That plant, which was to built on 25 acres of the former Hammermill Paper Co. site, was the recipient of a combined $9 million investment from Erie Insurance and the Erie-based Plastek Group.

International Recycling Group (IRG) canceled plans for a large plastics recycling facility in Erie, Pennsylvania, citing financial challenges. The company faced a hold on funding from the ...

IRG cites Trump tariffs and the hold-up of a federal loan guarantee as reasons for canceling plans for a plastics recycling plant in Erie.

What was once the site of the Hammermill Paper Company — a cornerstone of Erie's industrial past — was set to become a symbol of its sustainable future. In 2020, the International Recycling Group (IRG ...

has been canceled by Erie-based International Recycling Group Inc. (IRG), according to an Erie Times-News report. Plans for IRG Erie were announced as a PRF project by investors in August 2020. In ...

that had been in the works for four years. International Recycling Group, helmed by CEO Mitch Hecht, said Thursday it was canceling the factory partly because new duties on material and imported m ...

Just Transition Northwest Indiana and Gary Advocates for Responsible Development were two organizations that praised an April 3 announcement from International Recycling Group that it’s ...

International Recycling Group was first drawn to Erie by reports about Opportunity Zone investing by Erie Insurance.

The company had planned to recycle 160,000 tons of plastic waste a year and turn about 20,000 tons of it into a new product to be used in the steel-making process.

International Recycling Group Inc. has canceled its plans to develop a $300 million plastics recycling plant in Erie. That plant, which was to built on 25 acres of the former Hammermill Paper Co ...