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INTERVIEW “PET is the best and most environmentally kind material for bottle packaging” / Packamama founder and CEO Santiago Navarro talks about his rPET flat-packed wine bottles and global expansion plans	12.04.2023
AMPACET PFAS-free additive for blown film extrusion	20.03.2023
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING 3D printing with increased focus on sustainability / Parts optimisation applications on the rise / Healthcare sector offers large market potential – Sculpteo, Wohlers reports	15.12.2022
MEDICAL DEVICES Global market disruptions burden industry / New medtech supplier from remaining Benvic companies / Sustainability at the fore for PPE, surgical instruments	28.11.2022
SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING Push for circular economy drives shifts in packaging / Food-contact developments continue / Reusable beer cup a “game changer”?	04.10.2022
AVIENT TPE grade with FDA-reviewed PCR content / Food-contact applications	31.03.2022
BISPHENOL A FDA under pressure as Europe moves to revise TDI for BPA / Critics claim Americans are “overexposed”	02.02.2022
BISPHENOL A EFSA revisits proposals for BPA use in food packaging / New guidance would slash tolerable intake levels 100,000-fold	27.01.2022
STARLINGER PET bottle-to-bottle reclaim line for Thailand's EcoBlue / Unit to be part of new facility	02.08.2021
MATRIX PLASTICS Creation of medical compounding unit to meet rising demand for equipment	09.11.2020
PLASTIX Partnership with US nanotechnology specialist Titan Bioplastics to boost uptake of recycled plastics in Europe	30.07.2020
GERRESHEIMER New pharma packaging plant opens in China / Second site in India	19.12.2019
KANEKA Plans to speed up expansion of biodegradable polymer / Food contact approvals granted in EU, USA and Japan	30.10.2019
TER PLASTICS New distribution partners in Europe / Styrenic copolymers and PC blends for Iberia and France	24.10.2019
RTP Conductive masterbatches launched / For environments prone to electrostatic discharge	24.09.2019
MERCOSUR Trading bloc updates plastic additives regulations / Close alignment with EU rules	10.09.2019
3D PRINTING Global 3D printing materials market for healthcare set to skyrocket / Scarcity of compliant materials a challenge / Design influences print time and cost of parts / Frost & Sullivan and Wohlers reports	17.07.2019
PERSTORP Launch of renewable version of “Pevalen” non-phthalate plasticiser / Up to 40% renewable content initially	10.07.2019
SOLVAY PARA rod stock from Drake Medical Plastics / Alternative to prototype tooling for single-use medical devices	26.06.2019
PERSTORP FDA food contact approval for non-phthalate PVC plasticiser "Pevalen" / Significant expansion of production capacity	25.06.2019
SABIC Compounded resins from chemically recycled PET bottles launched / Higher-value PBT materials with enhanced properties	13.06.2019
DISPOSABLE GLOVES Health and safety awareness drives global demand / Vinyl market to grow by 7.9% per year to 2025 / Grand View Research report	18.03.2019
POLYPLASTICS Launch of PBT resin for automotive applications / POM series for drug-contact applications in medical market	31.01.2019
OMYA Calcium carbonate product for biopolymers such as PLA / Food-contact applications	28.01.2019
LOOP INDUSTRIES Multi-year rPET supply agreements with Coca-Cola and PepsiCo / Chemical recycler's net loss widens in H1 2018	06.12.2018