Jun 11, 2021 | Product News
Avient has announced the launch of a new special-effect masterbatch package that enables production of natural-looking wine corks made of thermoplastic elastomer (TPE). Offered under the Renol™ and...
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Jun 10, 2021 | Industry News
Cargill and HELM are entering into a joint venture, Qore, to help brands replace fossil-based chemistries with bio-based intermediates. QIRA can be used for making spandex and other polyester-based...
Sumitomo Chemical Company has agreed to start studying a possible business alliance with Rever Holdings Corporation, a major Japanese integrated recycling company, to accelerate material recycling...
Jun 9, 2021 | Industry News
An engineering researcher has developed an electrochemical system that converts a greater amount of carbon (CO₂) into valuable products. The team of researchers has designed advanced electrolyzer to...
The global performance minerals additives market is estimated to reach a valuation of USD 72.5 Bn by 2031 and expand at a CAGR of ~5% during the forecast period. Performance minerals additives are...
Jun 8, 2021 | Industry News
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP have managed to embed enzymes in plastics without the enzymes losing their activity in the process. In general, plastics are...
Technip Energies has announced the initiation of an agreement with Agilyx. The collaboration aims to accelerate the implementation of Agilyx’s technology for recycling of post-use polystyrene...
Jun 7, 2021 | Industry News
Bodo Möller Chemie takes over the distribution of Merck’s Surface Solutions for plastic, printing and coating applications for selected customers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, as well as for...
Jun 7, 2021 | Product News
Venator has developed a new liquid pigment masterbatch technology that can be used to whiten recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fibers quickly, cleanly, and efficiently. The new HOMBITAN® LQ...
Jun 4, 2021 | Industry News
Circtec and Birla Carbon have signed a supply agreement for Sustainable Carbonaceous Materials, creating the largest sustainability footprint in the carbon black industry. Through its technical...