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  1. Borealis Launches Polypropylene Compound Portfolio With Post-Consumer Recycled Content 5/26/2021

    Borealis, a leading provider of innovative solutions in the fields of polyolefins, base chemicals and fertilizers, announces the launch of a new portfolio of polypropylene compound grades composed of post-consumer recycled (PCR) and virgin content conceived for interior, exterior and under-the-bonnet (UTB) automotive applications

  2. Toray Advanced Composites Announce Expanded Thermoplastic Composites Capability With High Heat Press 5/19/2021

    Toray Advanced Composites announce the expansion of their thermoplastic composite material capabilities for high-performance applications, with the introduction of a next-generation high heat laminate press at their Nijverdal (The Netherlands) facility

  3. Gruppo Maip To Distribute Eastman Tritan Copolyester And Trēva Engineering Bioplastic In Europe 5/13/2021

    Gruppo Maip, a leading international plastics formulator and compound producer based in Turin, Italy, has become an official European distributor of Eastman Tritan HM glass-filled copolyester and Trēva engineering bioplastic

  4. Trinseo Offers Recycled Polystyrene Via Dissolution Technology 5/10/2021

    Trinseo, a global materials company and manufacturer of plastics, latex binders and synthetic rubber recently commercialized its recycled polystyrene (PS) from dissolution technology and is offering a new material using this process -- STYRON CO2RE 687DI30

  5. Avient Launches GLS Thermoplastic Elastomers With Antimicrobial Technology That Protects Against Microbial Growth 5/10/2021

    Avient today announced the addition of three proprietary, thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) formulations that contain antimicrobial additives to its GLS TPE portfolio.

  6. Fruth Custom Packaging Driving Plastics Supply Chain Innovation 5/6/2021

    A leader in the plastics industry, Fruth Custom Packaging (FCP) is keeping pace with the nation's supply chain executive order to build "resilient, diverse, and secure supply chains to ensure our economic prosperity and national security

  7. LyondellBasell Starts Commercial Production Of Polymers Using Raw Material Derived From Plastic Waste 5/6/2021

    LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) today announced another step towards its ambition to advance the circular economy by making virgin quality polymers from raw materials derived from plastic waste at its Wesseling, Germany, site. Produced by the thermal conversion of plastic waste, this raw material is converted into ethylene and propylene in the LyondellBasell production facilities, and then processed into polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) in the downstream units for plastics production.

  8. South Korea: Daesan Complex To Develop Its Polymer Capacity For Durable Applications 5/5/2021

    The Hanwha Total Petrochemical (HTC) joint venture is commissioning a new polypropylene line at the Daesan integrated refining and petrochemical complex in South Korea, adding a further 60% to its production capacity, which now totals 1.1 million tons a year

  9. Nexa3D Expands Partnership With BASF Forward AM To Deliver Ultrafast Photoplastics For Rapid Prototyping 5/3/2021

    Nexa3D, the maker of ultrafast stereolithography production 3D printers, announced today it has expanded its partnership with BASF Forward AM to deliver three new ultrafast photopolymer materials through its expanding Nexa3D channels globally

  10. Braskem Launches Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polypropylene Filament For Additive Manufacturing 4/27/2021

    Braskem (B3: BRKM3, BRKM5 and BRKM6;NYSE: BAK; LATIBEX: XBRK) ("Company"), the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas and leading producer of biopolymers in the world, announces today the latest expansion of its 3D printing product portfolio to include new, innovative carbon fiber reinforced polypropylene filament for 3D printing ("CF-PP") ("FL900PP-CF") offering superior mechanical and thermal properties as well as low warpage