polyolefins
In Sustainable Packaging, the Word is ‘Monomaterial’
In both flexible and rigid packaging, the trend is to replace multimaterial laminates, coextrusions and “composites” with single-material structures, usually based on PE or PP. Nonpackaging applications are following suit.
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Cross-Linkable Formulations for Photovoltaic Cables
Avient’s Eccoh XL 8148 PE-based formulations support the rising need for solar power generation.
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Large-Format “Cold” 3D Printing With Polypropylene and Polyethylene
Israeli startup Largix has developed a production solution that can 3D print PP and PE without melting them. Its first test? Custom tanks for chemical storage.
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Large Underwater Pelletizer Debuts
MAAG Group presented a larger Pearlo underwater pelletizer.
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Association of Plastics Recyclers Recognizes Cavitated PE Technology
Void Technologies’ VO+ PE Masterbatch Technology Achieves Critical Guidance Recognition
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New Entrant Heartland Polymers Stepping up as Reliable Supplier
Heartland Polymers’ new Alberta, Canada facility will produce 525 KTA propylene and 525 KTA polypropylene. It is expected to stabilize supply chains across the continent.
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Waste Plastics Must D-I-E
New research publications describe dehydrogenation, isomerization, ethenolysis as a pathway for polyethylene recycling.
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Sorting Mixed Plastics by Color and Type
Steinert will demonstrate plastic sorting technology at K 2022.
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Swag Bags for Chicago Marathon Will Be Recyclable AND Biodegradable
Polymateria will debut bags made from their self-destructing Lyfecycle product at the competition.
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