Materials
Struktol Appoints New Director of Manufacturing
Jeff Kasper has joined the company, after most recently having worked as plant manager at Valtris Specialty Chemicals
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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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Matte Finish for PET and rPET Molding and Extrusion Applications
Ampacet’s new Modern Matte masterbatches are designed for mono, multilayer extrusion and in standard as well as heavy-wall molding applications.
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Carbon Fiber Reinforced Nylon 12 for Injection Molding
CRP Technology’s new composite is 100% recycled from Windform XT 2.0 IMG industrial 3D printing material.
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Commodity Resin Prices Flat to Lower
Major price correction looms for PP, and lower prices are projected for PE, PS, PVC and PET.
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Intrinsic Viscosity Enhancer for rPET and PET Food-Contact Applications
Nexam’s Nexamite MO2100 rebuilds molecular weight and increases IV to enable upcycling of rPET.
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Polyethylene Innovations Abound for Films, Conduit
Highlights of the 2023 SPE Polyolefins Conference include a novel HDPE for oriented films, high-performance recycled LDPE and LLDPE film resins, and a bimodal HDPE for conduits.
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Solvay Wins 2023 Re|Focus Sustainability Innovation Award
This year’s winner is partially biobased Amodel Bios long-chain PPA.
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TotalEnergies Corbion & Changsu Industrial Aim to Advance Adoption of Biobased BOPLA Films
The collaborators will work to develop and promote applications of biaxially oriented PLA.
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CJ Biomaterials Teams with Dongil Platech to Develop PLA/aPHA Drinking Straw
This is said to be the first bioplastic straw based on PLA and amorphous PHA.
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