Lilli Manolis Sherman

Lilli Manolis Sherman Contributing Editor

sustainability

A New ‘Supercritical Water’ Approach to Recycling Plastic Packaging Waste

University of Birmingham license the rights to its technology to U.K.’s Stopford to develop a novel process for recycling mixed plastic packaging to obtain high-value recycled plastic.  

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Electronics

Logitech Scales-Up Use of Recycled Plastic in Electronic Products

About 65% of mice & keyboards in the company’s largest product portfolio now use post-consumer recycled plastic

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Postprocessing

Unique Coating Reduces Friction of Sliding Plastic, Ceramic and Metallic Components

Oerlikon Balzers extremely thin, hard Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC) coating decreases the COF of components to nearly zero, while increasing wear resistance  

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Additives

OCSiAl Gets Green Light for Luxemburg Graphene Nanotube Production Facility

New capacity expected to boost efficiency of plastics and rubber for the automotive industry.  

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Postprocessing

Polyfuze Graphics Expands its Technology with “Intelligent Materials Crystals” for Reusable and Durable Plastics

The company’s unique polymer fusion labeling can now be produced with a unique tagging technology, under the name D-Tect.

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Solvay to Expand Its U.S.-Based Sulfone Polymers Business

The multi-year plan is aimed at meeting strong customer demand growth in life science applications.

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Biopolymers

Bioplastics Family Gets Increasing Play in Luxury Cosmetics Applications

Finland’s Sulapac eco-startup founded by two female biochemists specializing in biomaterials has been steadily making inroads with companies like Chanel.

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Leadership Transition at Teijin Automotive Technologies

Chris Twining promoted to president, CEO Steve Rooney to retire in March 2023.

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Additives

Vertellus Acquires Polyscope Polymers

The move expands the company European production capabilities and adds specialty SMA compounds to its portfolio.

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Ensinger Acquires Ineos Styrolution’s StyLight Thermoplastic Composite Business

The acquisition adds an exclusive SAN-based product range to Ensinger’s comprehensive thermoplastic composite portfolio.    

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Additives

Mayzo Opens Up New Operations Center

The new facility is designed to provide customers with a broader range of chemical additive solutions.  

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