Consumer Products

Commodity Resins

DAK Americas to Acquire PET Recycling Facility

DAK’s acquisition of Perpetual Recycling Solutions facility will complement its current food-grade rPET capacity in Argentina.

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polystyrene

Lower Prices for PP, PS, PE, PET; Flat for PVC

Low feedstock prices, higher supplier inventories and slowed demand in most cases are key drivers.

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Additives: Patented Anti-Counterfeit System for Plastics

Polyfil now offers Kafrit’s Tracer technology in the Americas.

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Biopolymers

Italian Partnership to Pursue Technology for Production of Biopolymers from CO2

Multi-utility provider Hera teams up with biopolymer producer Bio-on to support new company’s challenge to revolutionize the production of PHAs.

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Ineos Styrolution to Build ASA Plant in Texas

Company boosts ASA/ABS capacity in North America overall.

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Packaging

Indorama to Buy Alabama PET Recycler

Company expands its multiple footprint in recycling to the U.S. 

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color

Product Color Trends as Seen by Color Research Futurists

Clariant and PolyOne give peeks at what’s to come in 2020.

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Additives

General Polymers Adds A.Schulman's Compounds to its Arsenal

The new distribution agreement includes A. Schulman’s broad and ever-expanding product portfolio.

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Medical

DuPont Boosts Polymerization Capacity of High-Temperature PPA

After increasing capacity of its Zytel HTN in the U.S., DuPont has similar plan underway in Germany to meet increasing demand.

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Biopolymers

Italian Partnership to Pursue Technology for Production of Biopolymers from CO2

Multi-utility provider Hera teams up wit Bio-on to support new company Lux-on’s challenge to revolutionize the production of PHAs.

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