Lilli Manolis Sherman

Lilli Manolis Sherman Contributing Editor

Medical

Eastman Collaborates with Rotuba to Make Face Shields for Coronavirus Pandemic Frontliners

Eastman’s high-molecular-weight cellulose acetate CA-398-30 boasts excellent physical and optical properties for molded items such as the Rotuba face shields in the fight against COVID-19.

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Packaging

Amcor Develops Stock PET Bottles Well-Suited to E-Commerce

Amcor’s OmniPack bottles meet co-packer demands of ecommerce-ready packaging.

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Dow to Throttle Back PE Production in the Americas

Dow is idling three PE plants and two elastomer plants to address supply/demand imbalance, exacerbated by the coronavirus impact/

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polyolefins

Tooling Tech Supplied Thermoform Tooling for Hospital Bed Production in Support of Coronavirus Relief

Tooling Tech was able to go from design to finished tool in less that the two-week delivery requested by Kruger for Emergency & Disaster Relief Beds in the fight against the coronavirus epidemic.

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Medical

Lubrizol Materials and Expertise in Healthcare Support Coronavirus Needs

Specialty TPU manufacturer Lubrizol is helping improve patient outcomes with its materials and expertise in medical equipment and drug products. 

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Commodity Resins

Mitsubishi Chemical America to Acquire Gelest

MCA’s technology platform will be bolstered though acquisition of organic and inorganic hybrid chemicals manufacturer Gelest. 

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sustainability

Bockatech and Westfall Technik Solidify EcoCore Foam Core Technology License Deal

Westfall Technik to promote use of EcoCore PP foam core technology in the U.S. to create new opportunities for more sustainable lightweight single-use and reusable packaging.  

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Additives: Flow Enhancer for Nylons, PPA, PBT and PLA

CAI Performance Additives’ ST-PA9 flow enhancer shown to dramatically increase MFI of nylon, PBT, PPA compounds and looks promising for PLA formulations. 

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Automotive

Additives: VOC Extraction Additive Masterbatch for PP, TPO

CAI Performance Additives LDV-1035T boasts ‘permanent’ removal of VOCs during compounding eliminating odors in filled PP and TPO compounds.

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Commodity Resins

Additive: Non-Nylon Based, Low-Haze Oxygen Scavenger for PET

PolyOne’s ColorMatrix Amosorb 4020G, designed for rigid PET packaging, boasts lower haze and reduced impact on the PET recycle stream.

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Materials: LCPs Designed for Rigors of 5G Cellular Communications, Autonomy

Sumitomo expands portfolio of LCPs with two thermotropic grades with low & consistent dielectric constant, loss tangent at high frequency and more to meet 5G technology evolving requirements. 

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Cryogenic Victrex PEEK Outperforms Fluoropolymers in Oil & Gas Cryogenic Sealing Applications

AEV opts to use Victrec CT polymer for its cryogenic and severe service ball valves due to improved sealing reliability that meet the needs found in compressing and liquefying natural gas.

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Process Cooling
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