Modern Ecological Industries Plans $12 Million Recycled Plastic Products Plant in Illinois

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Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated). Modern Ecological Industries (MEI) (Evansville, Indiana) plans to build a $12 Million recycled plastic products plant in Mount Carmel, Illinois (Plant 1061317, PEC 09003179).

Located along County Road 15 in Wabash County, construction of the 40,000 square foot manufacturing plant is expected to start in March 2004 with completion slated for September 2004. The new plant will be built to produce plastic trash containers made from recycled plastic by utilizing pressure molding. MEI is currently awaiting financing approval to begin construction.

RCI Construction Management Services LLC located in Evansville, Indiana was awarded the general construction contract and expects to begin bidding subcontractors in early 2004.

Modern Ecological Industries (MEI) is a small startup company based in Evansville, Indiana. This new plant will be their first large plant that will take recycled plastics and transform them into various types of plastic trash containers.