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Due to the growing awareness for a more circular economy, the industry is now on a constant lookout for renewable feedstocks and recycling solutions.

Biobased additives and polymers are being increasingly used now but there is still scope for improvement for their use in demanding applications and there is a need to find new solutions for end-of-life challenges.

Recycling of plastics is the need of the hour and researchers and companies alike are investing their time for new ways of recycling, like using NIR-sortable additives and masterbatches or using more recycled content in the polymers.

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Apr 16, 2024 | Industry News

OQ Chemicals and Röhm Completes Propel Project Infrastructure at Bay City Site

OQ Chemicals has achieved mechanical completion in its ‘Propel’ project, short for ‘Propyls Elevated’, at its Bay City, TX, production site. This project is a crucial part of OQ Chemicals’...

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Apr 16, 2024 | Industry News

Researchers Create Recyclable Plastic from Carbon Dioxide and Lignin

FAMU-FSU College of Engineering researchers have created a potential alternative to traditional petroleum-based plastic that is made from carbon dioxide (CO2) and lignin. These are components of...

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Apr 15, 2024 | Product News

SI Group to Showcase Its Latest Plastic Additives at NPE 2024

SI Group will make its inaugural appearance at NPE 2024. The largest plastics trade show in the Americas, NPE. SI Group’s booth will offer ample meeting space and showcase its latest plastic...

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Apr 12, 2024 | Industry News

Zeon Corporation Signs MOU with Visolis for Bio-isoprene Monomers and SAF

Zeon Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding with Visolis. This MOU advances the commercialization of products, including bio-isoprene monomers and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Zeon...

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Apr 12, 2024 | Product News

Clariant to Display its Latest Portfolio of Sustainable Additives at CHINAPLAS

Clariant to display its latest portfolio of additives, delivering on both efficiency and sustainability at CHINAPLAS. More than 150-thousand professionals are expected to attend CHINAPLAS...

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Apr 11, 2024 | Product News

Avient to Feature Specialty Solutions for Wire and Cable at Wire Düsseldorf

Avient Corporation will showcase its range of specialty solutions for wire and cable applications at Wire Düsseldorf. Avient will highlight its broad portfolio of colorants, functional additives...

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Apr 11, 2024 | Industry News

Emery Oleochemicals to Present on Regulatory Trends in PVC 2024 Conference

Emery Oleochemicals will participate in the PVC 2024 Conference by giving a presentation and showcasing its comprehensive portfolio...

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Apr 10, 2024 | Industry News

Orion Set to Produce Conductive Additives for Batteries at Texas Plant

Orion broke ground on a plant in Texas that will be the only facility in the U.S. producing acetylene-based conductive additives. These additives will be for lithium-ion batteries and other...

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Apr 9, 2024 | Industry News

Avient’s Malmö Site Secures ISCC+ Certification for Healthcare Solutions

Avient Corporation announced that its site in Malmö, Sweden, completed the requirements to receive the ISCC PLUS certification for its Mevopur™ Healthcare Bio-Based Polymer Solutions manufactured on...

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Apr 9, 2024 | Industry News

Mitsui Chemicals to Close Phenol Plant at Its Ichihara Works

Mitsui Chemicals announced that it has decided to close the phenol plant at its Ichihara Works by no later than fiscal 2026. The Mitsui Chemicals Group’s Basic & Green Materials Business Sector...

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