Lilli Manolis Sherman

Lilli Manolis Sherman Contributing Editor

Gerdau Graphene Launches “First” Graphene-Enhanced PE Additive Masterbatch for Extruded Packaging and More

The company has also partnered with conglomerate Sumitomo Corp. for distribution of its graphene-enhanced masterbatches in Japan.

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Additives

Flow-Enhancing Additive for PC and PC/ABS

CAI’s new ST-PA208 is designed to boost melt flow index, elongation, and improve dispersion and compatibility.

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Additives

Orion Boosts Capacity of High-Jetness Specialty Carbon Blacks

Through the debottleneck of a post-treatment plant in Germany, the company has increased production of its high-jetness specialty blacks.

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High-Heat, Flame-Retardant LCP for Electrical Vehicles

Solvay’s Xydar LCP G-330 HH is designed for high-heat EV battery module insulation.  

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Commodity Resins

NOVA Chemicals Sets Bold ESG Aspirations

Included are 30% of PE sales to come from recycled content by 2030 and expansion of its Advanced Sclairtech product portfolio.  

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DSM’s Biobased Nylon 410 Used in New Stackable Chairs

This is the result of a collaboration with New Zealand’s direct-to-consumer furniture brand noho.

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General Polymers in Binding Buyout Agreement

The company has entered into this agreement for buyout of all remaining equity interest from Michael Kirtley.  

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Additives

Infrared Absorbing Masterbatch for PC

CAI’s new additive boasts high performance even in thinner PC films or sheets while being easy to process.

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sustainability

Evonik Invests in Interface Polymer’s Additives for Sustainable Plastics

Interface Polymers’ Polarfin additives shown to simplify to the processing of plastics such as mixtures of PE and PP.  

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Thermoforming

OMV Technologies Gets New CEO

Kooper brings 33 years of experience in the industrial and consumer packaging industries to OMV--the closed-loop, turnkey, inline extrusion, thermoforming and tooling systems manufacturer.

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High-Efficiency Stabilizer for Aliphatic Nylons

Brüggemann’s Bruggolen TP-H1804 designed for use at continuous temperatures between 320°F-to-374°F

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Asahi Kasei Plastics North America Merges with Asahi Kasei Asaclean Americas

  Merged entity to further boost best-in-class manufacturing services.  

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