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Swiss masterbatch producer Sukano says it has developed an innovative masterbatch that demonstrates a strong antiviral effect on plastic parts made from PET and PA.
Irplast S.p.A., an Italian producer of simultaneously bi-oriented BOPP film, has developed two new S-BOPP film products based on PP polymers from Sabic’s Trucircle portfolio for the manufacture of printed adhesive tapes, wraparound labels and other applications.
NextChem, the Maire Tecnimont Group’s company for green chemistry and energy transition technologies, and its subsidiary MyReplast Industries, have taken a further step towards the goal of setting up a viable recycling business that meets the needs of customers seeking sustainable solutions for their products.
With the launch of several new post-consumer recycled and post-industrial recycled portfolios, Avient Corporation is continuing to respond to industry and consumer demand for more sustainable, eco-friendly products.
Will digitalisation enable Dow Polyurethanes, a business division of Dow, to become more innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable?
R&P Polyplastic, a Russia-based manufacturer of compound materials, has developed and is commercialising a new type of compound for exterior car part applications based on the Tuball graphene nanotubes produced by nanotechnology company OCSiAl.
Hexpol’s Dryflex Green TPE portfolio has been expanded with a number of new grades, the company has announced.
Two Chinese companies and materials supplier Covestro have jointly developed the world’s first full polyurethane 64.2-meter-long wind turbine blade.
Nouryon has revealed the location selected for the construction of the new Expancel expandable microsphere production facility in the US announced last year.
While the figures announced by Borealis for second quarter of 2020 could not be called good, the company nonetheless maintains a positive outlook.
With the introduction of reLIFE, Taghleef joins the growing number of plastics companies developing solutions that support the move from a linear to a more circular economy.
Global chemicals producer Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL) is purchasing Industrie Maurizio Peruzzo Polowat spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością - IMP Polowat - , a PET recycling facility in Poland.
At Covestro’s 2020 Annual General Meeting earlier today, CEO Markus Steilemann had a relatively buoyant message.
At the upcoming VDI Congress "Plastics in Automotive Engineering", which this year will take place online on 28 and 29 July, Covestro is focussing on future mobility with the presentation of a new, premium concept for the car interior that balances innovation with sustainability.