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Chevron Phillips Chemical Successfully Completes First U.S. Commercial Scale Production Of Circular Polyethylene From Recycled Mixed-Waste Plastics
10/8/2020
Chevron Phillips Chemical (CPChem) today announced success in its first commercial scale production of polyethylene using advanced recycling technology. This press release features multimedia.
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ADM And Spiber To Partner On Production Of Innovative Biobased Polymers
10/5/2020
ADM and Spiber Inc. (Spiber) today announced an agreement to expand the production of Spiber’s innovative Brewed Protein polymers for use in apparel and other consumer products.
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JasonMould Updates Automatic Plastic Injection Molding Product Line
10/3/2020
JasonMould, a leading China plastic injection molding manufacturer, today announced that it is updating its line of machines for robotics and automatic plastic injection manufacturing.
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LyondellBasell And Sasol Form Integrated Polyethylene Joint Venture
10/2/2020
LyondellBasell and Sasol today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement to form a 50/50 joint venture (JV) through which LyondellBasell will acquire 50 percent of Sasol’s 1.5 MM ton ethane cracker, 0.9 MM ton low and linear-low density polyethylene plants and associated infrastructure for a total consideration of US$2B
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Scraps To Synthetics
10/1/2020
A new type of plastic made of reclaimed waste readily degrades in less than a year. The substance that will soon serve to manufacture and break down mainly disposable products in an ecofriendly way goes by the name of polyhydroxybutyrate.
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SABIC Deepens Collaboration With Brückner To Encourage Circular Material Use In Film Manufacturing
9/29/2020
SABIC, a global leader in diversified chemicals, is pleased to announce its recent collaboration with a leader in film manufacturing technologies, Brückner Maschinenbau. This industry-leading innovation combines SABIC’s certified circular BOPP and BOPE materials with Brückner’s world leading manufacturing technology for flexible packaging.
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Shin-Etsu Chemical Has Developed An Epoch-Making Type Of Molding Silicone Rubber That Does Not Require Post Cure
9/28/2020
In addition to its already being marketed liquid silicone rubber form, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Tokyo, President, Yasuhiko Saitoh) has now developed a molding silicone rubber that also does not require post cure in its millable form.
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Corbion And Total To Build First World-Scale PLA Plant In Europe
9/24/2020
Corbion and Total today announced their intention to build a new PLA bioplastics plant in Europe through their Total Corbion PLA joint venture. The plant is expected to have a capacity of 100,000 tons per annum, being the first world-scale PLA production facility in Europe.
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Borealis Launches The Bornewables Portfolio Of Circular, Premium Polyolefins
9/18/2020
Borealis announces the launch of the Bornewables, a new portfolio of circular polyolefin products. Produced with renewable feedstock derived entirely from waste and residue streams, these premium polyolefins offer the same material performance as virgin polyolefins, yet with a reduced carbon footprint.
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Polyplastics To Expand Production Capacity Of TOPAS Cyclic Olefin Copolymer (COC)
9/17/2020
Polyplastics has announced plans to construct a cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) production facility in Leuna, Germany to meet the growing global demand for its TOPAS COC polymers