News

Polykemi Invests in its Own U.S. Compounding Plant

Gastonia, N.C. is the location for Polykemi’s plant which could start production of compounds as early as 2022.

Read More
Commodity Resins

OTC Medicine Bottles Made with Less Plastic

With new barrier technology, GSK Consumer Healthcare aims to have transitioned to more sustainable bottles for its Advil portfolio by 2022.

Read More

Inovyn Launches Website for Bio-Attributed PVC

Inovyn’s Biovyn is said to be the world’s first commercially available bio-attributed PVC.

Read More

Arburg Partners With Distribution Partner for Additive Manufacturing Tech in U.S. and Canada

Arburg has reached an agreement with Würth Additive Group to act as a sales partner for its Arburg Plastic Freeforming (APF) additive manufacturing technology.

Read More

BASF Issues Price Increases for Caprolactam, Nylon 6 & Copolymer

Increases reflect tight supply and increased demand.

Read More
Additives

Cimbar Performance Minerals Acquires Tor Minerals

Acquisition expands Cimbar’s offerings in specialty minerals including flame retardants and TiO2.

Read More
sustainability

New Safety Requirements for Granulators, Strand Pelletizers and Dicers

PLASTICS’ Machinery Safety Standards Committee has released a new ANSI/PLASTICS B151.11 standard.  

Read More
sustainability

Ineos Styrolution, Recycling Technologies and Trinseo Reach Milestone in Plans to Build Commercial PS Recycling Plants

Pilot plant to be built next year in the U.K. using Recycling Technologies’ depolymerization solution.

Read More

SimpaTec Opens U.S. Office, Partners With Mold Temperature Control Supplier

The German headquartered provider of 3D CAE software for optimizing part design and injection molding processes has opened an office in Charlotte, N.C. and partnered with Contura MTC.

Read More
Recycling

Pure Loop Expands Service Offering for Customers in North America

  Erema’s subsidiary Pure Loop expands footprint with the delivery of an ISEC evo 302 recycling machine here.

Read More