LyondellBasell has agreed to purchase a 50% stake in Netherlands-based plastics recycling firm Quality Circular Polymers (QCP). The remaining 50% stake in the plastics recycling firm will be owned by French water and waste management firm ...
Tags: plastic products, food packaging
Titan Hemp, a provider of hemp commodities and extracts, and Green Growers Technology Alliance (GGTA) have partnered to develop plant-based materials for a range of manufacturing applications including packaging. As part of this effort, ...
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SABIC and an affiliate of Exxon Mobil Corporation (ExxonMobil) (NYSE:XOM) are considering the potential development of a jointly owned petrochemical complex on the U.S. Gulf Coast. If developed, the project would be located in Texas or ...
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Sun Chemical has introduced new black pearlescent pigment, which can be used in multiple plastics applications. The pigment can be integrated into different plastics applications, including rigid or flexible packaging with little ...
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Chemical maker LyondellBasell has announced its plan to build new high density polyethylene (HDPE) plant in La Porte, Texas, US. The plant, which will feature LyondellBasell's new Hyperzone PE technology, will produce ethylene, propylene, ...
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Axalta Coating Systems, a supplier of liquid and powder coatings, has acquired United Paint’s automotive interior rigid thermoplastics coatings business for undisclosed sum. Following the deal, production will temporarily remain at ...
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High performance with competitive costs is among striking features of Taiwan-made machines. High performance, excellent energy efficiency and low requirements for manpower and space are growing trends in the global market for machinery. ...
Dong Sung has developed a CFRTP technology for production of light weight composite material which can be used by automotive industry. Dong Sung has succeeded in developing CFRTP (CFRTP: Carbon fiber-reinforced Thermoplastics) technology ...
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Nanodiamond enhanced polymeric heat sinks for LEDs. (Carbodeon/LEDinside) European company Carbodeon has been granted a US patent for its technology which enables detonation-synthesised diamond particles (nanodiamonds) to be combined with ...
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Since the beginning of 2015, the flame-retardant polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) Ultradur B4450 G5 (halogen-free) from BASF has been used in the mass production of the MiniSKiiP Dual power semiconductor modules from the company SEMIKRON. ...
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Spain-based plastics technology centre AIMPLAS is spearheading a project called SINTEPOL that aims at finding new ways of biopolymer synthesis and modification routes through reactive extrusion processes. Biopolymers are produced from ...
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Michigan-based thermoplastics distributor Chase Plastics has broke ground for a new distribution center at South Bend, Indiana. Construction work will start tomorrow, and the plant is scheduled to become fully operational by December. ...
New Market Research Reports Title “Global Specialty Polymers Market Analysis Size and Segment Forecasts to 2020” Has Been Added to GrandViewResearch.com Report Database Specialty polymers market is expected to witness ...
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Maroon Group, a specialty chemical supplier of additives, resins, and pigments to the plastics industry, has been appointed by ZEOchem as the exclusive distributor of the ZEOflair product line in North America. The ZEOflair product line ...
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The Carbon Company and the chemical company BASF have concluded the joint research of a new composite material system as an important development step of their collaboration. The system aims at enhancing the cost-effectiveness of ...