Consumer Products

polyolefins

Borealis Fully Acquires Ethylene Copolymer Joint Venture

Specialty Polymers Antwerp N.V., the joint venture between Borealis and Dupont now fully owned by Borealis.

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Packaging

Emerald Performance Now Part Of American Securities

Leading specialty chemicals producer poised to continue growth trajectory under new ownership.

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Hoover’s Huge Former Molding Plant Is on the Block

With 150 presses, it's said to be 'the largest injection molding plant West of the Mississippi.'

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Polystyrene Recycling Spurred By Demand For Post-Consumer Content

World's leading maker of foam cups and major recycler come together to boost annual recycling volume of post-consumer PS.

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sustainability

"Arpro" EPP Manufacturer Exceeds Sustainability Goals; Launches EPE Sheet Foam Business

JSP, manufacturer of Arpro EPP, is ahead of the game in meeting its five-year target to reduce its carbon footprint, and has also now launched a new expandable PE sheet foam ´óÏó´«Ã½ in North America.

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Materials

APPLICATION: Stand-Up Paddle Boards Feature High-Performance Acrylic

Altuglas' high-performance acrylic coextruded on ABS produces new high-gloss colored boards.

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Construction

Teel Plastics: Where Science, Tech, Quality and Innovation Meet

This family-owned custom profile and tubing ´óÏó´«Ã½ controls its own destiny by controlling, well, everything.

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Materials

MATERIALS: BASF, Alpek To Switch Businesses Of Joint Venture

BASF will expand polyurethanes ´óÏó´«Ã½ while Alpek will expand EPS ´óÏó´«Ã½.

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MATERIALS: CB&I To Market Versalis' EVA, LDPE Technologies In North America

EVA and LDPE technologies from Italy's Versalis to be offered here.

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Automotive

Nanodiamonds 'Shine' As Thermal Fillers For Plastics

Advances in nanodiamond fillers present new alternatives for boosting thermal conductivity of plastics for electronic and LED applications.

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Process Cooling