Materials
North America’s First Integrated PDH/PP Plant
Canada’s Heartland Polymers is producing homopolymer PP with random copolymers slated for 2023.
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Avantium Signs Offtake Agreements on PEF with AmBev and LVMH Group
AmBev with use PEF for the bottles of its soft drinks portfolio while LVMH Perfumes & Cosmetics will use PEF for its cosmetics packaging.
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Flame Retardant Synergists for Nylons
Tolsa to highlight advances in its Adins technology for use in nylons used in E/E, automotive, transportation and textile markets.
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Mitsui and Teijin to Develop Biomass-Derived BPA and PC Resins
Mitsui to produce the biomass PBA and Teijin to produce PC using the same BPA.
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Specialty ABS for Extrusion and Thermoforming
Ineos Styrolution’s Novadur E3TZ is suitable for a range of applications including food trays, sanitary applications, and suitcases.
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Nanocarbon Reinforced Masterbatches and Compounds
Modern Dispersions to highlight latest grades of carbon black, graphite, and nanocarbons to boost properties of thermoplastics compounds.
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Genomatica and Aquafil Start Pre-Commercial Plant-Based Nylon 6 Production
Quantities available for evaluation in nylon applications ranging from yarns for textile and carpet to engineering thermoplastics.
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The ‘Natural’ History of Plastics is … well, ‘Circular’
‘Renewable’ and ‘biobased’ are the keywords to many developments in plastics today — which takes us back to the very origin of the plastics industry. How’s that for ‘circularity’? (another keyword today)
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Materials Expert Mike Sepe to Speak at SPE Chicago Seminar in September
Day-and-half meeting Sept. 20-21 features a well-known consultant speaking on materials in design, processing and failure analysis; followed by a half-day of talks on additive manufacturing (3D printing).
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PET-Like Bioplastic from Biomass
Switzerland’s EPFL School of Basic Sciences have developed a biomass derived plastic that is similar to PET.
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