Apr 5, 2021 | Product News
CAI Performance Additives has announced its specialist processing aid for bio-polymers, ST-PA210. It shows low loading for great processing outcomes for PLA, PHA and PBAT and provides no loss in...
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Apr 5, 2021 | Industry News
Perstorp is planning a large-scale production of sustainable methanol from captured carbon dioxide and other residue streams with Project AIR. This could contribute substantially towards a...
Apr 2, 2021 | Industry News
As an end market, building and construction has long been one of the biggest consumers of plastic and polymer composite materials. Applications are diverse, and range from roofing, decks, siding...
Apr 1, 2021 | Product News
Chroma Color has developed ChromaPCRPET, a unique product line explicitly designed for use with recycled materials. ChromaPCRPET allows brand owners to further increase the levels of PCR within...
Mar 31, 2021 | Industry News
Celanese has announced that its Clear Lake, Texas integrated chemical manufacturing facility will begin utilizing recycled CO2 as an alternative feedstock in the production of methanol, a key raw...
A research team has created a high-quality bioplastic from wood byproducts. The researchers say the resulting material shows a high mechanical strength, stability when holding liquids, and UV-light...
Mar 30, 2021 | Industry News
Prof. Jay Mellies and students at Reed have reported on colonies of bacteria that can break down PET. The colonies do not consist of a single species—rather, they are composed of a consortium of...
CHINAPLAS organizer, Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd., grandly held a "CHINAPLAS Shenzhen Kick-off Ceremony". Mr. Stanley Chu, Chairman of Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd., and Mr. Marius Berlemann...
Mar 29, 2021 | Industry News
Business and academic professionals have outlined how the soon-to-be-introduced Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act would stall efforts to address plastic waste in the environment and limit the...
Mar 26, 2021 | Industry News
Clariant Catalysts has opened a new, state-of-the-art R&D center at its “One Clariant Campus” (OCC) in Shanghai. This R&D Center is integrated into the brand new Clariant Innovation Center China...