US-based manufacturer and distributor of flexographic plate processing equipment and materials Anderson & Vreeland has announced the launch of a new and expanded line of AVantage liquid photopolymers formulated for printing in the packaging ...
Tags: Liquid Photopolymers, plate processing equipment, signage applications
US-based Dow Chemical has sponsored a customer care center, located in the Vista Ballroom, with an aim to meet its customers in a setting designed to encourage collaboration on 28-31 October at Pack Expo 2012. The company's performance ...
Tags: Packaging Products, resins portfolio, Film Application
US-based DaniMer Scientific has announced that its 12291 film resins have been certified as biodegradable in water by a Belgium-based inspection facility Vin otte International. The OK biodegradable water label ensures biodegradation in a ...
Tags: Film Resins, 12291 film resins, disposable shopping bags
Sustainable bioplastics manufacturer Cereplast has signed a distribution agreement with Albis Plastic in Germany to supply Cereplast bioplastic resins to the UK and Ireland. The company said it has shipped the first purchase order to ...
Jomar Corporation in the US has announced the development of a new ‘CR’ series for processing conventional resins such as HDPE, LDPE, PP, PS, and other standard grades. According to the company, the CR versions are ideal for ...
Tags: Resin Processing, Machines, injection blow molding machinery
US-based bioscience social enterprise Green Dot has developed a bioplastic which is a better alternative to the petroleum based elastomeric packaging materials, which will be showcased on 28-31 October at Pack Expo 2012 in Chicago. Green ...
Tags: Compostable Elastomeric Bioplastic, Packaging Applications, bio-resins
Perstorp has announced that during the second half of 2012, a new and extended distribution agreement was signed between Perstorp AB and Grupo M.Cassab. Besides its role as distributor for Perstorp's range of Caprolactones in the ...
Tags: Grupo M.Cassab, Perstorp, building blocks, coatings and coalescing agents
The American Coatings Association (ACA) has announced that Dr. Dean Webster, chair of the Coatings and Polymeric Materials Department at North Dakota State University (NDSU), will deliver the Mattiello Memorial Lecture at its CoatingsTech ...
Tags: Eastman Chemical Company, Dean Webster, ACA, CoatingsTech Conference
Cytec Industries Inc. will be participating in the upcoming "Parquet & Furniture Coatings" conference organized by Vincentz Network. Bud Equi, Technology Director for the Crosslinker Business Team in the Cytec Coatings Resins Group, will ...
Tags: Cytec, wood coatings, Parquet and Furniture Coatings Conference
OMNOVA Solutions unveiled its new PLIOTEC HDT 12 binder designed for the formulation of anticorrosion paint. OMNOVA Solutions' Hydrophobic Dispersion Technology (HDT), provides adhesion and water resistance properties, making PLIOTEC HDT 12 ...
Tags: OMNOVA, formulation, anticorrosion paint
The Lubrizol, a specialty chemical company, has entered into an agreement to acquire Spain-based Lipotec, a developer of personal care ingredients. Under the agreement, Lipotec will take over cosmetic active ingredients business and its ...
Tags: personal care ingredients, personal care products and pharmaceuticals
Manufacturer of pharmaceutical and food packaging machinery ORICS has collaborated with Spartech Packaging Technologies, a subsidiary of Spartech, to provide a food packaging technology, 1-Seal. The new 1-Seal is a re-sealable packaging ...
Tags: pharmaceutical and food packaging, food packaging technology
Styron plans to increase polycarbonate prices in Europe by Eur230/mt ($294/mt) in December due to squeezed margins, it said in a statement Wednesday. "Following the elevation in costs of the key raw materials associated with the ...
Kaneka has unveiled KANEKA KanCapA, a new protein A chromatography resin to purify therapeutic antibodies. Protein A chromatography resin is widely used to produce antibodies due to its high affinity and excellent selectivity for ...
The PET Resin Association (PETRA) has unveiled a recyclability assessment model that includes testing and evaluation criteria for special-use and innovative resins having a low market presence. The company's officials say their ...