Foam PP to Improve Sustainability and Cost
Cost-effective use of PP is a major consideration, but the biggest driver of PP foaming is pursuit of sustainability.
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Launches Sustainable Plastics Initiative
The Foundation’s initiative is designed to help businesses identify sustainable paths to plastics use and harness the full potential of plastics innovation.
Polykemi to Have Compounding Production on Three Continents
By next year, the Swedish company will have started production in the U.S. and China.
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SABIC’s Certified Renewable PP Used in New Coffee Capsules
Delica AG has launched the new more sustainable coffee capsule for use in it proprietary Delizio capsule machines.
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Unimodal HDPE for Blow Molded Bottles Boasts a 'Step Change' in ESCR
ExxonMobil’s new unimodal HDPE is said to represent a big leap in ESCR performance without compromising other properties.
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Tracing the History of Polymeric Materials: Part 6
How the ‘Big 4’ commodity materials came to be.
Tracing the History of Polymeric Materials, Part 3
In this series we delve into a discerning look back into the history of our industry and how we all got here.
Materials: Annealing Tips for Semi-Crystalline Polymers: Part 4
You can forgo the elevated mold temperatures normally recommended for high-performance semi-crystalline materials. But it’s risky and likely to yield parts that under-perform expectations … assuming that they emerge from the annealing process looking anything like the drawing.
Polyethylene Fundamentals: Part 6 of 6
Don’t assume you know everything there is to know about PE because it’s been around so long. Here is yet another example of how the performance of PE is influenced by molecular weight and density.
Part 5 of 6: Fundamentals of Polyethylene
How the development of new catalysts—notably metallocenes—paved the way for the development of material grades never before possible.
Part 4 of 6: Polyethylene Fundamentals
Injection molders of small fuel tanks learned the hard way that a very small difference in density—0.6%—could make a large difference in PE stress-crack resistance.
Performance Polypropylene: New Grades Tackle 'Engineering' Applications & Sustainability
New versions of this ultra-versatile material compete with more expensive ‘engineering’ resins and enhanced sustainability in applications from automotive and E&E to packaging, consumer goods and building construction.
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SABIC Joins Collaborative Scholarship to Enhance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Chemical Industry Workforce
SABIC to sponsor 10 undergraduate students over the next two years.
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Nova Chemicals Surpasses 65% Completion of its Polyolefins Growth Projects in Ontario
With its accelerated timetable Nova Chemicals is targeting 2022 start-up.
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New PP Foam Extrusion Technology
Sulzer Chemtech and Borealis have launched new PP foam extrusion technology said to lower cost and increase efficiency.
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New Industry Guidelines for Recycle Content in Food Packaging
PLASTICS has published the highly-anticipated guidance document.
LDPE and LLDPE Made of 100% PCR
Nova Chemicals has launched its first three 100% PE-PCR resins for flexible film applications.
Scratch-Resistant PP for Complex Interior Automotive Applications
Compounder Polykemi and subsidiary Rondo Plast launch first of new PP-based compound and sustainable variants that boast both high scratch resistance and UV stability.
New to Using Color Concentrates? Follow These Tips to Improve Results
With a focus on highly loaded color concentrates, here is a guide for processors of rigid packaging and building products on how to specify the appropriate colorant for these applications.
#pet #color #polyolefins
Tracing the History of Polymeric Materials: Part 6
How the ‘Big 4’ commodity materials came to be.
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Chemically Recycled EPS Adopted by Leading European Home Appliance Manufacturer
BSH Hausgeräte to use chemically recycled EPS bead from BASF for ‘luxury’ line of dishwashers
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Specialty 50% Recycled Content Copolyester Gets Further Commercial Adoption
Eastman’s Tritan Renew copolyester now used by Italian manufacaturer of water bottles and food storage containers.
Cyclic Olefin Copolymer Earns APR Recognition for Recyclability with HDPE
Polyplastics is developing key data to support industrywide sustainability efforts that will allow companies to confidently use its Topas COC to enhance the performance of recyclable products.
New Liquid and Solid Versions of AA Scavengers for PET Water Bottles
Holland Colours next-generation TasteGuard AA scavenger boasts low dosing, enhanced recyclability of PET.
