Aug 4, 2020 | Industry News
The Government of Jembrana Regency, in Northwest Bali, has commemorated the ground-breaking for a new waste processing facility. It is a key milestone in effectively eliminating plastic waste...
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Aug 3, 2020 | Industry News
First Graphene has announced that they will collaborate with experts at the University of Warwick on a PhD Project to unlock the potential of graphene in thermoplastic systems. Using graphene as an...
Jul 31, 2020 | Industry News
University of Delaware receives $11.65 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to establish the Center for Plastics Innovation (CPI). CPI is one of the six new Energy Frontier Research...
The global specialty chemicals market size is expected to reach USD 844.2 billion by 2027 expanding at a CAGR of 3.7% over the forecast period. Higher performance achieved by the application of...
Jul 30, 2020 | Industry News
Ashland has announced a definitive agreement to sell the company’s maleic anhydride business and manufacturing facility in Neal, West Virginia to AOC Materials for $100 million. Maleic anhydride is...
P. E. Schall GmbH & Co. KG have decided to postpone the 27th Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing to 2021. The next industry highlight covering all aspects of plastics processing...
Vynova has started up a new installation at its Tessenderlo (Belgium) site that uses residual heat for the production of steam. Vynova produces various basic chemicals in Tessenderlo, including...
Jul 29, 2020 | Industry News
INVISTA Nylon Chemicals (China) held a groundbreaking ceremony in Shanghai to officially mark the start of construction on its 400,000-ton/year adiponitrile (ADN) plant. The investment will help...
Jul 28, 2020 | Industry News
MIT chemists have developed a way to modify thermoset plastics with a chemical linker that makes the materials much easier to break down, but still allows them to retain the mechanical strength that...
SK Capital Partners has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the specialty polymers business from Baker Hughes. The specialty polymers business produces specialty low molecular weight olefin...