Apr 10, 2019 | Industry News
Researchers in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis have figured out how to feed electricity to microbes to grow truly green, biodegradable plastic. Bose believes that microbially...
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Apr 10, 2019 | Product News
Ampacet has introduced Blue Edge 78, a masterbatch that has been specially formulated to enhance the appearance and functionality of post consumer resins...
Apr 9, 2019 | Industry News
Pinfa (Phosphorous, Inorganic and Nitrogen Flame Retardants Association) and AIMPLAS, the Plastics Technology Center, organized the IV edition of the ‘Fire-retardant Plastics Conference’. Divided...
Apr 8, 2019 | Industry News
Nouryon has started production of a new version of its dibenzoyl peroxide (BPO), Perkadox GB-50, at Los Reyes, Mexico. It is the first dry BPO on the market that does not use the desensitizing agent...
Researchers from different universities are finding a solution to curb marine plastic by using bioplastic or plastic that degrades under water. This could be a solution for situations where plastic...
Apr 5, 2019 | Industry News
Solvay is raising its European capacity of hydroquinone by 20%, enhancing the security of supply on three continents and to meet increasing demand for diphenol inhibitors used as additives by the...
Brenntag has signed an agreement to enter a 51/49 joint venture with Tee Hai Chem Pte Ltd (“TEEHAI”). The company headquartered in Singapore is a strategic market leader in providing supply chain...
Apr 4, 2019 | Industry News
TeraPlast Group has announced TeraPlast Recycling, a company specialized in rigid PVC recycling, following the detachment of TeraPlast SA’s recycling business line. This step resulted from the need...
Anellotech and its joint development partners IFPEN and Axens have processed renewably-sourced aromatics made at Anellotech’s TCat- 8® pilot plant to successfully recover high-purity bio-based...
Apr 3, 2019 | Industry News
Physicists from the University of Sheffield have discovered that when two atomically thin graphene-like materials are placed on top of each other their properties change, and a material with novel...