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Top 10 Markets for Polyethylene Film Extrusion | #8 Meat & Poultry

In this series, editorial director Jim Callari, talks with Mastio president, Kevin Huntsman, on the largest markets for Polyethylene Film Extrusion. This week, we discuss the 8th largest market; meat and poultry.

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Top 10 Markets for Polyethylene Film Extrusion | #9 Agricultural Film

Editorial director Jim Callari continues his conversation with Mastio & Co president Kevin Huntsman, on the largest markets for Polyethylene Film Extrusion. Next on the countdown of largest markets for polyethylene film extrusion is agricultural film

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PureCycle Begins Making Commercial Shipments of Postindustrial PP

Polypropylene resin shipments to Formerra and Milliken are first from flagship facility in Ohio.

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Compounding

Borealis Acquires Recyclate Compounder Rialti

The transaction will enhance Borealis' portfolio of mechanically recycled polypropylene.

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Life Cycle Analysis Shows Pyrolysis Can Reduce Carbon Footprint of Cracking Operations

Research from Argonne National Laboratory describes greenhouse gas benefits of partially substituting pyrolysis oil for fossil fuels in the production of HDPE and LDPE.

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Food Grade PCR LLDPE Resin From Mechanically Recycled Stretch Film

Revolution announced that the FDA has issued a letter of no objection for its method of producing linear low density polyethylene from recycled stretch film.

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Prices Up for PE, PP, PS, Flat for PVC, PET

Trajectory is generally flat-to-down for all commodity resins.

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‘Breakthough’ Nucleating Agent for Range of PP Applications

CAI  Performance Additives’ new ST-NAP32 nucleator boosts PP performance for improved lithium battery separators, injection-molded products and PP-R pipe.  

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Additives

Masterbatch Emulates Look of Weathered Metals

For multilayer HDPE applications that include packaging for hair care, personal care, beauty care and cosmetics.

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TC Transcontinental Installs 'First Ever' BOPE Line in North America

TC Transcontinental Packaging will be installing what it says is the first-ever  biaxially oriented PE (BOPE) line in North America.

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Process Cooling