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Biopolymers

Grocery Chain Will Transition to PEF for Store Brand Packaging

Polyethylene furanoate fruit juice bottles will be the first application.

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Elastomers

GEON Performance Solutions Buys PolymaxTPE

Combined company aims to be global leader in thermoplastic elastomers.   

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Recycling

Coperion Starts Up Test Center for Optimizing Plastics Recycling

Center will host testing of material handling, extrusion, compounding, pelletizing and deodorization.

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Biopolymers

Bioplastic Manufacturing Company PlantSwitch Completes Early Growth Funding Round

Nextpoint announced a $2 million investment, part of a $7.7 million raise for PlantSwitch, which uses agricultural waste to manufacture plastic.

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Report on ALPLA Group Plants Affirms Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Benefits of PET, HDPE Recycling

Life cycle analysis of production at four plants in Mexico and Germany was conducted by C7-consult.

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Packaging

Long Distance Food Packaging Bag Eliminates Metal to Facilitate Recycling

Aran Group's Premium Flex 2.0 eliminates metalized layer while preventing cracking.

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Blow Molding

Magic Owner Recognized at SPE Blow Molding Conference

Ferruccio Giaccobbe, owner and general manager of Magic in Italy, received the Lifetime Achievement Award for pioneering all-electric blow molding.

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Materials

E-Beam Expands Ohio Facility

Adds 52,000 square feet to Lebanon plant.

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Postconsumer

UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee Holds Third Round of Plastics Treaty Negotiations

Over 1,900 delegates met in Nairobi to discuss treaty provisions aimed at the reduction of plastic pollution.

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EV Chargers Made From Renewable PC

SABIC is enabling Charge Amps to manufacture electric vehicle (EV) chargers with a housing made from certified renewable PC, a first for the industry.  

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Process Cooling