Lilli Manolis Sherman

Lilli Manolis Sherman Contributing Editor

Additives

Conductive HCR with Graphene Nanotubes for Medical Devices

OCSiAl’s graphene nanotubes enabled new HCR to be approved to enter EU market.

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resin pricing

Prices of Volume Resins Drop

Price relief is expected to continue through the fourth quarter for nine major commodity and engineering resins, driven by widespread supply/demand imbalances.  

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sustainability

Asahi Kasei Aims for ‘First-to-Market’ of a More Sustainable Nylon 66

In addition, Asahi Kasei Plastics North America (APNA) is on a roll with its expanded Leona portfolio of specialty nylon 66-based compounds.

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K 2022 Preview: Engineering Materials for Sustainability and E-Mobility

Materials that are sustainable yet offer equal performance to their fossil-based counterparts will be prominent at K 2022.  

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Ineos Styrolution’s Recycled Eco ABS Grades Get RecyClass Certification

Certification of company’s Terluran Eco MR and Novodur Eco MR ABS grades confirms the PCR origin of the waste used in production of the respective products.

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Polyplastics to Highlight Expanded Product Portfolio at K 2022

The company will also highlight its material supply capabilities.

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Commodity Resins

North America’s First Integrated PDH/PP Plant

Canada’s Heartland Polymers is producing homopolymer PP with random copolymers slated for 2023.

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Biopolymers

Avantium Signs Offtake Agreements on PEF with AmBev and LVMH Group

AmBev with use PEF for the bottles of its soft drinks portfolio while LVMH Perfumes & Cosmetics will use PEF for its cosmetics packaging.  

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Mitsui and Teijin to Develop Biomass-Derived BPA and PC Resins

Mitsui to produce the biomass PBA and Teijin to produce PC using the same BPA.

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Biopolymers

Genomatica and Aquafil Start Pre-Commercial Plant-Based Nylon 6 Production

Quantities available for evaluation in nylon applications ranging from yarns for textile and carpet to engineering thermoplastics.

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Stratasys to Acquire Covestro’s Additive Manufacturing Materials Business

This acquisition will result in Stratasys having an expanded portfolio of differentiated materials in stereolithography, DLP, and powders.  

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Additives

Brüggemann Acquires Italy’s Auserpolimeri

Company continues to expand its polymer additives ´óÏó´«Ã½ with latest acquisition of functionalized polymers producer.

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Process Cooling
Plastics Size Reduction
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