Materials
Flow Additive Leaves No Residual Effects in PLA Compounds
CAI’s ST-PA210 bioplastic lubricating agent tested by third-party lab for impact on food-contact compliance.
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Sugar-Based Plastics Developments Advance Further
Research team from universities of Birmingham and Duke zero in on sugar-based compound that produces TPEs with highest performance.
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Series of TPEs with Recycled Content
Teknor Apex’s ‘new’ Monprene TPEs contain 25% to 35% recycled content helps brand achieve their sustainability goals.
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ExxonMobil Linear Alpha Olefins Production Unit On Course for Commercial Startup in Mid-2023
A fully range of LAOs will be produced and sold under the Elevexx brand.
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High-Temperature Foaming Agents Reduce Weight and Costs for Engineering Resins
iD Additives’s Micro Fine Cell product line increasingly used for PC, PC blends, nylons and more.
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DL Chemical Completes Acquisition of Kraton
The merger enables Kraton to strengthen its global presence by leveraging DL Chemical’s manufacturing capabilities and footprint in the Asian market.
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Südpack and Clean Cycle Invest in Carboliq Chemical Recycling
The global film manufacturer and flexible packaging investment firm have a long-term investment in Rencenso’s Carboliq technology.
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Genomatica and Asahi Kasei Collaborate on Renewably-Sourced Nylon 66
Parnership will accelerate momentum for Genomatica’s new route to HMD and Ashai Kasei’s sustainability strategy
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What If the 1970s Came Back?
Who wants to go back to plastics shortages and soaring prices? What are we doing to resurrect the conditions that produced those painful results?
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What Happened the Last Time(s) Oil Markets Went Crazy
With oil prices bouncing around record highs and inflation in the double digits, things may look bad now, but the plastics industry has been there before—and came out ahead.
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