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1. Desktop Metal Completes Acquisition Of EnvisionTEC, Entering Market For Volume Production Polymer Additive Manufacturing 2/17/2021

   Desktop Metal, Inc., a leader in mass production and turnkey additive manufacturing solutions, today announced it has completed the previously announced acquisition of EnvisionTEC, a leading global provider of volume production photopolymer 3D printing solutions for end-use parts

2. Recycled Plastics Qualify As Feedstock, But The Leap Forward Is Still Ahead 2/9/2021

   The current quality of recycled plastic bottles and flacons (PE and PP) is well-suited for various non-food applications

3. Interfacial Launches Highly Filled, Proprietary Polymer Masterbatches In Partnership With NAGASE Specialty Materials 2/5/2021

   Interfacial Consultants ("Interfacial"), a Wisconsin-based innovator in advanced materials, has recently released two disruptive, highly filled masterbatch technologies, to be distributed by its sister company NAGASE Specialty Materials ("NSM")

4. INEOS Styrolution And Polystyvert Establish Joint Development Agreement Aimed At Advancing A Circular Economy For Polystyrene 2/2/2021

   Patented advanced recycling technology offers a unique approach to achieving high quality recycled polystyrene

5. Hengyi Industries Selects Univation’s UNIPOL PE Technology For New Polyethylene Project In Palau Muara Besar, Brunei 2/1/2021

   Hengyi Industries Sdn. Bhd., has selected Univation Technologies’ UNIPOL PE Process for its world-scale 600,000 TPY polyethylene (PE) plant to be located in Palau Muara Besar, Brunei

6. ICIS Launches The Recycling Supply Tracker To Increase Visibility In The Global Plastic Market 2/1/2021

   With demand currently outstripping supply, particularly for food grade packaging plastics, many FMCGs, manufacturers and converters are finding sourcing the feedstock they require to hit regulatory and sustainability goals challenging

7. SK Global Chemical And Brightmark Partner To Take The Lead In Circular Economy Of Plastic 1/28/2021

   SK Global Chemical, a global petrochemical company in South Korea, and Brightmark, the global waste solutions provider, today announced the two sides have signed a memorandum of understanding to create a partnership that aims to take the lead in the circular economy of plastic by construction of a commercial scale plastics renewal plant in South Korea

8. A Mild Way To Upcycle Plastics Used In Bottles Into Fuel And Other High-Value Products 1/27/2021

   Plastic is ubiquitous in people’s lives. Yet, when plastic-containing items have fulfilled their missions, only a small amount is recycled into new products, which are often of lower quality compared to the original material. And, transforming this waste into high-value chemicals requires substantial energy

9. Chirik Discovers ‘Transformative’ Route To Recyclable Plastics 1/25/2021

   As the planet’s burden of rubber and plastic rises unabated, scientists look to the promise of closed-loop recycling to reduce trash. Researchers from Princeton University’s Department of Chemistry have discovered a potentially game-changing new molecule with vast implications for fulfilling that promise

10. Dow, Liby And LOVERE Ink MoU To Advance Sustainability In Packaging Agenda 1/20/2021

    Dow (NYSE: DOW), Liby, a leading laundry brand in China, and LOVERE, an internet environmental tech company, has signed a strategic three-way Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to address plastic packaging waste and promote a circular plastics economy in China.