Materials

Tracing the History of Polymeric Materials: PET

How PET evolved from a material for fibers and fabrics to a force in packaging.  

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Biopolymers

First Commercially Available Chemically Recycled Bioplastic

Total Corbion PLA has launched Luminy rPLA, said to be the world’s first.

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resin pricing

Mixed Pricing Outlook for Volume Resins

The direction is down for polyolefins and up for nearly all others.

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Materials

Tracing the History of Polymeric Materials: How Nylons & Polyesters Connected

The history of nylons and polyesters are intertwined, and it takes some knowledge of chemistry to understand why.  

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DuPont Partners with Sporting Goods Manufacturer BOA Technology

Use of DuPont’s Zytel nylons along with Delrin acetal and Hytrel copolyester elastomer step up performance, fit and durability for BOA footwear.

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sustainability

PPAs for High-Voltage E-Motor and Inverter Busbars

Solvay’s Amodel Supreme and Bios Grades  support further sustainable innovation in e-mobility

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Glass-Filled PET for Automotive Exterior Components

  Polyplastics new Renatus PET grades boast superior weatherability

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Lanxess’ High Performance Materials Business Unit to be Legally Independent

New restructuring expected to result in the best possible growth opportunities in the high-performance plastics ´óÏó´«Ã½

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Commodity Resins

Cable Jacketing Compounds Reduce Waste by Extending Cable Life

Avient two new ECCOH LSFOH grades are targeted to  industrial and telecom cables  

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Additives

New Range of Antiviral Technologies for A Variety of Materials

Microban’s antimicrobials shown to reduce viral loading on products and surfaces.

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