke. Siyakubona ukuba nokwenzeka kanye nokusebenza kahle kwezindleko zokugaywa kabusha kwangemuva kwezimboni, kodwa kuningi okusamele kwenziwe ngasohlangothini lwabathengi," UJay Thomas, umqondisi omkhulu weVinyl Sustainability Council, uthe kuwebhu yakamuva.
UThomas ubephakathi kwezikhulumi kwi-webinar yomkhandlu ye-Vinyl Recycling Summit, eyafakwa ku-inthanethi ngoJuni 29.
I-Azek isiza ukuhola indlela embonini ye-vinyl ngokuthenga kwayo izigidi ezingu-$18.1 ze-Ashland, i-Ohio-based Return Polymers, i-recycler kanye ne-compounder ye-PVC.Umenzi wedekhi uyisibonelo esihle senkampani ethola impumelelo isebenzisa izinto ezigaywe kabusha, ngokusho komkhandlu.
Ngonyaka wezimali ka-2019, u-Azek wasebenzisa amaphawundi angaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-290 wezinto ezigaywe kabusha kumabhodi edeski lakhe, futhi izikhulu zenkampani zilindele ukukhulisa inani ngamaphesenti angaphezu kwama-25 ngonyaka wezimali ka-2020, ngokusho kwe-IPO prospectus ka-Azek.
I-Return Polymers ithuthukisa amandla e-Azek okuvuselela angaphakathi endlini kuwo wonke umugqa wayo we-TimberTech Azek decking, i-Azek Exteriors trim, i-Versatex cell PVC trim kanye nemikhiqizo yeshidi le-Vycom.
Ngokudayiswa okulinganiselwe kwezigidi ezingu-515 zamaRandi, i-Azek iyipayipi elingu-8, iphrofayela kanye ne-extruder yamashubhu eNyakatho Melika, ngokwezinga elisha le-Plastics News.
I-Return Polymers isishicileli kabusha esingu-38 ngobukhulu eNyakatho Melika, isebenzisa amaphawundi ayizigidi ezingu-80 we-PVC, ngokuya ngedatha yezinga le-Plastics News.Cishe amaphesenti angama-70 alokho avela ngemuva kwezimboni kanye namaphesenti angama-30 emithonjeni yangemuva kwabathengi.
I-Return Polymers idala ukuhlangana kwe-polymer ye-PVC kusuka kumaphesenti angu-100 emithonjeni egaywe kabusha efana nendlela abakhiqizi bezinto ezivamile abasebenzisa ngayo izinto zokusetshenziswa.Ibhizinisi liyaqhubeka nokudayisela amakhasimende angaphandle kuyilapho liphinde libe nguzakwethu we-supply chain kumnikazi walo omusha u-Azek.
"Sizibophezele ekusheshiseni ukusetshenziswa kwezinto ezigaywe kabusha. Yilokho okuwumgogodla wokuthi singobani nokuthi senzani, "kusho uRyan Hartz, iphini likamongameli we-Azek wokuthola usizo, ngesikhathi sewebhu."Sisebenzisa ithimba lethu lesayensi ne-R&D ukuthola ukuthi singayisebenzisa kanjani imikhiqizo egaywe kabusha futhi esimeme, ikakhulukazi i-PVC ne-polyethylene."
Ku-Azek, ukwenza okulungile ukusebenzisa ipulasitiki egaywe kabusha, u-Hartz wanezela, ephawula kuze kufike kumaphesenti angama-80 wezinto ezisokhuni lwayo kanye nemigqa yokuhlobisa ye-TimberTech-brand eyinhlanganisela ye-PE igaywa kabusha, kuyilapho amaphesenti angama-54 edekhi yayo ye-polymer efakwe i-polymer isetshenziswa kabusha i-PVC.
Ngokuqhathanisa, i-Winchester, i-Va.-based Trex Co. Inc. ithi amadekhi ayo enziwe ngamaphesenti angama-95 ezinkuni ezibuyisiwe kanye nefilimu ye-PE egaywe kabusha.
Ngokuthengiswa kwezigidi ezingu-694 zamaRandi ngonyaka, i-Trex iyinombolo yesi-6 yamapayipi eNyakatho Melika, iphrofayili nomkhiqizi wamashubhu, ngokwezinga le-Plastic News.
I-Trex iphinde ithi ukuntuleka kwezinqubo zokuqoqa kahle kuvimbela imikhiqizo yayo esetshenzisiwe ukuthi igaywe kabusha ekupheleni kwesikhathi sayo sokuphila.
"Njengoba ukusetshenziswa kwenhlanganisela kuya kwanda futhi nezinhlelo zokuqoqa zithuthukiswa, i-Trex izokwenza yonke imizamo yokuqhubekisela phambili lezi zinhlelo," kusho u-Trex embikweni wayo wokusimama.
"Iningi lemikhiqizo yethu iyakwazi ukugaywa kabusha ekupheleni kwezimpilo zayo eziwusizo, futhi okwamanje siphenya zonke izinketho ezingase zisisize ukuletha imizamo yethu yokuphinda isetshenziswe kabusha," kusho u-Hartz.
Imigqa yomkhiqizo emithathu eyisisekelo ye-Azek yi-TimberTech Azek, ehlanganisa amaqoqo e-PVC anezimbotshana ezibizwa ngokuthi Harvest, Arbor and Vintage;I-TimberTech Pro, ehlanganisa i-PE nenhlanganisela yezinkuni ebizwa ngokuthi i-Terrain, Reserve and Legacy;kanye ne-TimberTech Edge, ehlanganisa i-PE nezinhlanganisela zokhuni ezibizwa ngokuthi i-Prime, Prime+ ne-Premier.
I-Azek ibitshala imali eningi ekuthuthukiseni amandla ayo okuphinda igaywe kabusha iminyaka eminingana.Ngo-2018, inkampani yachitha amaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-42.8 esakhiweni nasembonini nasezinsizeni ukuze isungule indawo yayo yokugaywa kabusha kwe-PE e-Wilmington, e-Ohio.Lesi sikhungo, esivulwe ngo-Ephreli 2019, siguqula amabhodlela e-shampoo asetshenzisiwe, izimbiza zobisi, amabhodlela okuhlanza izingubo nokugoqwa kwepulasitiki kube into ethola impilo yesibili njengomongo we-TimberTech Pro kanye ne-Edge decking.
Ngaphezu kokuphambukisa imfucuza ezindaweni zokulahla imfucumfucu, u-Azek uthi ukusetshenziswa kwezinto ezigaywe kabusha kunciphisa kakhulu izindleko zezinto ezibonakalayo.Isibonelo, u-Azek uthi wonge amaRandi ayizigidi eziyisi-9 njalo ngonyaka ngokusebenzisa impahla ye-HDPE egaywe kabusha engamaphesenti ayi-100 esikhundleni sezinto ezingasasebenzi ukukhiqiza ama-cores wemikhiqizo ye-Pro ne-Edge.
"Lokhu kutshalwa kwezimali, kanye nezinye izinhlelo zokugaywa kabusha nokushintshanisa, kube nomthelela ekwehliseni cishe ngamaphesenti ayi-15 ezindlekweni zethu eziwumgogodla wepondo ngayinye kanye nokwehliswa okungamaphesenti angu-12 ezindlekweni zethu eziyinhloko ze-PVC ngephawundi ngayinye, esimweni ngasinye kusukela zezimali zika-2017 kuya ku-2019, futhi sikholelwa ukuthi sinethuba lokuzuza okunye ukwehlisa izindleko," kusho i-Azek IPO prospectus.
Ukuthengwa kwama-Return Polymers ngoFebhuwari 2020, ilungu elisungula loMkhandlu We-Vinyl Sustainability, kuvula omunye umnyango kulawo mathuba ngokwandisa amandla e-Azek okukhiqiza aqondile emikhiqizo ye-PVC.
Yasungulwa ngo-1994, i-Return Polymers inikeza ukuvuselelwa kabusha kwe-PVC, ukuguqulwa kwezinto ezibonakalayo, izinsizakalo zokuqeda ukungcola, ukubuyiswa kwemfucuza kanye nokuphathwa kwe-scrap.
"Bekuwukulingana okuhle. ... Sinezinhloso ezifanayo," kusho uDavid Foell ngesikhathi sewebhu."Sobabili sifuna ukuvuselela nokusimamisa imvelo. Sobabili sifuna ukwandisa ukusetshenziswa kwe-vinyl. Bekuwukubambisana okuhle kakhulu."
I-Return Polymers ibuyisela kabusha izinto eziningi zokwakha eziyimikhiqizo yesizukulwane sokuqala ekugcineni kwempilo yazo ewusizo eziyithola ezindaweni zokwakha nokubhidliza, osonkontileka nabathengi.Ibhizinisi liphinde lisebenzise imikhiqizo efana ne-washer ne-dryer components, iminyango yegalaji, amabhodlela nezindawo ezivalekile, amathayela, imidiya yokupholisa, amakhadi esikweletu, amadokhi kanye nezindawo zokugeza.
"Ikhono lokuthola izinto lapha ngokuhambisa impahla yiwona khiye wokwenza lezi zinto zisebenze," kusho uFoell.
Ngokombono wekhono le-Return Polymers, uFoell uthe: "Sisasebenzisa izinto ezilula. Senza amafasitela, amasedi, amapayipi, uthango - wonke amayadi angu-9 - kodwa nezinye izinto abantu abazilahlayo endaweni yokulahla imfucumfucu namuhla. Thina siziqhenya kakhulu ngokuthola izindlela nobuchwepheshe bokusebenzisa lezo zinto emikhiqizweni eyisisekelo.
Ngemuva kwe-webinar, u-Foell utshele i-Plastics News ukuthi uyalubona usuku lapho kunohlelo lokubuyisela emuva kwe-decking lwabakhi nabanikazi bezindlu.
"I-Return Polymers isivele isebenzise kabusha i-OEM decking ngenxa yokuphelelwa yisikhathi, ushintsho ekuphathweni kokusabalalisa noma ukulimala kwenkundla," kusho uFoell."I-Return Polymers ithuthukise inethiwekhi yezokuthutha kanye nezinhlelo zokugaywa kabusha ukuze zisekele le mizamo. Ngingacabanga ukuthi ukugaywa kabusha kwephrojekthi kuzodingeka esikhathini esizayo esiseduze, kodwa kuzokwenzeka kuphela uma sonke isiteshi sokusabalalisa i-decking - usonkontileka, ukusabalalisa, i-OEM. kanye ne-recycler - ibamba iqhaza."
Kusukela ezimpahleni nasezimpahleni zokwakha kuye emaphaketheni nasemafasiteleni, kunezimakethe ezihlukene lapho i-post-consumer vinyl kumafomu ayo aqinile noma aguqukayo ingathola ikhaya.
Izimakethe eziphezulu ezihlonzakalayo okwamanje zifaka i-extrusion yangokwezifiso, amaphesenti angama-22;ukuhlanganiswa kwe-vinyl, amaphesenti angu-21;utshani nengadi, amaphesenti angu-19;i-vinyl siding, i-soffit, i-trim, izesekeli, amaphesenti angu-18;kanye nepayipi nokufakwa kobubanzi obukhulu kunama-intshi angu-4, amaphesenti angu-15.
Lokho kungokwenhlolovo yama-vinyl recyclers angu-134, abadayisi nabakhiqizi bemikhiqizo eqediwe eyenziwe yi-Tarnell Co. LLC, inkampani yokuhlaziya izikweletu kanye nemininingwane yebhizinisi e-Providence, RI, egxile kuwo wonke amaphrosesa e-resin aseNyakatho Melika.
Umqondisi Ophethe uStephen Tarnell uthe ulwazi lwaqoqwa ngamanani ezinto ezigaywe kabusha, amanani athengiwe, adayisiwe futhi agcwaliswa phansi, amandla okucutshungulwa kabusha kanye nezimakethe ezinikezwayo.
"Noma nini lapho impahla ingaya emkhiqizweni ophelile, yilapho ifuna ukuya khona. Yilapho umkhawulo ukhona, "kusho u-Tarnell ngesikhathi se-Vinyl Recycling Summit.
“Ama-compounders azohlala ewuthenga ngentengo ephansi kunenkampani ekhiqiza umkhiqizo osuphelile, kodwa omningi bazowuthenga njalo,” kusho uTarnell.
Futhi, phezulu ohlwini lwezimakethe zokugcina eziphawulekayo isigaba esibizwa ngokuthi "ezinye" esithatha amaphesenti angu-30 e-PVC yangemuva komthengi egaywe kabusha, kodwa uTarnell uthe kuyimfihlakalo ngandlela thile.
"'Okunye' yinto okufanele isatshalaliswe kuzo zonke izigaba, kodwa abantu endaweni yemakethe yokugaywa kabusha ... bafuna ukukhomba umfana wabo wegolide. Abafuni ezikhathini eziningi ukukhomba ukuthi izinto zabo ziyaphi ngoba ingidi yabo ephezulu."
I-PVC yabathengi baseposini nayo yenza indlela yayo yokuqeda izimakethe zamathayela, ukubumba ngokwezifiso, izimoto nezokuthutha, izintambo namakhebuli, iphansi eliqinile, ukusekelwa kukakhaphethi, iminyango, ukufulela, ifenisha nezinto zikagesi.
Kuze kube yilapho izimakethe zokugcina ziqiniswa futhi zanda, ama-vinyl amaningi azoqhubeka enza indlela yawo yokulahla imfucumfucu.
Abantu baseMelika bakhiqize amakhilogremu ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-194.1 kadoti wasendlini ngo-2017, ngokusho kombiko wakamuva wokuphathwa kwemfucuza kamasipala.Amapulastiki enza amaphawundi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-56.3, noma amaphesenti angu-27.6 engqikithi, kuyilapho amaphawundi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-1.9 ePVC egcwalisiwe amele amaphesenti angu-1 azo zonke izinto zokwakha kanye namaphesenti angu-3.6 awo wonke amapulasitiki.
"Lelo yithuba elihle lokuthi siqale ukugxila ekusetshenzisweni kabusha," ngokusho kukaRichard Krock, iphini likamongameli omkhulu weVinyl Institute wezindaba zokulawula nezobuchwepheshe.
Ukusebenzisa leli thuba, imboni kufanele futhi ixazulule izinkinga zokuqoqwa kwezinto futhi ithole ingqalasizinda efanele yokugaywa kabusha endaweni.
“Yingakho sibeke umgomo wethu ekunyuseni ngo-10% amanani aphuma kubathengi,” kusho uKrock."Sifuna ukuqala ngesizotha ngoba siyazi ukuthi kuzoba yinselelo ukuphinda sithathe izinto zokwakha eziningi ngale mfashini."
Ukuze ifinyelele umgomo wayo, imboni idinga ukuphinda isetshenziswe kabusha amaphawundi ayizigidi eziyi-10 e-vinyl njalo ngonyaka eminyakeni emihlanu ezayo.
Ingxenye yomzamo ingase ihlanganise ukusebenzisana neziteshi zokudlulisa kanye nokwakha nokudiliza kabusha ukuze kuzanywe ukwakha amavolumu agcwele amaloli angamakhilogremu angu-40,000 wemikhiqizo esetshenzisiwe ye-PVC ukuze abashayeli bamaloli bayidonse.
UKrock uphinde wathi, "Kunenqwaba yamavolumu angaphansi kwamaloli angamaphawundi angu-10,000 kanye namapondo angu-20,000 asezindaweni zokugcina izimpahla noma asezindaweni zokuqoqwa okungenzeka awanalo igumbi lokuzigcina. Lezo yizinto esizidingayo ukuze sithole indlela efanele. ukuze zithuthelwe esikhungweni esingakwazi ukuzicubungula bese zizifaka emikhiqizweni."
Izikhungo zokugaywa kabusha zizodinga ukuthuthukiswa ukuze zihlungwe, ziwashwe, zigaywe, zishwaywe futhi zicoshwe.
"Sizama ukuheha abatshalizimali nabahlinzeka ngezibonelelo," kusho uKrock."Izifundazwe eziningi zinezinhlelo zezibonelelo. … Zilawula futhi ziqaphe izindawo zokulahla imfucumfucu, futhi kubaluleke kakhulu kuzona ukuthi zigcine umthamo wokulahlwa kwemfucuza ungaphansi kokuhlolwa."
UThomas, umqondisi womkhandlu wokusimama wesikhungo, uthe ucabanga ukuthi izithiyo zobuchwepheshe, zokuhlela kanye nokutshalwa kwezimali ukuze kusetshenziswe kabusha i-PVC yangemuva kwabathengi zingafinyeleleka ngokuzibophezela kwemboni.
"Ukwandisa ngokuphawulekayo ukuvuselelwa kabusha kwe-post-consumer kuzonciphisa i-carbon footprint yemboni, ukunciphisa umthwalo wemboni ye-vinyl emvelweni futhi kuthuthukise umbono we-vinyl emakethe - konke lokhu kusiza ekuqinisekiseni ikusasa lemboni ye-vinyl," esho.
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Isikhathi sokuthumela: Jul-25-2020