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More And More Plastics Manufacturers Rely On GEA Separators In The Production Of Polycarbonates
11/12/2020
Everyone encounters them every day: products made of polycarbonate can be found as eyeglass lenses, car headlights, glass pane replacements or Lego building blocks
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Momentive Announces $13M Investment In Italy To Serve European Polyurethane Foam Industry
11/11/2020
Momentive Performance Materials Inc. (“Momentive”), today announced it will invest $13M for the expansion of its existing Termoli (Italy) plant to create a state-of-the-art manufacturing hub for its Niax polyurethane additives
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LyondellBasell Grants 450 KTA Hostalen ACP License To Hengyi Industries SDN BHD
11/10/2020
LyondellBasell, the world’s largest licensor of polyolefin technologies, today announced that Hengyi Industries SDN BHD (Hengyi) will use the LyondellBasell Hostalen “Advanced Cascade Process” (Hostalen ACP) technology for a new facility
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Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials Commercializes The World's Strongest Injection Moldable Polymer Compounds
11/10/2020
As the leading manufacturer of high-performance thermoplastics, Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials, (MCAM) has been perfecting its KyronMAX® platform since 2014. KyronMAX® polymers are now 20% lighter and 20-50% stronger, exhibiting tensile strengths above 61,000 psi (420 MPa) and modulus above 6,300,000 psi (43.5 GPa)
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BGN Technologies Announces Research Collaboration With ECOIBÉRIA For Biodegradation Of Plastic
11/4/2020
BGN Technologies, the technology transfer company of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), announced today that it had signed a research collaboration agreement with ECOIBÉRIA in the field of plastic recycling by bacteria, based on research from the team of Prof. Ariel Kushmaro and Prof. Alex Sivan, both from the Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology and Avram and Stella Goldstein-Goren Department of Biotechnology Engineering at BGU
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Lubrizol And Grasim Industries Limited Partner For India’s Largest CPVC Resin Plant
10/30/2020
To meet growing demand for chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) pipe and fittings in India, Lubrizol Advanced Materials, a global specialty chemical leader and the market leader for CPVC, and Grasim Industries Limited, a flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, have entered into a definitive agreement to manufacture and supply CPVC resin in India
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Aliplast And Nextchem Team Up For Plastics Recycling
10/29/2020
Maire Tecnimont S.P.A. and Hera Group announce today the signing of a strategic agreement between Aliplast, Hera Group’s subsidiary for the collection, recycling and conversion of plastics, and NextChem, Maire Tecnimont Group’s company for the development of projects and technologies for the energy transition
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Amur GCC, LLC Selects Univation’s UNIPOL PE Technology For New Multi-Line Polyethylene Project
10/28/2020
Amur Gas Chemical Complex, LLC (“AGCC”), the project being implemented by SIBUR, the largest integrated petrochemicals company in Russia, has selected Univation Technologies’ UNIPOL PE Process for three world-scale PE reactor lines
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Sound Seal Launches Poly-Coustix® Acoustical Polyester Line
10/28/2020
Sound Seal, a leading manufacturer of noise control products serving the industrial, architectural, commercial and construction industries, announced today the introduction of Poly-Coustix®, a new line of contemporary polyester acoustical products
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Gantrade And Tiarco-RST Collaborate To Offer Tiarco-RST Products For Emulsion Polymer Applications
10/28/2020
Gantrade and Tiarco-RST are pleased to announce a partnership to provide products and technical solutions for emulsion polymer producers and manufacturers of paints, coatings and related emulsion products