Sep 2, 2020 | Industry News
The U.S. Plastics Pact is launched as part of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s global Plastics Pact network. It is an ambitious initiative to unify diverse public-private stakeholders across the...
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Sep 1, 2020 | Industry News
Covestro has opened up an area of application for the use of CO2 in plastics production. Now foams for the automotive industry can also be produced partly using carbon dioxide instead of fossil raw...
SK Capital has entered into a definitive agreement with Huntsman to purchase approximately 42.5 million of its shares in Venator Materials. SK Capital views Venator as a world class functional and...
Aug 31, 2020 | Industry News
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Ohio State University discovered a new microbial pathway that produces ethylene, providing a potential avenue for...
Aug 28, 2020 | Product News
Avient Corporation has announced the availability of a new light blocking additive technology for PET dairy packaging. This new additive technology helps customers’ packaging products to comply with...
Tosaf Color Service’s new metallic color masterbatches put an end to the previously typical and undesirable streaks and similar surface defects on plastic parts. These masterbatches meet the...
Aug 27, 2020 | Industry News
The purified terephthalic acid (PTA) market in Asia Pacific is anticipated to exceed US$ 132 Bn by 2030 and expand at a CAGR of 8% during the forecast period. China dominated the purified...
Aug 26, 2020 | Industry News
BASF Idemitsu, a joint venture between BASF and Idemitsu Kosan Co., will be closing its 1,4-Butanediol (“BDO”) plant at Chiba, Japan in December 2020. The joint venture agreement between BASF and...
INEOS Styrolution and Recycling Technologies have announced the signing of a JDA to further advance the development of recycling of polystyrene in Europe. This agreement recognizes the commercial...
Aug 25, 2020 | Industry News
Applied Graphene Materials (AGM) signs a distribution agreement with a European chemical distributor Arpadis Benelux NV. The agreement strengthens AGM’s supply position across many of Europe’s...