Lilli Manolis Sherman

Lilli Manolis Sherman Contributing Editor

Automotive

Materials: Partially Biobased PC Film

Covestro’s Makrofol EC film contains more than 50% of its carbon content sourced from plant-based biomass.

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Packaging

Brown Machine Group Acquires aXatronics Robotic Capabilities

BMG’s Nalle automation systems with aXatronics’ robotic offerings said to provide the ‘ultimate’ packaging manufacturing solution.

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Packaging

Biobased PEF Bottle Aimed at Substituting Conventional PET

Avantium teams up with major beverage producers to make PEF bottles. 

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Electronics

Covestro and Neste Collaboration Underway for Renewable PC Raw Materials

Strategic cooperation between Covestro and Neste aimed at replacing a significant portion of fossil raw materials used in polycarbonate resins.

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Packaging

Additives: Dual-Action Additive Concentrate for PET & rPET

Ampacet’s Silky Bliss additive masterbatch line provides recyclability and an elegant silky look to rigid PET & rPET.

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Medical

Brentwood Plastics Providing PPE Materials During Coronavirus Crisis

Brentwood’s is supplying PE film generally used for packaging and other applications for making impermeabile isolation gowns for healthcare worker in the fight against COVID-19.

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polyolefins

Engineered Polyolefins Compounder Mytex Polymers Plans Expansion

Mytex Polymers has opted to invest in expanding capacity at its Georgia facility to meet demand for long glass fiber PP compounds.

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Automotive

Toray's Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Advances Poised to Enhance Cost/Performance of Molded Products

Toray Industries’ high tensile modulus carbon fiber thermoplastic pellets said to be optimized for injection molding of complex, rigid and lightweight parts. 

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Packaging

GN Thermoforming Installs New Machines with WhatApp During Coronavirus Crisis

Using the WhatsApp messaging platform, GN has been able to install new machines for U.S. and Eastern European customers amidst COVID-19.

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Commodity Resins

Ineos Teams Up with Herman Miller in the Production of Face Shields for Front Line Medical Staff Amid Coronavirus Crisis

Ineos Olefins & Polymers USA is donating enough PP to Herman Miller which has repurposed resources to injection mold headbands for 20,000 medical face shields to combat COVID-19.

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Automotive

Covestro's Thermally Conductive PC First to be Used for Auto LED Fog Lamp Housing

The LED fog lamp housing made of Covestro’s Makrolon TC8030 PC was among a handful of material category finalists in the 2019 Annual SPE Automotive Innovation Awards competition.

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PET

Keter Adapts Production to Manufacture Face Shields for Coronavirus Frontline Workers

In the fight against COVID-19, Keter’s AP Medical has developed a comfortable, reusable and durable face shield  that protects the entire face and eyes, 

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