E colon a brand of wellman engineering resins is a unique nylon compound produced via wellman s patented process of turning post carpet recycled pcr fiber into nylon resin and then into high quality and consistent nylon compounds used in some of the most demanding applications in automotive and other industries the company s compounding history goes back 50 years to the mid 1960s.
Wellman recycle carpet.
Post industrial plastic is extremely cheap and in many cases wellman buys post consumer carpet from dc foam recycle at a loss he said.
Wellman advanced materials mainly via its post consumer ecolon product line has been a key participant in the automotive industry s recent shift towards green manufacturing.
Accumulation of those unused carpets threatens to put a crimp in wellman s collection and recycling of nylon 66.
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Being composed of 100 post consumer recycled materials ecolon products are eco friendly and cost effective while still maintaining a high level of quality.
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