Dec 29 2009
Axion International Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: AXIH), a next-generation technology innovator utilizing recycled plastic for high-load industrial products, announced that News 12 New Jersey aired a segment on the high-load thermoplastic technology utilized by Axion and developed at Rutgers University.
Airing this month, the news clip states, "Plastics that would otherwise end up in a landfill - like cutlery, food containers and packing materials, combined with more recyclable plastics - can be reused to make a stronger, longer lasting and less expensive kind of lumber."
The piece goes on to provide insights from Thomas Nosker, PhD at Rutgers University, and provides a glimpse into the types of structures made possible using this proprietary technology and its future applications. Bridges capable of supporting an M1 Abrams Tank at Fort Bragg are shown, along with footage of one of the first structures built using this proprietary technology - a 20 ton capacity bridge located in Wharton State Forest, New Jersey.
News 12 New Jersey reaches more than 1.8 million television homes within the New York City metropolitan area and is the exclusive local news channel dedicated to serving 14 counties in New Jersey. The channel provides 24-hour regional news and operates as an independent unit of News 12 Networks, which is referred to by its corporate owners as the first, largest and most watched regional news network in the United States.
Utilizing virtually 100% recycled plastics, Axion's structural products have the distinct advantage of not only being environmentally friendly, but also providing its clients with building materials of superior quality and life expectancy. Current structural applications include: railroad crossties, bridge infrastructure, marine pilings and bulk heading. Developed in conjunction with scientists at Rutgers University, Axion's patented process transforms recycled consumer and industrial plastics into a myriad of structural products that are ideal replacements for last-generation materials, such as wood, steel or concrete.
Source: http://www.axionintl.com/