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SUCYN on Oct 04, 2011 10:56am
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https://www.axionintl.comNEW PROVIDENCE, N.J. -- (Business Wire)Axion International Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: AXIH), a leading producer of industrial building products and railroad ties made from 100% recycled plastic and plastic composites, is pleased to announce that it was selected as a winner of this year’s “Environmental Stewardship Awards” by the Plastics Environmental Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE). This year’s awards will be presented at the SPE’s Global Plastics Environmental Conference (GPEC 2011) in Atlanta, Georgia.There are a total of six winners of the national Environmental Stewardship Awards, which recognizes companies and institutions that have demonstrated environmental leadership and excellence. Axion was selected for developing high-performance composites from recovered polyolefins and applying them as structural parts that have been used in bridges, railroad ties and other structures that meet various commercial and military specifications.“Axion is thrilled to be named as a winner of the Environmental Stewardship Awards,” stated Axion Chief Technology Officer, Jim Kerstein. “We consider it an honor to represent the recycling industry as the SPE seeks to recognize us for the breakthrough work that we have achieved in the rail and bridge industries as we have employed cutting edge technology and engineering to pioneer a long term and environmentally-friendly solution to existing infrastructure issues. We believe the strides Axion has made in the recycled composites industry are an example of what can be achieved when private industry works with governmental and academic sources to develop innovative solutions.”Presentations for the Environmental Stewardship Awards will take place during SPE’s GPEC 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia on October 18th, 2011. The theme for this year’s conference is “Plastics Recycling and Sustainability on My Mind.” For information see
www.sperecycling.org.
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