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polyolefins

NOVA Chemicals Sets Bold ESG Aspirations

Included are 30% of PE sales to come from recycled content by 2030 and expansion of its Advanced Sclairtech product portfolio.  

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DSM’s Biobased Nylon 410 Used in New Stackable Chairs

This is the result of a collaboration with New Zealand’s direct-to-consumer furniture brand noho.

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General Polymers in Binding Buyout Agreement

The company has entered into this agreement for buyout of all remaining equity interest from Michael Kirtley.  

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sustainability

Evonik Invests in Interface Polymer’s Additives for Sustainable Plastics

Interface Polymers’ Polarfin additives shown to simplify to the processing of plastics such as mixtures of PE and PP.  

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SK Chemicals Announces Acquisition of Chemical Recycling Assets

$100 million acquisition will facilitate entry to recycled PET market.

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Sheet Extrusion

OMV Technologies Gets New CEO

Kooper brings 33 years of experience in the industrial and consumer packaging industries to OMV--the closed-loop, turnkey, inline extrusion, thermoforming and tooling systems manufacturer.

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Asahi Kasei Plastics North America Merges with Asahi Kasei Asaclean Americas

  Merged entity to further boost best-in-class manufacturing services.  

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M. Holland Partners with Lavergne to Distribute PCR Engineering Resins

The partnership will allow M. Holland’s clients to access Lavergne’s certified PCR resins with increased supply chain security and pricing stability in North America.

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Automation

ABB to Expand U.S. Production Facility

The automation supplier will invest $20 million to increase production capacity at its 538,000-ft2 North American headquarters and manufacturing facility in Michigan.

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polyolefins

Cellulose Fiber Reinforced PP Targets Automotive

The material is seen as a suitable candidate for use in door module carriers, center consoles, and armrest cores.  

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