NEWS
Biobased PEF Bottle Aimed at Substituting Conventional PET
Avantium teams up with major beverage producers to make PEF bottles.
PUBLISHED: 5/28/2020
Covestro and Neste Collaboration Underway for Renewable PC Raw Materials
Strategic cooperation between Covestro and Neste aimed at replacing a significant portion of fossil raw materials used in polycarbonate resins.
PUBLISHED: 5/28/2020
Encina Turning Plastic Waste Into Renewable Base Chemicals and Fuels
Encina’s initial U.S. facility will implement the proprietary technology to produce the valuable renewable chemicals and can take plastic in varying conditions – from post-consumer, mixed plastics to ocean plastics.
PUBLISHED: 5/27/2020
Garner Industries Adds Injection Molding Machine
The Nebraska-based customer manufacturer added a 400-ton Toyo press, its second new machine addition of 2020.
PUBLISHED: 5/27/2020
Brentwood Plastics Providing PPE Materials During Coronavirus Crisis
Brentwood’s is supplying PE film generally used for packaging and other applications for making impermeabile isolation gowns for healthcare worker in the fight against COVID-19.
PUBLISHED: 5/27/2020
Engineered Polyolefins Compounder Mytex Polymers Plans Expansion
Mytex Polymers has opted to invest in expanding capacity at its Georgia facility to meet demand for long glass fiber PP compounds.
PUBLISHED: 5/27/2020
3D Printing Providing Opportunities During COVID-19
A look at two companies working on 3D-printed PPE equipment.
PUBLISHED: 5/26/2020
North American Plastics Machinery Shipments Contract in First Quarter
Impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, overall shipments decreased by nearly 20%, while extrusion business and exports expanded, according to the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS).
PUBLISHED: 5/26/2020
M. Holland to Distribute Braskem Polypropylene Filament for 3D Printing Applications
M. Holland will exclusively distribute Braskem’s high-performing polypropylene to support its clients with prototype and applications development.
PUBLISHED: 5/22/2020
Toray Industries’ high tensile modulus carbon fiber thermoplastic pellets said to be optimized for injection molding of complex, rigid and lightweight parts.
