polyolefins

SABIC’s Certified Renewable PP Used in New Coffee Capsules

Delica AG has launched the new more sustainable coffee capsule for use in it proprietary Delizio capsule machines.   

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polyolefins

Jewel-Toned Colorants for Blow Molded and Injection Molded Polyolefins

Ampacet’s Gemstones Collection said to provide a luxury reflective look to PE, HDPE and PP packaging and consumer products.

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Blow Molding

Unimodal HDPE for Blow Molded Bottles Boasts a 'Step Change' in ESCR

ExxonMobil’s new unimodal HDPE is said to represent a big leap in ESCR performance without compromising other properties.

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polyolefins

New PP Foam Extrusion Technology

Sulzer Chemtech and Borealis have launched new PP foam extrusion technology said to lower cost and increase efficiency.  

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polyolefins

LDPE and LLDPE Made of 100% PCR

Nova Chemicals has launched its first three 100% PE-PCR resins for flexible film applications.

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Commodity Resins

Commodity Resin Prices Rise, But PP Falls

Supply constraints continue to be a key factor in further resin price increases.

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sustainability

Distinguishing HDPE from LDPE at the Blink of an Eye/Push of a Button

BASF’s trinamiX adds new PE application for plastic sorting to its mobile NIR spectroscopy solution.

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Scratch-Resistant PP for Complex Interior Automotive Applications

Compounder Polykemi and subsidiary Rondo Plast launch first of new PP-based compound and sustainable variants that boast both high scratch resistance and UV stability.

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Tracing the History of Polymeric Materials: Commodity Resins

How the ‘Big 4’ commodity materials — PE, PP, PS, PVC — came to be.  

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polyolefins

Novel Solution for Noncontact Thickness Measurement of PE, PP Containers

Agr’s Gawis 4D optical thickness profiler now can measure highly colored and low-light-transmission PE and PP bottles, as well as clear PET.

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Blending & Dosing
Plastics Size Reduction