Materials

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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High-Heat, Flame-Retardant LCP for Electrical Vehicles

Solvay’s Xydar LCP G-330 HH is designed for high-heat EV battery module insulation.  

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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

Infrared Absorbing Masterbatch for PC

CAI’s new additive boasts high performance even in thinner PC films or sheets while being easy to process.

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sustainability

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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High-Efficiency Stabilizer for Aliphatic Nylons

Brüggemann’s Bruggolen TP-H1804 designed for use at continuous temperatures between 320°F-to-374°F

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Asahi Kasei Plastics North America Merges with Asahi Kasei Asaclean Americas

  Merged entity to further boost best-in-class manufacturing services.  

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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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