Founder Michael Biddle Website www.mbapolymers.com | Services Recycling Founded 1992 | |
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Mba polymers
MBA Polymers is a recycling company with operations globally that recovers plastics from end-of-life durable goods.
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Company history
MBA Polymers was founded in 1994 in the United States by Mike Biddle. The company specializes in recycling durable goods from waste streams such as electronics and auto-shredder residue. MBA Polymers raised money to develop its technology for extracting and recycling plastic from many devices.
Recycling process
Raw material arrives at MBA Polymers’ recycling facilities either shredded or as whole parts, often from other recyclers that do not handle plastic. MBA works with manufacturers around the world to replace virgin plastics with MBA plastics in their new products.
Global operations
Having opened its first recycling facility in 1994, MBA Polymers also has recycling plants in the UK and in China, and has recently announced plans to relocate its research and development facilities from the United States to the United Kingdom. In 2004 MBA Polymers created a joint venture with Guangzhou Iron and Steel Enterprises Holdings Ltd to establish its sustainable recycling operations in China. MBA Polyers' operations in China now employ over 160 people. The company has invested USD$15million in the recycling plant.
The company expanded its operations to Austria in 2006.
MBA has more than 300 million lb/year of processing capacity in Europe, China and the U.S. to turn waste into recycled plastics.
Environmental initiatives
MBA Polymers Ltd is working with The Plastic Bank to develop initiatives to incentivise people around the world to recycle more plastic and improve the sustainability of the plastics industry.
Factory Fire
The company experienced a factory fire in October 2000, which resulted in the death of one employee. This led to a one-year shutdown of operations. Investigations revealed that the fire was caused by dust from a toner cartridge; the company no longer accepts toner cartridges into its recycling facilities.