2010 NORA Membership Directory Completed!
NORA has just completed the 114 page 2010 NORA Membership Directory. The cover for this project may be seen at the left.
The Directory is the ultimate networking took for the liquid recycling industry.
The Directory will be distributed to all members at the 2010 Winter Meeting. In early March, all members will receive their copy via mail.
The Directory lists all 220+ NORA members with contact information. It also provides powerful resources to find members by service area, services provided and products provided.
Thank you to all members who contributed information for this project. A special thanks to all the advertisers.
2010 NORA Winter Meeting: Presentations Available
You will need to log in (on the left). If you need assistance logging in, email
beth@noranews.org.
Re-Refinery Economics
NORA Member Mark Williams of Chemical Engineering Partners provides a thorough overview of the economics of re-fiining. This is important because this is an increasing segment of the liquid recycling industry with four new re-refineries opening in 2009. The presentation covers basis of economics, feedstock, capital cost, operating expenses, product yields, economics and conclusions. This 25 slide presentation provides great information including historical financial data.
Emerging from the depths: A Short Term Natural Gas Market Outlook.
Virtually all NORA members are impacted by the Natural Gas market. NORA Member Purvin & Gertz provided a snapshot of what oil recyclers can expect in the 2010 asphalt season. The presentation is full of information about when the economy growth expectations and resulting energy demands. The presentation also addresses the question: "Will natural gas inventories continue to swell and pull down prices?"
SPCC: Inspection, Evaluation and Testing under the SPCC Regulations
With the new SPCC regulations expected to take effect later this year, all NORA members need to be aware of the amendments to the rule. This presentation is based on information directly from EPA. The slides were edited by the presenters at the NORA meeting (Dave Coles, RG and Rob Roholt, PE). The 24 slides detail all the important changes to the rules.
SPCC: Inspection, Evaluation and Testing under the SPCC Regulations
This presentation was especially prepared for NORA members by Holtech Civil and Environmental Engineering. It addresses the requirements regarding inspection, evaluation and testing associated with the SPCC regulations.
2009 NORA Annual Recycling Conference & Trade Show
The valuable presentations that were made at the 2010 NORA Winter Meeting are now available. 
