US thermoplastics supplier M. Holland (Northbrook, Illinois; www.mholland.com) has agreed to distribute recycled resins produced by Canadian custom compounding firm Lavergne (Montreal, Quebec; www.lavergne.ca).

Samantha Stone, global sourcing leader, sustainability at M. Holland, said consumption of post-consumer recycled (PCR) resins has accelerated in recent years and the partnership with Lavergne will help meet demand from customers in North America, where there is currently no viable solution.

The resins distributor added that many brand owners and OEMs have set “aggressive” sustainability goals, boosting demand for PCR resins across several durable goods segments, such as automotive, consumer electronics, home appliances, and office furniture and supplies.

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Lavergne produces recyclates from waste that includes PET, ABS, polypropylene, polycarbonate, and polystyrene at its sites in Montreal; Chatelet, Belgium; Port au Prince, Haiti; and Dien Ban, Vietnam.

In January this year, M. Holland restructured its leadership team to support its accelerated growth and the next phase of its strategy. The company, which has offices in the US, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the Netherlands, said it generates annual sales of more than USD 1.5 bn (EUR 1.38 bn), distributing products from companies such as BASF (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com), Braskem (São Paulo, Brazil; www.braskem.com), Chimei (Tainan City, Taiwan; www.chimeicorp.com), Covestro (Leverkusen, Germany; www.covestro.com), and Ineos Stryolution (Frankfurt, Germany; www.ineos-styrolution.com) to customers in North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.