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31. Yokohama Rubber Significantly Reduces The Weight Of Automotive Air-Conditioning Hose By Using A Rubber–Resin Polymer Alloy 7/27/2021

    The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., has succeeded in developing a material that significantly reduces the weight of automotive air-conditioning hoses. The company is now accelerating the development of a commercial product and aims for a full market launch in 2024

32. With LyondellBasell CirculenRenew Polymers, CORINE DE FARME Innovates With Renewable-Based Bottles, Produced In Europe 7/20/2021

    Committed to improving the environmental footprint of its packaging, SARBEC Laboratories, with their Corine de Farme brand, announced the launch of their new renewable-based bottles, the result of its collaboration with LyondellBasell, a major player in the production of innovative polymers

33. Solvay Launches New Shortstop Inhibitor Solution For Safer Acrylic Monomer Transportation And Storage 7/19/2021

    Solvay has developed Phenothiazine LVT 2330, a next-generation shortstop inhibitor solution available globally and designed to protect against runaway polymerization of acrylic and methacrylic acids, esters and other monomers in bulk storage facilities, transportation tanks and containers

34. Polyplastics Develops New Testing Method To Identify Gas Formation During Injection Molding 7/13/2021

    Polyplastics Co., Ltd., a leading global supplier of engineering thermoplastics, has developed a testing method that identifies gas formation during the injection molding process and helps to reduce mold deposits

35. Cycle For Sustainable Plastics 7/12/2021

    On the path to climate neutrality, the development of new raw material sources is of central importance

36. Solving The Plastic Shortage With A New Chemical Catalyst 7/8/2021

    The new catalyst, which can make propylene from natural gas, is at least 10 times more efficient than current commercial catalysts. And it lasts 10 times longer before needing regeneration. It is made of platinum and tin nanoparticles that are supported by a framework of silica.

37. Meeting The Limits – Reliable Coloration Of Bioplastics 7/5/2021

    LANXESS supports masterbatch producers in the process of formulating colored biodegradable plastics by offering pigment analyses. As a result, the Inorganic Pigments (IPG) business unit offers a unique service by providing its customers with recommendations regarding the maximum pigment concentration of iron oxide pigments of the Colortherm brand in so-called bioplastic formulations with a low heavy-metal content

38. LyondellBasell Announces Acquisition Of Polypacific Polymers Sdn. Bhd. In Malaysia 6/30/2021

    LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB), one of the largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies in the world, today announced it has acquired 100 percent of PolyPacific Polymers Sdn. Bhd. (PPM) in Port Klang, Malaysia

39. Mitsubishi Chemical Licenses Patent For Biomass-Based Polyester To Kuraray Group 6/28/2021

    Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (ʺMCCʺ; Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Masayuki Waga) hereby announces that it recently signed a licensing agreement with Kuraray Co., Ltd. (Head office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Hitoshi Kawahara) and Kuraray trading Co., Ltd. (Head office: Osaka-city, Osaka; President: Takeshi Yamada) for the related patent including MCC-owned basic patent (JP4380654) on a biomass-based polyester

40. S&P Global Platts Further Expands Its Recycled Plastics Assessments Beyond R-PET 6/23/2021

    S&P Global Platts, the leading independent provider of information and benchmark prices for the commodities and energy markets, today launched six new daily price assessments for recycled plastics in the US, Europe and Southeast Asia spot physical markets