End Markets
Foster Breaks Ground on New Plant Expansion for Medical-Grade Polymers
Strong growth in the medical and pharmaceutical market sectors drives Foster to expand.
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Avantium to Scale-Up Commercialization of PEF
Now with 100% ownership of Synvina, Avantium is creating new avenues for commercializing its YXY technology to challenge PET.
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ExxonMobil and SABIC to Proceed with Olefins/PE Joint Venture
A major 50/50 olefins joint venture project first announced in 2016, by ExxonMobil Chemical and SABIC, has received final environmental regulatory approval.
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Dukane Expands and Strengthens Laser Plastic Welding Offerings Through Acquisition
Acquisition of Oregon Laser Welding Equipment Company’s Blackhawk Technology Group finalized by Dukane.
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LyondellBasell Produces Family of Bio-Based Polyolefins
LBI’s collaboration with Neste marks the first time bio-based PP and bio-based LPDE were produced simultaneously at commercial scale.
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Materials: New LSRs Feature Optical Clarity & Nylon Bonding
Shin-Etsu’s latest are suited to lenses and medical devices.
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DSM Further Strengthens Position in High-Performance Specialty TPEs
DSM is expanding capacity of Arnitel copolyesters by 20%.
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CARBO and PicOnyx Finalize Partnership for Production of M-Tone Black Pigments
M-Tone pigments are a unique family of functional black pigments for the plastics, paints, inks, coatings and adhesives markets.
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Colorants: New System Allows Custom Liquid-Color Matching by Molders
PolyOne and 3M collaborate on quick recipe generation and mixing/dosing of liquid colors for in-house color matching by short-run injection molders.
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Mondi Develops Pouch Made from Post-Consumer Recycled Plastic
Project Proof, an Ellen MacArthur Foundation Pioneer Project led by Mondi, develops a usable pouch prototype containing 20% post-consumer waste.
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