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  1. Celanese Announces GUR Capacity Expansion At Bishop, Texas Engineered Materials Manufacturing Facility 10/23/2020

    Celanese Corporation, a global chemical and specialty materials company, today announced the addition of a new GUR ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMW-PE) production line at its Bishop, Texas manufacturing facility to support the significant growth in its high-value GUR engineered materials portfolio

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.