Production and Engineering Polymers Standard Themoplastics

CARBIOS French company's recycling technology turns rPTA into PET / Construction of demo plant to start in 2019	01.03.2019
SAINT-GOBAIN Building materials group ceases PVC production / US subsidiary CertainTeed closes its plant	11.02.2019
REPSOL First PP grade for gamma radiation sterilisation	02.01.2019
DSM Thermoplastic copolyester for 3D printing	21.11.2018
CARMEL OLEFINS Launch of PP grades / Automotive and consumer goods applications	22.10.2018
EQUIPOLYMERS New PET for food and beverages uses up to 25% recyclate	17.10.2018
RESEARCH Quantifying a biopolymer's degradation in soil / Microbes convert PBAT into biomass and carbon dioxide / Implications for agricultural films	29.08.2018
EXXONMOBIL “Exceed” XP grade developed for high-performance coextrusion films	15.08.2018
SABIC Expansion of caps and closures portfolio / More sustainability in packaging	13.07.2018
BOREALIS “Quentys” films for solar applications / Production and properties of photovoltaic modules improved	19.06.2018
ORPIC "Luban" PP thermoforming grade launched	24.05.2018
SABIC PP compounds for soft feel in automotive interiors / Three new filaments for 3D printing	16.05.2018
BRASKEM Addition to "Utec" UHMW-PE range worldwide	15.05.2018
EXXONMOBIL “Achieve” advanced PP grade / Suited for automotive parts, rigid packaging and appliances	07.05.2018
TOTAL FDA approves HDPE recycling process / New secondary compounds	26.04.2018
VELOX New SK Chemicals “Ecozen” co-polyester has improved transparency	26.04.2018
BASF New product grade for EPS packaging	04.04.2018
SUKANO Swiss masterbatch group teams up with Omya to produce new voiding agent masterbatches for BOPET and BOPLA	14.03.2018
SABIC PP resins developed for packaging applications / Thinner films enable weight and cost cuts	29.01.2018
SABIC Launch of high melt strength PP / Foaming ability enhances lightweighting	07.12.2017
NOVA CHEMICALS New resin series will "boost productivity" / Melt strength key to new product line	10.11.2017
BOREALIS "Anteo" bimodal LLDPE terpolymer family for flexible packaging / New technology / Better properties than previous metallocene grades / Production initially by Borouge in UAE	30.10.2017
LANXESS Product portfolio expansion / Halogen-free, flame-retardant PBT and PA compounds	20.10.2017
BRASKEM Partnership with A. Schulman to supply bio-based PE for rotomoulding processes	11.10.2017
SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS Recyclable high-barrier polyester launched in partnership with machinery producer Husky	19.09.2017

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