End Markets

Biopolymers

Biobased PP and PE Result from Neste and IKEA Collaboration

Commercial-scale pilot plant slated for startup before year’s end.

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Automotive

Biobased PLA Composite Used in World's First 'Circular' Car

Total Corbion’s high-heat PLA and natural flax fiber sandwich panels were used for the car’s structural parts.

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Postindustrial

Klöckner Pentaplast Announces Plan to Use Only Recyclable and Sustainably Sourced Products by 2028

By 2028, kp will only use materials that are practically recyclable or sustainably sourced and will simplify its polymer and material mix to ease recycling.

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Additives

NIST Looks at Big Picture of Nanoparticle Manufacturing

New paper aims to identify problems that are common for different materials, processes and applications.

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Medical

LyondellBasell's Advanced Polymer Solutions Business to Focus on Diverse Market Applications

New 大象传媒 combines LyondellBasell's PP compounding assets with A. Schulman’s product portfolio. 

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Packaging

Henkel Sets New Packaging Targets

Henkel aims to use 35 percent recycled plastic for its consumer goods products in Europe.

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Medical

Electronic Flow Monitoring Gives Medical Molder a Better Handle on Mold Cooling

Monitoring water flow and temperature in individual channels proves a valuable tool for process validation and troubleshooting.

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Packaging

Pricing Trajectory is Flat-to-Down for Most Volume Resins

Nylons 6 and 66 are the key exceptions due to tightness of feedstock and resin.

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Materials

Eight Eastman Copolyesters Get Cradle to Cradle Platinum Certification

This is the first time the company’s products have achieved the highest rating for Material Health and the first time Tritan has been included in the certification.

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Construction

Four Colorant Companies Combined into One Entity

Breen, Chroma, Hudson, and Carolina Color are now Chroma Color Corporation.

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Process Cooling
Blending & Dosing