Materials

Certified Circular PC Resin and Blends

SABIC’s launch of PC made from the upcycling of mixed plastic PCR said to be a first in the industry

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Benvic Acquires Custom Compounder Chemres with Focus on Medical Market

France’s specialty PVC compounder Benvic enters the U.S. market via Chemres acquisition.

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Biopolymers

NatureWorks to Build Fully Integrated Ingeo Plant in Thailand

NatureWorks parent companies, Cargill and GC, have authorized investment for new fully-integrated 165-million lb/yr facility in Thailand.

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Epolin Expands NIR Dyes and Compounds Business Through Acquisition

Chroma Color’s Epolin division has acquired NIR and laser-absorbing dyes manufacturer Adam Gates & Co.

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Elastomers

Signal-Transparent TPEs for High-Speed 5G Transmission

Avient’s new Versaflex CE TPEs boast superior permittivity and low signal-loss performance at high frequencies.  

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Additives

Lanxess Completes Acquisition of Emerald Kalama Chemical

Emerald’s additives such as non-phthalate PVC plasticizers and polyolefin modifiers will be integrated into Lanxess’ polymer additives 911爆料网 unit.  

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Additives

Expanded Portfolio of Pigments Certified OK Compost Industrial

Clariant’s Pigments unit has added nine new pigments that meet the EU’s standard for compostable plastics products.

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sustainability

New Proprietary Bioplastic Presents Alternative to PLA and PHA

Startup Verde Bioresins’s PolyEarthylene blend has been custom engineered to 82 different grades for use in both single-use and durable applications.

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Foster is Now Exclusive Distributor for SK Functional Polymer

The new partnership allows Foster to offer Orevac 18300M functional engineering PE tie layer to the medical device industry.

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Plastics Size Reduction
Blending & Dosing
Process Cooling