Materials

Additives

MITO Materials Raises Funding for Graphene Additive Technology

MITO’s additives said to enhance fiber-reinforced composites and thermoplastics up to 135% beyond standard performance metrics.  

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PureCycle Announces $250 Million Investment

Company on schedule with its first plant and construction startup of second.

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LFT-PP Made of Regenerated Cellulose

Polyplastics’ new eco-friendly Plastron LFT boasts weight reduction and mechanical strength.  

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Additives

The Compound Company Acquires ExxonMobil's Exxelor Polymers

The chemically modified Exxelor polyolefin and elastomer based resins are used as impact modifiers and compatibilizers to enhance the performance of engineering thermoplastics and other polymers.  

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polyolefins

Revolution Gets First-of-its-Kind LNO for Food-Contact PCR-LLDPE

The company’s PCR can be used at content levels up to 100% in the manufacture of food-contact articles for all food types under nearly all conditions of use.  

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Closed Loop Partners Leads Consortium of Investors in Acquiring Sims Municipal Recycling (SMR)

SMR manages several municipal recycling programs including the largest municipal recycling contract in North America-NYC’s contract.  

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ExxonMobil Completes First Commercial Sale of Certified Circular Polymers

Berry Global is the company’s first customer of resins based on ExxonMobil’s Exxtend advanced recycling of plastic waste technology.

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resin pricing

Prices Firm for Polyolefins, PS and PET

PVC prices have the weakest outlook among commodity resins.

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Novel LLDPEs Enable Films that Are 'Ahead of Their Time'

ExxonMobil’s new Exceed XP 7 series boasts remarkable mechanical performance combined with low density and fractional melt index.  

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Long Fiber Composites Based on Nylon Reclaimed from End-of-Life Fishing Nets

Avient’s new Compl膿t R long fiber-reinforced composites incorporate nylon 6 PCR from discarded fishing nets.  

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Process Cooling