Commodity Resins
Advanced Plastomers for Production of PE-Based Sealant Resins
Nova Chemicals’ new Astute products are suitable for a broad range of applications including food packaging, heavy-duty sacks and e-commerce.
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Prices Flat for PE; Down for PP, PS, PVC; Up for PET
Prices for both polyolefins and PS seemed to be bottoming out as production rates were lowered.
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SABIC in Value Chain Partnership with Jinming Machinery and Bolsas to Foster Innovative Flexible Film Packaging
This collaboration is expected to secure the development of a robust applications pipeline based on current and future trends.
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PP from Renewable Raw Materials as a Drop-In Solution with CO2 Advantage
Illig, LyondellBasell, Fernholz and Neste have demonstrates this with production of yogurt cups from PP with a measurable renewable content.
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ChevronPhillips Chemical and QatarEnergy to Built Integrated PE Plant
This polymer facility will produce Marlex HDPE for durable goods such as pipe for natural gas and water delivery and recreational products such as kayaks and coolers.
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Graphene-Infused LLDPE Composites for Rotomolding
Lyten’s new graphene-infusion LLDPE composites being explored for a range of applications where they can replace other plastics and even metals.
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Mechanically and/or Chemically Recycled Polylefins Debut at K2022
ExxonMobil, Nova Chemicals and Braskem are among the latest polyolefin suppliers that are developing such new resin portfolios.
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LanzaTech Develops Specialized Biocatalysts to Produces Ethylene from CO2 in a Continuous Process
This ‘breakthrough discovery replaces the barrel with synthetic biology, addressing one of the chemical industry’s largest carbon emitters.
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Insight Polymers Expands Advanced Compounding Facilities
New twin-screw extrusion line further expands high temperature process capabilities and a configuration of screw elements that enables reactive extrusion.
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