Materials
Materials
After eight years of leading the company, Rowena Sellens is now stepping down as CEO of British cleantech company Econic Technologies.
The newest film designs developed by Nova Chemicals Corporation have been formulated with post-consumer resin, the company has announced.
A new initiative, launched by BOPET Films Europe and Searious Business, is seeking to address the issue of flexible packaging recyclability.
Carbon negative materials company Origin Materials is going public with Artius Acquisition Inc., a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), in a deal that values the combined company at approximately $1.8 billion.
The $250 million project is expected to open by the end of 2022.
Last year in October, Chevron Phillips Chemical (CPChem) announced that it completed the first commercial-scale production of polyethylene from recycled mixed-waste plastics derived from chemical recycling.
Inspired by the 2015 Paris UN Climate Conference, Lorenz Kunststofftechnik, a family-owned German supplier of BMC, SMC, and CIC thermoset applications, sought to develop a thermoset composite with a lower CO2 footprint.
Investment firm One Rock Capital Partners LLC has made another materials distribution deal, this time acquiring European distributor Distrupol for an undisclosed price.
Ineos Styrolutions and waste management firm Endaver will work together on the plan.
For the first time, Dow’s Agility CE resin, made with 70% recycled plastic is has been selected for a large-scale commercial application.
ExxonMobil has developed a sustainable alternative to EPDM-based glass-run-channel (GRC) weatherseals, the company has announced.
In line with RadiciGroup’s conviction that active engagement in a wide range of international efforts and initiative is a key part of achieving sustainable innovation, the Group’s High Performance Polymers business unit has now joined Pinfa, the Phosphorus, Inorganic and Nitrogen Flame Retardants Association in Europe.
With the introduction of its “LNP Colorcomp WQ117945” compound, a material based on advanced nanotechnology, Sabic can successfully enhance both the performance and the sustainability of today’s PET foams.
Lightweight composites are a key element for the development of electric vehicles and sustainable transport solutions.