Materials

Postconsumer

Nova Chemicals and Enerkem Advance with Chemical Recycling Technology

The ‘partners’ are closer to commercialization with the move to pilot stage in Edmonton, Alberta.

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sustainability

Sealed Air Becomes Newest Member of Cyclyx Consortium

The consortium-based supply chain innovation company’s mission is to increase the recycling rate of plastic from 10% to 90%.  

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Additives

Red-Shade Blue Pigment Boasts Maximum Chromaticity

Shepherd Color’s new Max-Croma or MC Blue has the highest red (a*) value and bluest (-b*) masstone values compared to other pigments when matching colors.

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High-Performance Polyacetal Series for Medical & Healthcare Applications

Polyplastics’ expanded portfolio of Duracon POM PM series geared to drug contact and delivery applications.

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Additives

Broad Range of Colorants for Healthcare Applications

Avient’s premier healthcare colorants line, Colorant Chromatics Transcend, formulated to provide ultra-high-heat resistance and performance to medical devices.

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Starlinger Viscotec rPET100 Wins Award

The heat-resistant, fully-recyclable material won Re|focus Sustainable Innovation in Material Award 2022

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Medical

Medical-Grade Nylon 6, Nylon 6/66, and PET

DSM Engineering has expanded its Medical Care portfolio of engineering materials for medical devices.  

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Additives

Carbon Black Free Colorants for Packaging

Chroma Color’s NIR Sortable Black Technology passes APR test protocol for NIR sorting  

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Additives

BASF and Chinese Compounder Partner to Develop High-Quality Recycled Plastics Compounds

Zhejiang REEF Technology to use BASF’ IrgaCycle sustainable additives in its recycled thermoplastic compound.  

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Additives

Colorants with Synthetic Leather Look for HDPE Blow Molded Packaging

  Ampacet’s Synthetic Leather color palette projects luxury look of leather.  

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Plastics Size Reduction