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Medical

Keter Adapts Production to Manufacture Face Shields for Coronavirus Frontline Workers

In the fight against COVID-19, Keter’s AP Medical has developed a comfortable, reusable and durable face shield  that protects the entire face and eyes, 

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Automotive

Price of PP First to Plunge; PE, PS, PVC, PET Are Next

Coronavirus fallout: Slowing demand, higher resin inventories, low global material prices, plus labor and transportation challenges.

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Medical

Thermoformed Plastics of New England (TPNE) Launches its Own Line of Face Shields to Help in the Fight Against Coronavirus

TPNE’s new FaceShield Plus allows for a high-quality PP headband with replaceable face shields to protect against COVID-19.

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Packaging

100% Recyclable PET Vies to Replace Composite Cans

Ring Container Technologies, Oakland, Tenn., a blow molder of HDPE and PET packaging, announced the first customer for its new SmartCAN, a PET can designed to replace the common composite can with a much more easily recyclable alternative at comparable cost.

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Packaging

Amcor Develops Stock PET Bottles Well-Suited to E-Commerce

Amcor’s OmniPack bottles meet co-packer demands of ecommerce-ready packaging.

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Commodity Resins

Additive: Non-Nylon Based, Low-Haze Oxygen Scavenger for PET

PolyOne’s ColorMatrix Amosorb 4020G, designed for rigid PET packaging, boasts lower haze and reduced impact on the PET recycle stream.

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Packaging

Prices of Volume Resins Flat to Down

Key drivers for the trajectory of resin prices include supply outpacing demand, lower feedstock costs, and uncertainty about coronavirus effects.

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Commodity Resins

Nexam to Supply Diab with Property-Enhancing Nexamite for High-Performance PET Foam

2020-2021 supply agreements between Nexam and Diab further strengthends growth of PET foam cores used by windmill manufacturers. 

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Additives

Additives: Matte Masterbatches for High-Impact, Luxurious Finish PET Molded and Extruded Sheet Products

Ampacet’s Modern Mattes masterbatches for PET boast cost-effective and luxurious matte finish in one step. 

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sustainability

Recycling: Advances in Direct PET Decontamination

The system is an advanced development of the Infrared Rotary Drum used in hundreds of industrial applications. 

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