Materials

Medical

Medical-Grade Antistatic Masterbatch for PE Films

Material reportedly efficiently empties powder from packaging materials.  

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sustainability

Biobased Mold Release for PP Automotive Formulations

      Palsgaard’s Einar 201 was developed to help automotive compounders enhance the sustainability of PP formulations for class ‘A’ mold release.    

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Materials

Ravago Buys Controlling Interest in M. Holland

M. Holland to continue as independent subsidiary of Ravago.  

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Materials

Rotomolding PEs Offer Better UV Performance

New grades engineered to offer a UV20 rating to help enhance long-term weatherability.   

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PS Prices Plunge, Others Appear to Be Bottoming Out

PS prices to see significant drop, with some potential for a modest downward path for others. 

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Packaging

Avantium and SCGC Partner to Scale-Up CO2- Based Polymers to Pilot Plant

SCGC will use Avantium’s Volta Technology which uses electrochemistry to convert CO2 to chemical building blocks such as glycolic acid which combined with lactic acid make carbon-negative PLGA.

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UPM Biochemicals and Selenis Form Strategic Alliance to Develop Sustainable PETG

Partnership to develop PETG made from renewable, sustainably sourced forest biomass for use in a variety of packaging applications  

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How to Optimize Injection Molding of PHA and PHA/PLA Blends

Here are processing guidelines aimed at both getting the PHA resin into the process without degrading it, and reducing residence time at melt temperatures.

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Materials

More Sustainable Two-Component Overmolding

Swedish compounders HEXPOL TPE AB and Polykemi AB have collaborated on a 2K sustainable development project for consumer products.

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SABIC Gets 2023 ACC Sustainability Leadership Award

The award is for circularity achievements with ocean bound plastic-based solutions.

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