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sustainability

Amcor Announces Coatings Research Effort With Nfinite Nanotechnology

Project will test use of nanocoating technology for recyclable and compostable packaging.

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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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PTXPO

Mold Designer, Mold Maker and Mold Repair Technician of the Year to be Named

The winners of the annual awards, including the new repair prize, will be announced at PTXPO by the Society of Plastics Engineers’ Mold Technologies Division.

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polyolefins

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

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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sustainability

SK Chemicals Announces Acquisition of Chemical Recycling Assets

$100 million acquisition will facilitate entry to recycled PET market.

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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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M. Holland Partners with Lavergne to Distribute PCR Engineering Resins

The partnership will allow M. Holland’s clients to access Lavergne’s certified PCR resins with increased supply chain security and pricing stability in North America.

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Plastics Size Reduction