End Markets

New Technology Bonds Aluminum With Polyamides

With many benefits for numerous potential applications, including in the burgeoning electric vehicle market, Celanese’s Zytel Bonding Technology achieves stronger bonds than overmolding or welding.

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PET

New Pepsi Goal Would Deliver 20% of Beverage Servings Via Reusable Models by 2030

PepsiCo will pursue multiple strategies to reduce proportion of single use packaging.

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sustainability

Plastics in the Home (Mine), Continued

What to do with a growing stock of reusable plastic shopping bags and a pile of plastic cutlery packs from restaurant takeout?

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Elastomers

Advanced Plastomers for Production of PE-Based Sealant Resins

Nova Chemicals’ new Astute products are suitable for a broad range of applications including food packaging, heavy-duty sacks and e-commerce.

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Elastomers

LSRs Developed for Alternative Drive Concepts

Momentive’s newly developed NevSil LSRs boast low curing temperatures.

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Postconsumer

Clothing Reseller Finds Recycling Pathway

A partnership between ThredUp and Azek will recycle clothing bags to composite deck products.

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Automotive

First Automotive Plastic Parts from Mixed Automotive Plastic Waste

LyondellBasell and Audi collaborate on creating seatbelt buckle covers for the 2023 Audi Q8 e-tron  

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k show

Extending the Repertoire of Blow Molded Nylon Fuel Tanks

The second blow molded monolayer nylon 6 auto fuel tank using DSM’s Akulon Fuel Lock is a plug-in hybrid – another first.

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Automotive

North American Tooling Spend Forecasted to Reach $8.3 Billion in 2025

Harbour Results’ latest study says current automaker profits will fund an increased number of new vehicle launches in coming years.

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Testing

K 2022: ‘All-in-One’ Bottle Tester Takes Three Measurements at Once

Delta Engineering’s new system performs simultaneous topload, height and both pressure-decay and high-voltage leak testing.

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Plastics Size Reduction
Process Cooling