End Markets

Ineos Nitriles Launches Biobased Acrylonitrile

The company’s Invireo is said to deliver a 90% lower carbon footprint compared to conventionally produced acrylonitrile.

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Packaging

OPINION: Stepping into the Minefield – Again

A major packaging producer defends “mono-material” claims as being “functionally” accurate and true “in spirit” when minute amounts of other materials do not affect recyclability.

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sustainability

Matte Colorless Masterbatch for Gloss Reduction

Ampacet’s Muted Matte PE compound said to deliver cost-effective and sustainable gloss reduction in HDPE and PP multilayer applications.

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Celanese to Unveil Latest Portfolio of Materials for Electric Vehicles

At upcoming Electric Vehicle Symposium, Celanese will showcase prototype of an all-in-1 battery module.  

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Compact Stack Mold for Thin-Wall Packaging

Oerlikon HRSflow says the patent-pending design allows the use of smaller injection molding machines while still promising the high output a stack mold tool.

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sustainability

Certified Post-Consumer Recycled Plastics and Additives

Ascend Circular Polymers’ new Cerene line include nylons 6 and 65, PP, PET and calcium carbonate derived from proprietary carpet recycling process.

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Medical

MGS Acquires Danish Product Design Firm

The Wisconsin based molder, moldmaker and contract manufacturer has acquired design and engineering firm Technolution A/S (Hørsholm, Denmark).

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sustainability

Asahi Kasei and Mitsui to Collaborate on Biomethanol Supply and Procurement Systems

Asahi will use the biomethanol to produce engineering resins such as acetal. 

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Packaging

Change Over High-Output PET Blow/Fill/Cap Lines in Just One Week

Sidel delivered seven new PET bottle formats across two integrated water and soft-drink bottling lines within a week apiece.

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Architectural Mesh Made from Covestro’s Bioattributed PC

Kaynemaile’s new RE8 Architectural Mesh will deliver an ISCC Plus certified sustainable share of up to 88% of its architectural product.

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Plastics Size Reduction