Jan 18, 2019 | Product News
New special-effect liquid colors from Riverdale Global enable manufacturers of packaging and consumer products to enhance shelf appeal and add value while using lower let-downs of colorant than with...
Read more
Ampacet has introduced Seablock 4S, an additive for biaxially-oriented polypropylene film (BOPP) that offers excellent anti-block properties without scuffing as well as consistent low slip...
Jan 17, 2019 | Industry News
The development of renewable bioplastics is progressing, but relatively few are actually being used. Chemical engineering doctoral student Ping Wang has produced a plastic based on indole, a heavier...
Jan 17, 2019 | Product News
Wanhua & BorsodChem group will represent at Polyurethanex exhibition on raw materials, equipment and technologies for polyurethane at the Expocentre Fairgrounds, in the center of Moscow, Russia. The...
Jan 16, 2019 | Product News
Ampacet has introduced FauxFoil™ masterbatches, an innovative technology for molded thermoplastics that offers a total lower cost alternative to metallization and coating processes and mimics the...
Jan 16, 2019 | Industry News
Graphene nanotubes are being used to improve abrasion resistance of the rubber stator by 20% and increase tensile modulus by 30%, resulting in a shortened drilling cycle, reduced energy consumption...
Jan 15, 2019 | Industry News
INEOS Oxide and Wilmar have announced that they have closed the acquisition by INEOS of the Wilmar Ethoxylation plant in Lavéra, France. INEOS Oxide will acquire the Lavéra ethoxylation production...
Birla Carbon has been awarded a Gold level rating for being the sustainable and dynamic global carbon black manufacturer, for the third consecutive year by EcoVadis. With a score of 71%, Birla...
Jan 14, 2019 | Industry News
Climate protection is firmly embedded in BASF’s new corporate strategy. A central goal of this strategy is to achieve CO2-neutral growth until 2030. To accomplish this, BASF is continuously...
University of Nottingham researchers have developed 100 percent biodegradable and edible food packaging made from plant carbohydrates and proteins to replace polluting plastic materials and improve...