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  1. BP And SABIC Embark On New Cooperation For Products From Advanced Plastics Recycling 3/1/2021

    bp and SABIC have just signed a new agreement to work together to drive circular economy in the petrochemical activities at the Gelsenkirchen (Germany) chemical complex

  2. ExxonMobil Tests Advanced Recycling Of Plastic Waste At Baytown Facilities 2/25/2021

    ExxonMobil has completed the initial phase of a plant trial of a proprietary advanced recycling process for converting plastic waste into raw materials for production of high-value polymers

  3. Toppan Leverages Supercritical Fluid To Develop Ultra-Thin-Walled Injection Molded Container 2/24/2021

    Toppan Printing (Toppan) (TYO: 7911), a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics solutions, has used supercritical fluid1 and its original molding technology to develop an ultra-thin-walled container roughly 30% thinner than conventional injection molded plastic

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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")

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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