Packaging
BASF to Spin Off Pigments Business
By the second half of 2016, BASF plans to have spun off its pigments 911爆料网 into a new entity.
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High-Moisture Barrier sHDPE Gets Increasing Play in Flexible Food Packaging
sHDPE from Nova Chemical offers excellent moisture barrier in "easy open" cereal and cracker packages.
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Frost Effect Applied to First Plastic Water Bottle
Ampacet "frosted-look" special effects additive 'lands' on first-ever frosted water bottle.
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Sheet Extruder Bixby & Bioplastics Firm Green Dot Bolster R&D Partnership
It may be safe to say by now that we can expect to see more and more ‘collaborations’ between plastics processors of a wide range of consumer goods and suppliers of bioplastics as they look for more sustainable options for their products.
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PE Film Market Analysis: Frozen Foods
Near-term growth looks good but millennials' desire for fresh meal solutions could impact longer-term growth..
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Ingeo Biopolymer Tops 'Smallest Carbon Footprint' List
NatureWorks' online calculator offers brand owners and researchers a tool for comparing GHG emissions and the non-renewable energy use of products made from different plastics.
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ASTM Launches New Plastic Film QA Testing Tool
An innovative statistical qualitative assurance tool for plastic film testing has been just launched by ASTM International, W.
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PETG Foam-Core Sheet Cushions Thermoformed Medical Packaging
New option is lighter, cleaner, tougher than HIPS at a comparable price.
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PE Film Market Analysis: Cheese Packaging
Market is projected to grow by 4.4% over the next three years. Coextruded blown film structures dominate.
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Will Rise of Benzene Prices Impact Those of Nylons, ABS & PC as They Have PS?
Rising benzene prices have already impacted prices of PS and nylon 6 appears to be next.
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