Indonesia's state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina has signed sales and purchase agreements with PTT Polymer Marketing, a unit of Thailand's PTT Global Chemical, for polyethylene and polypropylene products, a Pertamina official said ...
EATP (the European Association for Textile Polyolefins), in close collaboration with CIRFS, the European Man-made Fibres Association, held its annual Executive Seminar in Brussels on May 28. Textile polyolefins are a major sector of ...
South Korea's petrochemicals maker Korea Petrochemical Industry Company said Thursday its first-quarter net profit rose 32.7% year on year to Won 6.9 billion ($6.1 million), from Won 5.2 billion a year earlier. Operating profit also ...
Tags: Chemicals, Energy, Petrochemical Industry
ExxonMobil’s Singapore Chemical Plant is now producing ethylene from the facility’s second world-scale steam cracker. The expansion is integrated with the existing petrochemical plant. Over the next few weeks, the ...
Tags: Singapore, Exxonmobil, Textile
Symphony Environmental Technologies deputy chairman has told Chinese investors that environmental technologies can offer many benefits for future investment with worldwide applications and are urgently needed to tackle China’s own ...
Are formula cans and plastic baby bottles safe? The linings of formula cans and polycarbonate (a type of plastic) baby bottles contain the chemical bisphenol A (or BPA). While there's little scientific data on the effects of BPA on ...
Food packaging specialist KM Packaging Services Ltd. has launched a stunning new premium packaging film with a unique "feel" and texture, targeted squarely at the luxury confectionery and high-end boxed goods markets across the world. KM ...
Tags: Food packaging, Film
UK-based polypropylene, laminates and films distributor National Flexible has collaborated with Love Da Pop to supply packaging film for its new range of bagged popcorn. As the Love Da Pop company was in need of new and distinctive ...
Spanish oil and gas company Repsol Chemicals has announced the launch of a new range of polyolefins consisting of Repsol Isplen grades PR590C2M, PR595C2M and PR599C2M. The new line, which complete the company's existing range of ...
Tags: Repsol, Transparent Copolymers
Plastics solutions provider Borouge has exhibited its sustainability advancements in consumer food packaging technology at the Chinaplas 2013 exhibition that took place from 20-23 May in Guangzhou. The company introduced its Bormod ...
Tags: Borouge, Food Packaging Solutions
Thermoplastic resins producer in the US Braskem has announced the launch of recyclable, polyethylene (PE) caps for carbonated beverages. According to the company, the launch complements its product portfolio for the beverage segment, ...
Tags: Braskem, Carbonated Beverages
SIBUR will showcase its polymer products and investment projects, earmarked for export to China and other Asian countries, at Chinaplas, Asia’s largest petrochemical products exhibition in Guangzhou, China. The main focus will be on ...
World Water Works announces the availability of its new www/RESOURCE DAF, a next generation dissolved air flotation (DAF) system with significant performance and cost advantages. The www/RESOURCE DAF system handles flows from 5-8000 ...
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio — May 7, 2013 — Americhem Inc, a global provider of custom color and additive solutions for synthetic fibers and technical textiles, will highlight its pilot line capabilities in Hall A1, Stand A32 at the ...
Tags: Techtextil, Textile
The Journal of Industrial Textiles has published the results of a study conducted by Texas Tech University and Enercon Industries that determined when spunbond polypropylene nonwoven fabrics are pre-treated with atmospheric plasma it ...
Tags: Atmospheric Plasma, Fabrics, Textile