Materials
Indorama Launches Carbon Neutral PET
The Deja sustainable brand PET portfolio from Indorama now includes carbon neutral PET grades.
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Polykemi Invests in its Own U.S. Compounding Plant
Gastonia, N.C. is the location for Polykemi’s plant which could start production of compounds as early as 2022.
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BASF Issues Price Increases for Caprolactam, Nylon 6 & Copolymer
Increases reflect tight supply and increased demand.
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Ineos Styrolution, Recycling Technologies and Trinseo Reach Milestone in Plans to Build Commercial PS Recycling Plants
Pilot plant to be built next year in the U.K. using Recycling Technologies’ depolymerization solution.
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Tracing the History of Polymeric Materials: Cellophane
How—and when—cellulose-based chemistry led to the discovery of cellophane.
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Ultra-Light TPE Composites for Footwear
Xenia’s new Xelight composites are based on Arkema’s Pebax TPE
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SI Group Adds China Location to Manufacture Weston 705
Production startup of SI Group’s proprietary liquid antioxidant scheduled for May 2021.
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Liquid Toner Technology for Consistent Color Dispersion in Transparent PC
Avient’s ColorMatrix Optica for PC boast exceptional clarity and color consistency for a broad range of applications.
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Evonik Looks to Extend the Service Life of Joint Prostheses with PEEK Biomaterials
A collaboration between Evonik and Boston’s Mass. General’s Harris Orthopaedics Laboratory is underway to transfer innovation from veterinary to human medicine
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Blue Toners & Colorants for Enhanced Recyclability of PET Packaging
Avient’s new ColorMatrix Optica blue toners and colorants formulated for addition to virgin and recycled PET for injection and extrusion processes.
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