Tuesday December 5, 2:32 pm Eastern Time
Press Release
U.S. Plastic Lumber's Product is Used to Construct the World's First Suspension Bridge From Entirely Plastic Lumber
BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 5, 2000--U.S. Plastic Lumber Corp. (Nasdaq:USPL - news), announced today that its Trimax® brand of structural plastic lumber was recently used to build the world's first suspension bridge built entirely with plastic lumber. The bridge was built in the Hudson River Interpretive Trail in New Baltimore, New York and is built exclusively with the Trimax® product. The bridge was designed by McLaren Engineering to be able to carry light truck traffic and it was funded by the State of New York, Department of Economic Development.
USPL has several patents on its structural lumber, and to its knowledge is the only company in the industry capable of making a plastic lumber product that has the strength to be used in structural applications such as this bridge. ``We are proud and excited by seeing such an innovative new use for our Trimax® product,'' said Mark Alsentzer, Chairman, President and CEO of U.S. Plastic Lumber Corp. ``We are very pleased with the support that we have received from the State of New York on this project as well as a previous project with New York using our product for the bobsled deck at the Goodwill games in Lake Placid, New York earlier in the year. We are also grateful to McLaren Engineering for their unique design and hard work in constructing this bridge.''
USPL plastic lumber and composite products are widely available through distribution around the country. For a list and location of our distributors, please visit our website: www.usplasticlumber.com.
U.S. Plastic Lumber Corp. develops beneficial re-use options and end-product solutions for distinct types of waste streams. The company has two main business lines: the manufacture of plastic lumber, packaging and other value added products from recycled plastic, and the operation of interrelated environmental recycling services. U. S. Plastic Lumber is the nation's largest producer of recycled plastic lumber. Headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, USPL is a highly integrated, nationwide processor of a wide range of products made from recycled plastic feedstocks. USPL creates high quality, competitive building materials, furnishings, and industrial supplies by processing plastic waste streams into purified, consistent products. USPL's products are environmentally responsible and are both aesthetically pleasing and maintenance friendly. They include such brand names as Carefree®, SmartDeck®, RecycleDesign(TM), TriMax®, Earth Care(TM), and OEM products including Cyclewood(TM). USPL currently operates eight plastic manufacturing centers.
Certain statements and information included in this release constitute ``forward-looking statements'' within the meaning of the Federal Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Additional discussion of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from management's projections, forecasts, estimates and expectations is contained in the Company's SEC filings.
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Contact:
U.S. Plastic Lumber Corp., Boca Raton
Mark S. Alsentzer
John W. Poling
561/394-3511 |
