Material Difference Technologies LLC (MDT), a Sarasota, Florida-based supplier to polymer product manufacturers, has acquired the assets of Houston-based Replas from Lyondell-Basell, one of the largest plastics, chemicals, and refining companies in the world. Source: Recycling Today The Houston-based facility is capable of producing a variety of custom formulations with consistent specifications that meet plastic processor requirements at a significant price advantage over prime resin, MDT says in a July news release announcing the purchase, which closed March 31. Rich Odato, a spokesman for MDT, tells Recycling Today that Replas uses a variety of polypropylene (PP) feedstocks, though he did not disclose the volume of material the facility produces annually. Replas is a great addition to our capabilities. This acquisition is a great fit with what we already do well. MDT is very strong in recycled resins and prime and generic prime resins.