News

Yizumi Opens Expanded Facility in Ohio

The Chinese supplier of processing machinery, including injection molding machines, unveiled a new expansion that nearly doubles its total footprint in Iberia to 44,000 square feet.

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Compounding

Farrel Pomini, Lummus Team on Pyrolysis Technology

Mixer’s novel capabilities are said to be the key to success of partnership developing pyrolysis technology.

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Packaging

Researchers Find Foaming Bioplastics Reduce Environmental Persistence

Seawater testing shows rapid degradation for potential polystyrene substitute.

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Survey Reports 61 Million Pounds of Expanded Polystyrene Transport Packaging Recycled

Report suggests programs to recover polystyrene from secondary packaging have yielded results in North America.

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Biopolymers

Gaia Biomaterials’ Compostable Material to Be Used in Drinking Straws

Evanesce will produce the first 7.5 million straws in the U.S. with Gaia’s Biodolomer

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Materials

CJ Biomaterials Hires Leah Ford as Director of Marketing

Ford has background in biopolymer technology having worked for PLA bioplastics supplier NatureWorks.

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Packaging

US Plastics Pact Updates Postconsumer Recycled Content Toolkit

Toolkit is intended to help converters to reduce virgin plastic consumption by incorporating recycled content.

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Extrusion

2025 Extrusion Conference Shifts to Standalone Event in Boston

The annual technical conference organized by Plastics Technology magazine was scheduled to co-locate with the PTXPO trade show next March. Both events will now occur independently.

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Additives

SGS Expands Testing Capability of PFAS in North America

The testing is expected to enhance throughput and ensure better targeted remediation analysis.

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BASF Delivers Biomass-Balanced Ammonia to Evonik

BASF’s BMBcert ammonia grade will be used by Evonik for production of nylon 12 and epoxy curing agents.

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Plastics Size Reduction